The IIL Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

The Project Management Office (PMO) is no exception. In this article, we will explore the rise of the AI-powered PMO and provide actionable strategies for project managers to thrive in an AI-augmented environment. Here is a foundational Generative AI PMO Template, along with guidance on how to customize and use it effectively.

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PM Times

MAY 31, 2022

The PMI PMBOK defines Project Management Office (PMO) as “a management structure that standardizes the project-related governance processes and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools, and techniques”. In practice PMOs are rolled out in any number of flavors across organizations and industries.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

We’ll go over that and link to free project management templates that can help you in this process. The creation process for an organization’s project strategy is in the hands of leadership and management. There are also agile practices, which are more iterative and collaborative with cross-functional teams.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

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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International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I recall a time when I was the program manager of a large initiative, and the PMs who reported to me would constantly roll their eyes when they had to submit their weekly status reports to the PMO. I recall having a disagreement on how “proper” risk statements should be written with the PMO manager. What can we do?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Brush up on your virtual leadership skills. Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams. Six videos covering tools and techniques, the process and more. What you can do. Assume trust in a remote team, but consciously try to build it as well. Recommended Training.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I've also had the joy and the pain of implementing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), two in Information Technology Departments and one Enterprise PMO. Through the years, I've noted many reasons that PMOs fail or struggle. It's rarely just one thing; it's usually a combination of things. Here is a list of causal factors.

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MPUG

MARCH 30, 2020

PMI describes the Project Management Office (PMO) as a strategic driver for organizational excellence. The PMO seeks to enhance the practices of execution management, organizational governance, and strategic change leadership. Remember, People + Process = Success. Learning to Walk Before You Start Running.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The role of the project manager has long been shifting away from someone who can tick off tasks as complete on a Gantt chart and towards a strategic leadership position for effecting change in an organization. Project managers still provide an irreplaceably human combination of leadership, integration of specialists, and ethical behaviour.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

On June 30th Christopher Handscomb and I presented a webinar based on our joint research on the topic of the value of enterprise agility. You can never build the perfect process and everything changes over time, so by focusing on delivering the value today you get an immediate return. This blog is our attempt to answer some of them.

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Project Management Update Submitted Articles

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Agile Portfolio Management. Agile Maturity & Change Management: 3 Steps for Achieving Executive Buy-In. Large-scale change is difficult for any organization, and no less so when it involves growing Agile maturity in project and portfolio management. Skip to main content. Skip to navigation. Project & Portfolio Management.

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Planview

MARCH 6, 2020

What’s the top factor for future success according to nearly 4,000 project managers, PMOs, and executives? The answer may not surprise you: “Organizational agility.” Success requires becoming a more “Adaptive PMO,” evolving how you plan, govern, and empower delivery teams to do their best work.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2023

During a dinner conversation after the conference, you further discover that PMO (Project Management Office) can support you in leading an Agile transformation and successful Scrum adoption, by covering governance and ensuring alignment across the enterprise.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

Project governance is an important part of project management processes – even if it’s not the most exciting part of getting work done. Gate reviews, or stage reviews are part of the PRINCE2® process, and also part of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s Project Roadmap in the Governance module. The stage gate process explained.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 7, 2021

TL; DR: Essential Agile Failure Patterns — When Noise Interferes with Signal. When Scrum becomes an element of an agile transformation, the following three common essential agile failure patterns prove to be an exceptionally tough nut to crack for any Scrum Master. Is Agile a Fad or a Trend?

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Wrike

MARCH 25, 2021

What is an Agile PMO? Aren’t all PMOs supposed to be Agile and support transformative change? Does my organization need an Agile PMO? Introducing the Agile PMO. As a result, structuring an Agile PMO is the next logical step. But what is an Agile PMO?

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Planview

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Do you have a process to figure out what to do first or to identify the work that will bring the most value to the business? First, let’s acknowledge that it’s not easy to establish an effective prioritization process when your PMO and teams are in high demand. Let’s start with the first step in the process.

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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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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

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. Agile certifications: These are ideal for those project managers that want to work in agile environments as a scrum master, agile certified practitioner or agile value stream consultant.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The Zombie-PMO apocalypse is here. Executives are expecting more from PMOs than ever. But there is one problem…PMOs are finding it very hard to adapt. PMOs can no longer focus on standardization, governance, or control when the business needs agility, flexibility, and innovation.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

They may mainly work with agile approaches and often in a client-facing business such as an agency (although large firms may have in-house Digital PMs too). A Legal Project Manager supports legal teams to deliver either process improvements and internally-facing work, or legal projects for clients. Project Management Office job titles.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I had some project experience by that point, but I was still pretty overwhelmed by the volume of material I had to learn, the jargon , the processes, and the weird structure of the exam. You don’t need a PMO to be able to put it to use. Agile approaches are not covered by Foundation or Practitioner. Structure of the material.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

Personally, I’d like to think that your PMO will purchase the templates that you need to use, or that your manager will let you buy templates on their corporate credit card. PMI Kickoff Kickoff from PMI® is an excellent free beginners project management course that comes in Agile and Predictive versions. Free training!

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JUNE 20, 2019

Last week it was the fifth PMO Conference in London. With over 400 PMO practitioners from around the globe and over 20 sessions to choose from, there’s a lot to learn about where PMO is heading right now. Staying with the reporting theme, data analytics will be a game changer for the PMO in the coming years.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Lean portfolio management is a process by which strategy is aligned with execution using a lean approach and agile portfolio operations and governance. Lean project management is part of an agile methodology that aims to increase customer value by removing project waste. The Ultimate Guide to Project Management Office (PMO).

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 13, 2024

Agile Adaptability Dynamic work environments online, hybrid, and virtual project teams offer flexibility and agility, allowing for rapid adaptation to changing project requirements and market conditions. By providing clear directions, the PMO helps virtual teams operate cohesively and align with strategic objectives.

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NimbleWork

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Project managers wielding strong leadership skills not only steer projects to success but also cultivate a collaborative environment where individuals thrive, driving sustained excellence and adaptability in the face of evolving project complexities. Emphasizing the dominance of Hybrid Agile, it delves into evolving PMO roles.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

AUGUST 8, 2019

Back in 2015, we took a look at the five advanced training options for people working in PMO. Four years on and a few things have changed in the PMO field. There is now another PMO certification option available alongside P3O from AXELOS and the PPSO ones from BCS, both of which feature in the last article. Business Analysis.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Agile ) methods together. However, this finding is markedly different to what VersionOne found in their 14 th Annual State of Agile report in 2020. Their research found that only 9% of Agile practitioners were using hybrid methods. Managing a business that wants agile development against waterfall commitments.

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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. To navigate these waters, start with identifying where the challenges are by analyzing the groups involved and processes they use. “We need to be more agile!”

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Planview

JULY 9, 2019

Traditional approaches, which are typically more lengthy and linear in fashion, may inhibit the flow of innovation and value through your organization, and as such, making it challenging to undergo a Lean-Agile transformation without transforming your organization’s approach to portfolio management. Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE).

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International Institute for Learning

MAY 19, 2020

[This post is a sneak preview of Jesse Fewell’s talk at IIL’s Agile & Scrum 2020 Online Conference , and is based on his upcoming book Untapped Agility ]. We’ve been told that to achieve more innovation, more collaboration, or more agility, we need to adopt modern practices. Tailoring was always core to Agility.

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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.” The percentage of companies with a PMO has nearly doubled since 2000, according to The State of the PMO 2016. . Definition of PMO. Who Needs a PMO?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 25, 2021

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 33,000-plus subscribers. ?? However, pulling rank or—here—pointing at bringing the budget derails the whole Scrum process and is hence counter-productive. Concerning the Manifesto of Agile Software Development, we are back to square one.)

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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

DECEMBER 21, 2017

My first opportunity to create and run a large agile team did not start well. Having had good successes with small to medium sized agile teams I was keen to unleash the benefits on a bigger scale. It was the early 90’s and we were trialling techniques that would later become the agile approach DSDM (Dynamic Systems Development Method).

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