Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MAY 28, 2020

And of course, for our projects and our organisations, we don’t have Governments to bail us out. Schedule and Cost Control Starts with Good Estimates. Having Controls Doesn’t Mean That You’re in Control. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog. Download our course catalogue to learn more. [1]

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Wrike

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Throughout this three-part blog series, we’ve explored how IT teams can fight back against the cost center label through a flexible approach to projects and collaboration with the organization’s business units. Historically, the IT PMO capabilities have been provided by one-off, purpose-built, or custom solutions (spreadsheets, anyone?).

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Planview

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Simply read what you can now, then bookmark this blog so you’ll have it saved for later. The best gift for your PMO: Portfolio and Resource Management tips. Your PMO @ Hyper-speed Workshops [Webinar]. Hyper-speed Revisited: The Role of the PMO in the Agile Enterprise [Webinar]. The Zombie PMO Outbreak [eBook].

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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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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. Part 2: Agile Transformation Requires Just Enough Governance. This must change.

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The singular methodology was a necessity for senior management that was reluctant to surrender their “command and control” posture over the project management community. The Growth of Nontraditional Projects: Singular methodologies provided the executives with the command and control they desired but there were some risks.

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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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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JUNE 1, 2020

The so-called ‘engagement’ domain is where strategy meets execution, controlled by strong portfolio management. Executives should ensure strong governance. Strong project portfolio management and strong project management are underpinned by strong governance. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog.

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Planview

JUNE 28, 2019

This blog is part of a series on Lean portfolio management. Adopting Lean-Agile budgeting practices helps to decrease funding overhead and friction while maintaining financial governance, helping to align budgeting practices with Lean-Agile goals. Business units present their ideas to the PMO in an annual planning meeting.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2016

Worst case, you’ll find out that there are hardly any plans, documents and methods of control over the work. Check #5: Governance. Is there a governance structure? For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. Action: Talk to the PMO again.

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Jez Lister

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

I first came across the Project Management Office or PMO concept twenty-five years ago whilst working as a project manager for a large systems integrator. Most of my colleagues – myself included were initially unclear about the purpose of the PMO and assumed that we were all to be relocated to new offices. PMO as a Service Provider.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2018

Your PMO should have a DPIA template, and any project that touches personal data should be required to complete it. This is something your Information Governance Manager or DPO can help with. Then you can appropriately plan the controls and actions required to move the project forward. Will You Transfer Data Outside the EU?

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Wrike

APRIL 12, 2021

Regardless of the industry your PMO operates in — IT, construction, business services, finance and banking, or manufacturing — success depends on delivering projects on time and on budget, as well as demonstrating the ROI of your PMO to the organization. Unfortunately, roughly 70% of projects PMOs start actually fail.

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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. Project Management Office (PMO) An organization’s centralized office or department that oversees and supports all organizational project management efforts.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Usually, companies have a project management office (PMO) that will oversee the portfolio or program to ensure it meets strategic goals. These are high-level positions for people who already are tasked with managing projects, programs and portfolios as well as the aforementioned PMO. Let’s take a moment to define these positions.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

I couldn’t fit it all in this blog post. Ben Aston runs the blog The Digital Project Manager , the weekly Digital Project Manager podcast , and is – surprise – a digital project manager in real life too. Joe Pusz is President of The PMO Squad , a project management consulting firm. So I made you an ebook. Get the ebook!

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Change control The term for a process to systemically monitor and approve or reject any change requests made to a product or project. 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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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JULY 18, 2019

Labelling something like a ‘project’, (when it may in fact be an initiative of low value or low complexity) may even have negative consequences in terms of additional governance and control costs that may not be necessary, as well as creating prioritisation problems. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Enterprise environmental factors can be defined as conditions that aren’t under the immediate control of the project team. Both being beyond the control of the project team, and even the organization that initiated the project, enterprise environmental factors can affect the outcome of the project, both negatively and positively.

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Lack of change management : Not having a clear process for assessing and approving changes allowing the scope to spiral out of control. But tracking the changes that are put forward by the stakeholders is essential if we want to stay in control of time, cost, quality, risk, and benefits.

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Planview

APRIL 16, 2021

The role of the PMO is changing. We recently got an in-depth look into this new face of the PMO during our webinar – “What’s Ahead for the PMO?” She and I discussed the responsibilities, expanding skill sets, and strategic capabilities of the modern PMO – and how to advance in that direction. Types of Today’s PMOs.

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Ganttic

JANUARY 6, 2021

Tuck into some of the best project management blogs of 2021. Adding to the content that we at Ganttic enjoy reading, we’ve put together a roundup of the 15 best PM blogs for the new year. Dive in and discover what might be your next favorite blog! To the blogs! New beginnings. New resolutions. So what’s yours?

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Planview

APRIL 27, 2023

In this series of three blog posts, you’ll dive into the story of a biotech company we’ve recently worked with to help them align their technology and business teams so they could start achieving the outcomes of their transformation. The key objective for their transformation was to integrate and standardize their PPM system.

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Wrike

JUNE 27, 2022

Typically, government agencies issue RFPs to solicit private bids, opening up price competition between bidders and maximizing the quality of results for the price. For example, the National Association of Counties (NACo) includes its own instructions for governments creating RFPs. Government agencies. Project requirements.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 4, 2022

And so you are in the you’re in the right place, if you feel that your plans are out of control. We’ll be looking at Milestone planning, dependency management, multi stakeholder management, governance across multiple projects. So let’s talk about Project governance. So what do we mean by governance?

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Henny Portman

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

AIPMO is developing the first ‘leading’ international PMO standard based on a combination of research findings and expert knowledge. P3O or IPMA PMO certifications are not comparable to AIPMO’s core certifications in terms of approach, content and outcome. AIPMO’s core PMO certifications covers much more! IPMO Certifications.

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The structure of your organization’s project management office (PMO) may be the difference between effective and ineffective project management. Your PMO structure must blend in with the organizational culture to ensure project management success. What is a PMO structure? PMO can also mean Program or Portfolio Management Office.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 25, 2022

They will articulate the project objectives and goals to the PMO and anyone else who will listen! The role is predominantly assurance and governance, approving deliverables and making sure the work moves through any gate reviews and governance points as necessary. They are accountable for the success (or failure) of the work.

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 12, 2021

Program Manager ‘s job involves running programs to meet the strategic goals of an organization, including managing plans, budgets, and resources ; Program Management Office (PMO) Executive is another name for a program management officer, an employee responsible for project and program success in an organization. PMO Job Titles.

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Project Control Summit 2024 April, 22-24, Galveston, TX, USA The summit held by the Project Controls Academy brings together top experts in project controls and project management, thought leaders, and decision-makers to share their expertise in these domains and engage with their colleagues. PMO London 2024 June, 18-19.

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MPUG

JULY 1, 2020

If you have any questions during today’s presentation, please send those over to me at any time using the chat question box on the GoToWebinar control panel. My blog URL by the way is at the end of the webinar, and it’s also at the end of the next slide. You can read about this in my blog. It’s just baselining.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

AUGUST 22, 2019

Contractor working within UK Government IT support: ‘one of the first things we are taught is to get a signed Variation Order if the client asks us for any work outside of our standard instructions, however small.’. Knowing how to measure and therefore how to control this is a key skill for all project managers in this environment. [1]

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Jez Lister

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Project Portfolio Governance. Project Portfolio Management is a governance driven process that requires both knowledge of the organisation’s strategic plans, and awareness of its capabilities and limitations. Project Portfolio Governance Boards. Centralised Governance. Federated Governance. Categorised Portfolios.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 22, 2020

You have any questions during today’s presentation, please send those over at any time using the chat question box on the GoToWebinar control panel. Tim is an accomplished speaker, consultant, educator and PMO expert, supporting PMI for over 25 years. In fact, I even brought up the blog post. Kyle: All right.

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Wrike

JULY 26, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll compare Wrike vs. Microsoft Project in detail, exploring the benefits and drawbacks of each solution. Although it requires a dedicated administrator for permissions and controls, MS Project has robust security features that will appeal to larger organizations, particularly in sensitive fields or industries.

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Planview

APRIL 12, 2018

Meeting the demands of ever-changing priorities within a government can lead to inconsistent processes, departments with limited visibility into what is being worked on, and no ability to monitor investments. The New Zealand Government Case Study. The New Zealand government serves approximately 4.7 million people.

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