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7 Factors of Good Governance

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Projects ideally sit within a governance framework that is bigger than the project team. It’s actually easier to work in an environment where there is governance in place because it gives you boundaries. But what does governance on projects actually look like? Here are 7 factors that make up good governance.

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How to take over an existing project [Free checklist]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

5: Review the governance structure Is there a governance structure ? Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. Who is your project sponsor?

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How To Take Over An Existing Project [Free Checklist]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

5: Review the governance structure. Is there a governance structure ? Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. 6: Review the budget.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. What you need is adequate governance for the project. Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology.

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5 Simple Reasons Why Processes Don’t Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Fix by: Work with the PMO to review the processes. If they don’t realise they have to use the room booking process for sorting out meeting rooms, they will continue to circumnavigate the process and go directly to the office manager: causing problems on both sides, I expect. So you still do them, pointlessly and with bad grace.

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Zombie Projects and How to Kill Them

Rebel’s Guide to PM

lack of governance. Government PMO,” says Derek Huether, an enterprise Agile coach and trainer. “It was a traditional PMO, filled with certified professionals doing very good work in very specific areas of expertise. “But this PMO was managing software applications, both in development and in operation.

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Why Do PMO’s Fail?

Bridge the Gap Consulting

PMO Failure. We hear about PMO’s failing all the time. Stats on PMO failure rates are all over the map based on your definition of “failure.” What follows is a list of reasons PMO’s fail from my experience and what I’ve gathered from others. I have a book idea. ” Catchy!

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