Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are there projects missing deadlines, going over budget, or failing to meet expectations within your organization? A Project Management Office (PMO) isn't just about oversight; it's about empowering your projects to deliver real value. Discover how a PMO can be a game-changer for your organization.

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Planview

MARCH 6, 2020

What’s the top factor for future success according to nearly 4,000 project managers, PMOs, and executives? Executives expect PMOs to be the catalyst for this change. Executives expect PMOs to be the catalyst for this change. The answer may not surprise you: “Organizational agility.”

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Project Accelerator News

APRIL 18, 2024

If you’re new to a role, instead of slashing or splashing budget and drastically altering project team structure, how about looking at the small step changes you can make that can quickly unlock ROI. Stoneseed’s innovative P3MO Platform can help: Optimise cutting-edge technologies for unprecedented efficiency and innovation.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

By mastering digital project management, you position yourself at the forefront of innovation and project excellence, ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. This approach leverages technology and online tools to manage aspects of a project - from initiation through planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.

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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

APRIL 18, 2019

In my last blog, “ Agile Transformation: The PMO’s New Paradigm ” we covered the significance of embracing different types of work and the role that continuous planning plays in becoming an Agile PMO—but that’s only the beginning. Customer demands are not static; they change as technology evolves and accelerate the pace of innovation.

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Planview

JANUARY 20, 2022

In Planview’s global benchmark study – The State of Strategy Execution – only one-third of the 1,000 business professionals surveyed said their companies have access to timely, accurate data. Strategy and execution aren’t connected. This barrier is especially troublesome when executive teams swiftly change strategies and priorities.

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Project Accelerator News

MARCH 21, 2023

During this mayhem, PMOs struggle to evade the cost cutting knife and are forced to cut back resources and scale down services. Subsequently, selected staff are normally transferred to departments with budgets, while others are made redundant. Here lies the opportunity for PMO directors to turn the situation to their advantage.

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Planview

DECEMBER 24, 2018

The best gift for your PMO: Portfolio and Resource Management tips. Your PMO @ Hyper-speed Workshops [Webinar]. As a PMO leader, you are in a prime position to drive strategic outcomes by planning and managing today’s complex, cross-organizational programs and projects that will drive value to the enterprise.

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Planview

JANUARY 2, 2020

Financial services companies often operate with a traditional approach to project and portfolio management where annual budgets define how projects are funded and executed. In this case, the budget is adjusted at any time during the cycle to accommodate changes in customer requests. Budget limitations. Cost of delay.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 18, 2024

We will explore how the project management control process and systems are the backbone of project success, providing structure, oversight, and direction to ensure that projects are executed and aligned with organizational goals and values. Innovation is good but there will be times when it's just gold-plating.

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Project Accelerator News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A company would literally throw open its books and educate and encourage its people to take a ‘big picture’ view of the operation, in the same way that senior executives did. With a greater awareness of the budget and the impact any action had upon it, Stu’s team became better at financial housekeeping.

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Planview

JULY 9, 2019

Part 2: Lean Portfolio Management: Lean Budgets and Investment Funding. Traditionally, in an effort to maintain alignment and consistency across the portfolio, organizations have dedicated a centralized Program Management Office (PMO) to planning, program management, and solution definition.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

hours, personnel needed, and/or tasks) to ensure that a project can be completed on time and within budget. Change Control A formal process of documenting, reviewing, approving, and managing a change to a project’s scope, schedule, budget, or quality parameters. Capacity Planning To identify the number of resources (e.g.,

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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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Planview

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The measure of success is typically based on completing projects on-time and within budget. Lean-Agile Delivery : Process-driven work is flowed in for teams to execute on by leveraging lean and agile methods allow these teams to test and deliver more frequently and establish a continuous feedback loop increasing speed time-to-value.

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Planview

APRIL 15, 2020

As executives consider changing priorities and reducing or reallocating budgets, enterprise portfolio or program management offices (EPMOs) are in the right position to take center stage. Work with your PMO leaders to ensure your remote workforce is delivering on strategy?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

I think 2018 is going to bring more focus on business success metrics and less about scope, schedule and budget. I think when we think about how we are delivering our projects, we need to focus on Business Value, Customer Satisfaction, Governance and less about coming in on time and budget. Speak up a little more often. Louise Worsley.

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International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Perhaps the most significant reason for the slow growth of many needed project management changes was due to senior management’s desire for standardization of governance and execution for the multitude of traditional projects managed for external clients. Being on time and on budget is not necessarily success.

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Planview

MARCH 27, 2019

With the right planning process, organizations can strategically manage funding from the initial strategy development to the execution of their initiatives, all the while adapting to change. Further, you’ll be able to identify resource capacity bottlenecks that can impact your portfolio budget and capacity constraints.

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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. Risk management training teaches that an official budget – the base case – should be considered in the context of three scenarios: worst case, best case and most likely. Strategic alignment.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Project management is a process used to plan, organize and execute a task, event or project. The software can organize a ranking system to determine projects by value, risk, budget, and resources required. budget, resources, and human capital) that align with the organization’s strategic direction. Portfolio Balancing.

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WorkOtter

JULY 26, 2023

This includes establishing project objectives, coordinating with team members, tracking progress, and managing budgets. It defines the process flow used to achieve the following in a project: Design Plan Execute Monitor Control Deliver The workflow in project management is essential for improving efficiency and maximizing productivity.

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Planview

MARCH 8, 2019

Our penchant for applying technology to every problem often makes innovations and development more complicated. Instead, they draw out inflexible annual budgets and process mandates that everyone is expected to follow without exception, regardless of what changes may unfold. When zombies attack!

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Ganttic

JANUARY 7, 2018

Meet with the PMO director or executive management person who assigned this to you The person that assigned you to the project can be the best source for information. The meeting with the PMO might be a good place to get leads of where the weak spots are. There’s definitely some information about the budget.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 9, 2017

You could well be answering a CFO’s questions about EBITDA and capitalizing prototype work in one conversation, mapping story points completed to earned value in another with the PMO, and talking to developers about NUnit test code coverage in another. There is always lots to learn, and it keeps on evolving.

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Wrike

AUGUST 22, 2018

The day Lydia Agnese started her new role as PMO manager at Northstar Travel Group, she received some big news. However, big transitions are rarely easy and traditional PMOs will need to find new footholds in this changing environment. We’ll cover several major trends and how PMOs can evolve to meet them.

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Planview

JANUARY 22, 2019

We’ve discussed how portfolio-driven performance improves project delivery, how and why you must align strategy, financials, and execution, and why the relationship between demand and project management is so important. They are strategic partners who can play a role in helping their companies become more innovative and nimble.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Advanced Project Portfolio Management and the PMO: Multiplying ROI at Warp Speed , Gerald Kendall and Steven Rollins. Reinventing Project Management: The Diamond Approach to Successful Growth and Innovation , Aaron Shenhar and Dov Dvir. How Fast, Inexpensive, Restrained, and Elegant Methods Ignite Innovation , Dan Ward.

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Planview

JANUARY 1, 2019

Rising costs in a tough economy have led to tightened budgets and reduced workforces. As a result, innovation and agility are becoming more vital than ever as organizations fight to compete in today’s marketplace, something attained through portfolio-driven performance to improve project delivery.

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Planview

OCTOBER 5, 2018

In order for your organization to keep up and deliver, you need to begin helping your executives translate strategy into actionable strategic plans. Ensure it is budgeted in the annual plan. Ensure it is budgeted in the annual plan. Take an iterative approach to building out the plan allowing for innovation cycles.

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Proofhub

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

To sum it up a Project Manager’s scope of work can be summarised across 3 broad areas: Planning and Strategizing : Define the scope, build an execution plan?—?prioritize prioritize and delegate accordingly and manage the budget. Such a setup gives the PMO a lot more control to ensure that nothing falls through the cracks.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

They work closely with executives and other stakeholders to understand the strategic direction of the company so that the product supports these objectives. They need to be able to think outside the box, come up with innovative solutions, and differentiate the product from competitors.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

Understanding the Role of a Project Leader As a project leader, you oversee and manage various aspects of a project, from planning and execution to monitoring and evaluation. Monitoring project progress and ensuring adherence to deadlines and budget. Creating a project timeline and allocating resources accordingly.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

While the strategic plan can feed annual plans to ensure enough of the annual budget is set aside for strategy, the real value comes into creating a continuous planning process that creates strategic agility to ultimately drive faster delivery of success. It creates an opportunity for innovation and the ability to take on the “hard stuff.”

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Wrike

JUNE 2, 2023

Understanding the Importance of Work Goals for Project Managers Project managers play a pivotal role in planning, executing, and delivering projects successfully. Their expertise and leadership are crucial in making sure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of stakeholders.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

I think 2019 will continue to focus on business success metrics and less about scope, schedule and budget, but I see 2019 being a year of tools, tools, and more tools. With the likes of PowerBI and Tableau taking off around dashboard and reporting, I think our executives and leadership are going to want to see more project data real time.

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