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. All these insights form the basis of the latest survey from Strategy Execution which focuses on the emerging trends and the impact on skills. The PMO: Gap Closer.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JUNE 1, 2020

After some tapping on their laptop, they proudly showed me their new corporate webpages, proclaiming their ‘strategy’, ‘vision’ and ‘mission’ statements. [1] All we need to do now is execute that strategy! Strategy is not hard to understand: Where is our chosen market? Executives must develop a clear strategy.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

Leadership : ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Successful project managers will be those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Throughout the project, leadership is simple: you serve your team. Let’s jump in. But we can do better. A well-documented plan?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This will give you an idea if it’s the right strategy to execute your portfolio management. Lean portfolio management is a process by which strategy is aligned with execution using a lean approach and agile portfolio operations and governance. The senior leadership team will apply lean principles to manage the portfolio.

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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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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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Online PM Courses

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

When we did our roundup of the 50 best Project Management Blogs in 2017 it quickly became one of our most popular posts. So, here then is our list of the 52 best Project Management Blogs for 2019. How do People Consume Project Management Blogs? It seems to me that the blogs that thrive will offer something specific.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 2, 2022

They see the combination of digital and human labor as an effective way to execute their strategy.”. Such a strategy is misguided from the get-go. In a previous blog] I proposed the idea of the ‘ digital dance ’. Modern, online collaborative software platforms (such a LiquidPlanner) are perfect for realizing this strategy.”.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Many organisations are investing in people, processes and structure to create teams focused on strategy execution, often by establishing project management offices (PMOs). As a senior project manager or head of a PMO, it is important to assess teams for any skill gaps that may be inhibiting or preventing project success.

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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.” But no one can do this alone—you need a strategy planning team to set up a strategic plan that the organization can deliver… fast.

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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. The project manager’s first role is making a feasible plan that achieves the goals and objectives of the project and aligns with the organization’s overall business strategy.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

If you are working in any kind of project delivery role, PMO role, or similar in any industry, you can count some of your professional service working hours towards the maximum requirements for Giving Back. Get instant access to 10 high quality webinars on leadership and specialist topics to help you earn the difficult 'Power Skills' PDUs.

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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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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.

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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

MAY 26, 2023

The big idea associated with this blog series is improving your odds of making a transformation stick. With the five steps outlined below, you’ll dig into the company’s organizational change management strategy and actionable tactics. Put another way, it means they attended, with clear intention, to “the people side of change.”

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

Join a community A community of interest can take many forms, from your professional community of project managers at work, perhaps organized by your PMO, an online community or an industry group or professional body that you are part of — one that has regular meet ups. You’ll never know unless you sign up for one and go along.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

I couldn’t fit it all in this blog post. Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Successful project managers are those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Bill Dow , PMP, is a recognised expert in developing and managing Project Management Offices (PMOs.)

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

In the ever-evolving world of project management, effective leadership is a crucial factor in achieving the success of any endeavor. One leadership theory that has gained traction in recent years is the Situational Leadership Theory. Directing: Appropriate when team members are low on both competence and commitment.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Education PDUs are those earned from formal and informal learning across the three areas of the PMI Talent Triangle: Technical, Leadership and Strategic and Business Management skills. Leadership and Strategic and Business Management PDUs count for every certification you hold. Education PDUs. Contribute to a Wiki.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

For example, by identifying relationships and trends in data, the system can remove excessive information and ‘white noise’, enabling management to focus solely on the most relevant and important information to derive actionable insights and strategies. Risk Management. Effective risk management has to be proactive. Active Assistance.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JUNE 22, 2017

Well it starts with strategy formulation which is no longer the annual exercise it used to be – nowadays it is an ongoing iterative activity. And since each strategy gives birth to one or more projects this adds to the portfolio constantly. Leads, and is aided by, the PMO. Reports to the executive team.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Organizational leaders and business owners must develop strategies to commit general management and senior staff to these changes, and PMs need to adapt to the ensuing cultural shift. The project management office (PMO) originated to align all projects with standard operational procedures. Register here.

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NimbleWork

APRIL 21, 2024

What are the challenges of implementing a Portfolio Management Strategy? Lack of clarity around the problem PPM will solve First, it’s really important to get clarity around the problems that a portfolio management strategy will solve for you. Are you mainly adopting this way of working to improve visibility?

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

So far in this blog series, we have defined strategy, covered the basis of strategic planning, and discussed who to include in your strategic planning team. If you need a refresher on the first two phases of this rescue mission, read through parts 1 and 2 below: Part 1: Failing to Deliver Strategy… Slowly. Why is this important?

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Planview

MARCH 8, 2019

In this blog series, we will be discussing five types of planning that are crucial to delivering on strategy with a dynamic and continuous approach. They require people, strategies, work, outcomes, and technology. This is simply a reality organizations must come to realize. Let’s jump right in to part one.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JULY 4, 2019

In recent years, portfolio management has evolved from an administrative process, in which projects are selected and prioritised, to one of the key ways in which organisations can focus on strategy implementation. All of this is reflected in the PMI’s Talent Triangle ™ of leadership, technical and strategic and business management skills.

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Planview

JULY 3, 2018

Then, you pass the list of projects to those who “align” those projects to strategy? Meanwhile, your leadership team has a presentation (somewhere) listing the key strategic objectives intending to grow the business while creating business capabilities that impact the bottom line. Who is responsible for delivering strategy?

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JANUARY 16, 2020

Adaptive Leadership. As Lindsay Scott outlined in a previous post for the PMO Perspectives blog, projects have also become more complex than in the past, due to factors like the need to satisfy more stakeholders and increased ambiguity in terms of project features. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog.

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LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 5, 2022

There are a few things you can do to make sure you’ll have all the info you need before you start your project: Budget more time up front for detailed planning and strategy. He has built and led some of the largest PMOs in the world with organisations such as Siemens, IBM, UKG, and now Ceridian, where he is the VP Global PMO.

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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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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This blog is our attempt to answer some of them. An agile transformation just won’t get going without active senior leadership; it is doomed from the start. Without a clear understanding of the implication of a strategy, an executive will not make the right choices or set the right direction. And I really mean active engagement.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2018

During the 1990s, PMI tripled its membership to 90,000 in 120 countries, under the leadership of then president Virgil R. The PMO Symposium is a place to exchange best practices and new insights into the strategies and practices in project management. By 1996, PMI produced the first Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2019

A community of interest can take many forms, from your professional community of project managers at work, perhaps organised by your PMO, an online community or an industry group or professional body that you are part of – one that has regular meet ups. It’s a good way to build your leadership skills and to make new connections.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JANUARY 30, 2020

The Scrum Master plays a critical leadership role in both transforming the team and the organization. Strategy Execution offers several learning and development opportunities geared to all levels, from team members to agile coach to executives leading the transformation. 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. Like our roundup of the best Project Management blogs, any listing can only be, at best, provisional. Co-author of Strategies for Project Sponsorship – [link] Practical project management: ronrosenhead.co.uk.

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