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15 Free PMO Templates for Excel and Word

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A PMO, or project management office, can be an internal department or an external group or agency that defines and maintains the standards for a company’s project management. However, all three can use PMO templates to support project programs and portfolios. We’ve collected 15 free templates that are suitable for a PMO.

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Project Intake Process: Prioritizing Project Requests & Proposals

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Project managers are constantly making requests to the project management office (PMO). PMOs can use project management software to review and decide on whether to accept, reject or defer the request. ProjectManager’s Gantt charts help you estimate costs and create budgets. That’s normal.

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Strategic Project Management: Planning Strategic Projects

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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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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

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Project Management Office (PMO): A PMO is responsible for defining and maintaining the standards for an organization’s project management. Estimate Resources Resources are the people, equipment and materials you need to complete the project. The following professionals will handle the actual creation of the project strategy.

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Role of the PMO: How It’s Currently Evolving

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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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How to Manage Your Project Pipeline With Software

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When you’re a project management office (PMO) or program or portfolio manager, you’re going to have to deal with multiple projects in various stages of the project pipeline. By following these project pipeline management stages a PMO, program or portfolio manager can better deal with the complexities of juggling multiple tasks.

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How Do You Conduct Resource Planning as a Savvy PMO?

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Today’s enterprises are increasingly looking to the PMO to boost the bottom line. In this blog series, we will guide you on steps to improve your resource planning, no matter how experienced you are in resource management and planning capacity for your organization’s projects, programs, and initiatives. What’s the answer?

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