The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 27, 2016

As has been already discussed the reality out there in ‘PMO land’ is that there is not a plethora of wise and experienced PMO managers, directors, leaders, heads, etc., and so it is sensible for anyone who is engaged to help an organisation set up a new PMO or advise on improvements to an existing PMO to reach out for some help.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JUNE 1, 2020

I recently asked an executive where their organisation would be in 2 years’ time. All we need to do now is execute that strategy! Presumably, it will just happen now that senior management have expressed the strategic direction? So, assuming we actually have a strategy, what is it that goes wrong in execution?

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

APRIL 18, 2019

In a new report from Strategy Execution, 86% of organisations which are delivering change through programmes and projects struggle to prioritise work streams and resources. There are further stats; 45% lack change management skills; 29% have poorly resourced initiatives; 27% lack project management skills.

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PMO 2027 Underperforming Technical Team Executing 68

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

The extension of self-care is caring for others, also crucial for project management and change management. Connecting with people, collaborating, partnering, so you can inspire enthusiasm, overcome resistance, and help make change happen. It’s how we can help people and organisations adapt in fast-changing times.

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2023 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 409

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2022

Project management professionals (PMP) can early up to 20 PDUs. But it continues to speak to project managers who are looking for a more iterative and flexible approach to managing projects, rather than the traditionally planning-ahead model. Future PMO. ACMP’s Annual Conference. Where: Virtual. Website: [link].

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2022 Technical Review PMO Underperforming Technical Team 282

Traxidy

JULY 13, 2022

Your Project Change Management Should Never be a Surprise. You’re on a tight project schedule and you’ve been managing multiple unplanned work activities to keep your project on track as planned. Ultimately, the situation leaves you with no alternative but to request a change. Get Right to the Point in this Blog Post.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 17, 2019

Change Management 2019. The Association of Change Management Professions (ACMP) holds its annual conference, which is one of the largest in the industry and offers a chance to meet with colleagues from around the world. Future PMO. PMO Symposium. April 28 – May 1, Orlando, FL. October 17, London, UK.

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2019 PMO PMI Engineering 292

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 20, 2020

The conference serves developers, team leads, architects and project managers. Change Management 2020 Conference. Change management is changing, and this is the annual meet-up to stay updated on the shifting environment. Learn how to strategize and better execute projects. The PMO 2020 Conference.

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2020 PMO PMI Underperforming Technical Team 261

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Its main purpose is to serve as a reference that is compared against the project performance once the execution phase begins. The process is designed to increase project efficiency and minimize scope creep by controlling every change and ensuring that changes are made according to set requirements for approving change.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Lean Event Chain 393

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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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

Change management is a critical aspect of any successful project. By effectively managing change, organizations can minimize disruption, build stakeholder support, and achieve project objectives. One of the key factors in successful change management is clear and consistent communication.

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Planview

MAY 29, 2020

Does your PMO generate portfolio dashboards for stakeholders and executives? Does it help your PMO be seen as a value driver? executives, 67% revealed they are not comfortable accessing or using data from their tools and resources. Executive-Level Visibility. 5. Executive-Level Visibility.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In this article, we share six reasons why strategy execution might go wrong and how you can address them. First, strategic execution can fail because the work the business is doing does not take it closer to the strategy. If you’ve got the alignment right, then failure to execute is the next biggest challenge. Let’s move on!

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Executing Retail PMO Change Management 58

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Change management is one of the most challenging components of a project’s success, but having acceptance for the changes a project brings will help realise the benefits of the project. Resistance to Change. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog. Keeping People Informed.

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Planview

MAY 26, 2023

The big idea associated with this blog series is improving your odds of making a transformation stick. In this post, you’ll jump back into the story of a large biotech company undergoing transformation the intelligent way – by leveraging the principles of organizational change management.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

The project manager is the bridge between upper management, stakeholders and the teams tasked with the actual execution of the project. They make sure the project plan is sound, report regularly on its progress and monitor it to ensure that its execution stays within the approved budget and schedule. > Competencies .

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The Strategic Project Manager

MAY 24, 2024

This blog provides many models and approaches to operational compatibility, including: McKinsey 7S Framework Model – Helps take a holistic look at the organization’s readiness to implement a strategy. Change Management – Vulnerability and adaptability of the organization to inevitable change.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

I couldn’t fit it all in this blog post. The extension of self-care is caring for others, also crucial for project management and change management. Connecting with people, collaborating, partnering … so you can inspire enthusiasm, overcome resistance, and help make change happen. So I made you an ebook.

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2019 Technical Review PMO Consulting 291

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

I couldn’t fit it all in this blog post. The extension of self-care is caring for others, also crucial for project management and change management. Connecting with people, collaborating, partnering … so you can inspire enthusiasm, overcome resistance, and help make change happen. So I made you an ebook.

2018 304

2018 Artificial Inteligence Consulting Underperforming Technical Team 304

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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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JANUARY 9, 2020

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. This could mean that requirements change mid-project, or that new data emerges, which challenges key assumptions.

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2020 Artificial Inteligence PMO Leadership 73

The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Jeff Zircher , MBA, is currently a servant leader at Caterpillar Inc, with over 30 years of leadership experience in IT, Logistics & Distribution, Marketing & Product Support, Product Development, and Project Management. Jeff has been a member of the PMI Global Executive Council since 2014.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

In 2019, Strategy Execution conducted a global survey among project execution professionals across the world to better understand the skill and capability gaps preventing organisations from executing successfully on their most critical strategic priorities. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog.

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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. Like our roundup of the best Project Management blogs, any listing can only be, at best, provisional.

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PMO Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team PMI 72

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). The need for more seamless change management integration.

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

PMO London 2024 June, 18-19. London, UK The PMO conference is focused on issues related to the work portfolio, program, and project offices. The conference attendees will learn the insights from the latest PMO research, and learn about new PMO ideas, methodologies, and products.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Snyder: Founder, fellow and past volunteer executive director, president and chairman of the board, Snyder is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the PMI Education Foundation, Treasurer of the Delaware Valley Chapter and the Editorial Review Board. Ethics in Project Management. PMI Founders. PMI Resources.

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Planview

AUGUST 7, 2018

If you’ll recall, we previously got you set up to translate your organization’s strategy into a top down vision with metrics in the blog, “ Failing to Deliver Strategy… Slowly.” Challenge your executives to begin translating strategy one step below the vague vision statement. Don’t have access to those at the executive level?

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

APRIL 28, 2020

This curiosity is what allows us to gather information, try new things, and adapt our execution based on the situation. Once we admit that we may not know everything as leaders, we can begin to use change as a way to adapt, improve ourselves, and allow curiosity to drive us and our success. We used to live in a predictable world.

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Traxidy

JUNE 12, 2023

Each of these, when available in real-time, can provide the Project Manager (PM) and the Sponsor or Project Management Office (PMO) with an early warning of potential project failure. Get to the Point, in this Blog Post 1. Some projects may be deemed a ‘failure’ simply for a single change in the planned end date.

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Software Review Risk Management Controlling Monitoring 52

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Change Control A formal process of documenting, reviewing, approving, and managing a change to a project’s scope, schedule, budget, or quality parameters. Change Management The approach to plan and implement strategies that guide individuals and organizations through a change (e.g., of a project.

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Development Team Review Project Life Cycle Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 148

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Business leaders and corporate executives need to find the optimal way to achieve growth while at the same time, manage the risks. The following five key skills have the greatest impact on strategic execution: 1. Aligning execution with intended strategy is the overarching theme. Strategic alignment. Communication.

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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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Technical Review 2027 PMO Governance 49

Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

The conference committee encourages everyone to prepare papers on one of the relevant topics, among which there are: Managing people, Managing projects, Software management activities, Project execution and monitoring, Empirical estimation technique, Critical path analysis. This day will be fully PMO-focused.

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2021 Technical Review Construction Software Review 98

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2017

Think: Executive Summary. Execution Strategy. This shows how the different teams fit together, who is on the Project Board, how the PMO fits in, who is leading the different workstreams and so on. Finally, note the procedure that you’ll use for managing changes. Project Definition. Background and Context.

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Planning Software Review Risk Management Estimate 180

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

We’re seeing Agile emerge to the C-suite as executives realise how this mindset and practice can help organisations change and adapt their strategies more quickly. Managing Changes in Change Management. >> Read the full Top 10 Trends report for 2019.

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2019 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence PMO 43

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2017

Think: Executive Summary. Execution Strategy. This shows how the different teams fit together, who is on the Project Board, how the PMO fits in, who is leading the different workstreams and so on. Finally, note the procedure that you’ll use for managing changes. Project Definition. Background and Context.

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