Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 4, 2021

Agile will stay and Kanban will stay, but lots of organisations are choosing hybrid structures. If we look at research from PMI and research done by the Georgia Chapter, waterfall is used in construction but in IT and financial services are using agile and hybrid. Read next: Project Management Trends.

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Planview

AUGUST 26, 2019

As we finalize our six-part blog series on how to become agile, let’s take a look back at the previous five blogs and provide you with a brief summary of their key points. Part 1: Driving Agile at Scale: The Agile PMO. The path toward agility necessitates a thoughtful strategy and patience. This must change.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Try Our Award-Winning Project Management Software Free! Anything that has a start and a finish, resulting in a product, is a project and its life cycle requires the oversight and leadership of a project manager. Project managers need resources to complete the project tasks, which include skilled and experienced team members.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

That’s why stage gate processes are normally found within predictive (waterfall) methodologies, because agile approaches have their own ceremonies, norms and processes for moving work on and securing approvals to continue. The PMO will specify the route your project has to follow. So you want to implement this approach within your PMO?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The theme this year is “Adaptive Mindset Leadership: Bringing PM Into a New Decade.” The Symposium will highlight strategic project management for better business results, economy outlook and industry performance, and ensuring career growth in challenging environments. Change Management 2020: Anaheim, California, USA, 3-6 May 2020.

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Wrike

AUGUST 22, 2018

Whether or not you’re a project manager by title, one acronym you’re sure to hear more often is PMO. What is PMO?” PMO stands for “project management office.” Project management offices have exploded in popularity over the last decade. Definition of PMO. Who Needs a PMO? Who Staffs the PMO?

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2023

AI can’t take over leadership, trust, relationship building, decision making, or strategic discussions, and that’s where I would rather spend my time. Business Agility Culture Before Agile Process Implementation. “We need to be more agile!” If someone says “Let’s go agile!”,

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile – if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning. Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Find her on Twitter. John Estrella.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 9, 2017

April’s theme at ProjectManagement.com where I write a monthly column was “Consulting,” and in this article, I examine the world of Agile Consulting and coaching. Depending on where people are in their careers, their agile adoption and their corporate culture, some people want a consultant, others a coach and sometimes they want a blend.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2024

The first theme is change. Implementing Implementing or reorganizing a PMO can be a big change to a company, especially if they’ve never had one before (I won’t go into that here; check out previous posts for more info). The The other change that occurs is related to the projects and outcomes the PMO delivers. 

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

AI-enabled project management tools can then identify risks/issues that require direct intervention, providing recommendations and progress reporting to the project manager and intervening directly if needed. How Artificial Intelligence will disrupt Project Management and change the role of Project Managers” , w ww.pwc.com, 2019.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2018

By 1980, those efforts were standardized into project management procedures and approaches. By 1996, PMI produced the first Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). During the 1990s, PMI tripled its membership to 90,000 in 120 countries, under the leadership of then president Virgil R. PMI Founders. PMI Resources.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Agile A flexible and dynamic approach to project management that allows for iterative updates during defined time blocks, which allows for incremental value. Agile Manifesto The fundamental document that outlines the values and principles of Agile project management. process, policy, practices, perceptions, etc.)

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Online PM Courses

OCTOBER 14, 2018

And we mustn’t forget that there are other widely used hashtags in the #PMOT community, like #Agile, #PMO, and #PMP. But, as the hook for a roundup of some of my favorite Project Managers of Twitter, #PMOT is as good as any. Project Management People. Author, project management expert, business writer.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JANUARY 9, 2020

A major part of effective project leadership involves understanding the importance of continuing to learn and develop new skills. In particular, the constantly shifting world of work requires more adaptive leadership skills, so that projects can be successfully managed, even in the most unpredictable environments.

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Wrike

MAY 19, 2023

Scalability: A Clear Path Forward for Modern PMOs” took place over three separate sessions, featuring a stellar line-up of speakers including: Carolyn Lum, Industry Principal for PMO at Wrike, is a strategic business transformation leader who has led large-scale projects, programs, and portfolios across industries.

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Wrike

JANUARY 3, 2018

Lucky for you, we’ve collected a list of the best project management conferences for 2018. Change Management Conference. Learn and sharpen the skills you need to lead your organization through effective change management , discover the latest trends and tools, and connect with your peers. Agile and Beyond.

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Wrike

AUGUST 22, 2018

The day Lydia Agnese started her new role as PMO manager at Northstar Travel Group, she received some big news. They told me we were switching from waterfall to agile— and I would be leading the transition,” she says. “I We’ll cover several major trends and how PMOs can evolve to meet them.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JUNE 1, 2020

Executives must create a project-driven culture and provide strong leadership and visible sponsorship. They accept changes of direction where these are needed and are agile in their approach. 2] McKinsey, ‘Changing change management’ 1 July 2015. [3] Academy of Management Executive 2005. [4]

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2020

This also helps with change management. Instead of trying to handle low-value, time consuming tasks, project managers can instead focus time and energy on meaningful communications, building relationships, solving issues, and driving strategic value. DEATH TO THE PMO!! At least, the PMO in the traditional sense.

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Appfluence

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Take advantage of the vibrant project management community by planning to attend one or more of these conferences throughout the year. The Resource Planning Summit is a leading thought leadership conference, which seeks to promote best practices in resource management, demand management, and capacity planning. London, UK.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MARCH 7, 2019

Strategy Execution released the top ten trends for 2019 a few weeks ago and my first thoughts were; we’re seeing a lot of them in the PMO community which is both exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. When we look back over the last decade we can clearly see how much has changed for people working in project management.

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MPUG

DECEMBER 23, 2020

I’m the director of the PMO, University of Washington. Bill Dow: I was at Microsoft for almost 14 years where I ran eight PMOs there. This year I was named one of the top 16 PMO leaders of the world, which is from the PMO Global Award, so was really exciting and hopefully you guys saw some of my presentations there.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

With the speed of change in technological innovation, the growth of customer power and globalisation, a continuous training culture will help organisations maintain the fundamental skills needed for successful strategic execution. Risk management. Change management. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

has arrived and adaptive project leadership skills are even more in demand. The most effective leaders will be those that work to complement their traditional project management tools with an advanced skill set, centred on adaptive thinking. Agile Rises from the Tech Store to the Top Floor. Managing Changes in Change Management.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2024

Larger companies have departments dedicated to leading these types of efforts (PMO, Vendor, combination of these, or other), or handle IT themselves without a MSP. I cannot stress this company leadership task enough. Whether One aspect that’s often missed is change management. Sure, Business Justification.  I

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2022

Project management professionals (PMP) can early up to 20 PDUs. That’s obviously geared to certified professionals, but with potential topics ranging from agile, DevOps and hybrid approaches to new project management tools and solutions the conference should have something for everyone tasked with managing projects.

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Planview

APRIL 27, 2023

You know the saying: The only constant is change. It’s true in business — it’s certainly true in life — and it’s why proactive change management matters. When a transformation doesn’t stick – whether it’s digital, Agile, organizational, or a combination — you risk missing your critical business outcomes.

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Wrike

JANUARY 5, 2016

Scrum experts gather to share their current best practices and creative applications to help your Agile team run more efficiently and effectively. Agile and Beyond. Featuring Lean leadership expert Dr. Jeffrey Liker as a keynote speaker for their 2016 event, this conference focuses on Agile product development best practices.

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Planview

JUNE 30, 2022

In times of economic uncertainty, PMO value is critical. PMOs don’t just make sure that run-the-business work and projects are completed, they also operationalize the strategic plan. Maximum PMO value ensures the work delivered aligns with company strategy. Certainly, the PMO is not immune. Adopt a Modern Mindset.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile – if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning. Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Find her on Twitter.

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Online PM Courses

JULY 2, 2018

The theme of disruption is is more about the need for agility in the face of rapid commercial and technical changes. Put simply, tradition, predictive project management is not dead yet. Though 30% of projects use Agile methodologies, 44% use a predictive approach and, I am pleased to see, 23% adopt a hybrid approach.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Leadership. Demonstrate leadership behaviors. As project managers we lead the team and we lead the project through to a successful completion. As a PM, you might not have much influence over processes led by the PMO, but you can certainly input and offer feedback to try to shape how work gets done. You may not.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

While the strategic plan can feed annual plans to ensure enough of the annual budget is set aside for strategy, the real value comes into creating a continuous planning process that creates strategic agility to ultimately drive faster delivery of success. Why is this important?

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Planview

OCTOBER 8, 2020

  Top 6 things that will change in PPM  These six things topped the list of PPM-based changes that your business is likely to see in the next year and beyond:  A shift from the traditional PMO to a centralized Enterprise PMO (EPMO). An increase in the adoption of Agile or Hybrid methodologies.

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Planview

JANUARY 26, 2023

As a project management leader, you’ve likely encountered the challenges of using multiple project execution methodologies (such as: waterfall projects, as well as collaborative and Lean-Agile work delivery). To manage these challenges, Joe relies on Planview AdaptiveWork.

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Planview

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Santander UK, one of the world’s largest retail and commercial banks, has been on an Agile and digital transformation journey for some time. This included incorporating Agile processes and other work methodologies into its traditional project portfolio management (PPM) processes, to help speed delivery of new products and services.

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