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The Functions of a Project Management Office

Project Pulse Journal

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are there projects missing deadlines, going over budget, or failing to meet expectations within your organization? This project office is important for organizations managing multiple projects simultaneously as it helps to ensure their completion on time, within budget, and within the scope required.

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What is A System for Value Delivery in Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

Functions Associated with Projects A system for value delivery encompasses a range of knowledge areas associated with the project lifecycle, including initiating, planning, executing, and closing (PMBOK, 2017). Organizations can optimize project performance and outcomes by integrating these functions into a cohesive framework.

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Understanding the Organizational Governance System as Project Managers

Project Pulse Journal

Establishing the Foundation and the Pillars of Project Governance In project management, success isn't merely about meeting deadlines or staying within budget constraints; it's about delivering tangible value that aligns the project objectives with organizational goals. Müller, R., Shao, J., & & Pemsel, S.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Project Performance Management (#PPM). Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Open Loop / Closed Loop Project Controls - project management is a closed loop control system. Project Performance Management. Management Processes (#MP).

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Risk Management is How Adults Manage Projects

Herding Cats

All making things smaller dos is show that you're late, over budget, and what you're building (Technical Performance Measures) doesn't work faster. It just closed the loop faster. So making things smaller does little if anything for the risks produced by Aleatory uncertainty. This is good, but it doesn't reduce risk.

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Deconstructing the Hertz and Accenture Debacle

Herding Cats

This is a foundational principle of program planning and controls just as it is a principle of closed-loop control systems. Accenture committed to delivering an updated, redesigned, and re-engineered website and mobile apps that were ready to “go-live” by December 2017. What was the risk-adjusted date? Why was this a surprise?

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

they have been working on it already for more than 10 years, and they are not close to what we have achieved.’ When buffers are made visible, trust is crucial; without it, their presence can reinforce negative stereotypes, painting them as budget inflators rather than strategic tools. They said, ‘In the U.S.,

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