Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. 6: Review the budget Is the budget approved? Action if you can’t find out: Talk to the PMO again.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 11, 2023

My favorite is the PMO assessment. Whether considering standing up a new PMO or revamping an existing, doing an assessment is a key initial step to setting one up. Though there are PMO maturity models, which are all good, I don’t like to talk about those right away. Yeah, I talk about this a lot when discussing PMOs.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 10, 2022

They also are the main risk-taker and decision-maker on the project so it’s important to have them around. It’s made up of lots of sub-plans that cover how you are going to manage quality, risk, change, resources, and so on, so it’s the foundations for the governance and structure for the work. You have a plan.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 15, 2021

B Blue Project closed R Red Project is likely to deliver late/over budget A Amber Project has missed some targets but overall end date/budget is not at risk G Green Project on track. Check with your PMO. It could be over budget, running behind schedule or have uncontrolled scope changes (or all three).

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Software Review PMO Risk Management Closing 363

Bridge the Gap Consulting

MAY 16, 2023

Once your PMO is up and running, operationalizing and doing continuous improvement (CI) go hand-in-hand. Sometimes CI may lead to changes to the PMO’s operations, but you’re only making more efficient something you’re already doing. Here are some aspects of operationalizing your PMO. PMO-Specific Reports.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MARCH 26, 2023

You’re a PMO Leader! Being a PMO leader has been one of the most challenging and rewarding aspects of my career. Thankfully, I’ve had some really good mentors along the way who showed me being a PMO leader and a project manager are two very different things. So, what are the traits of a PMO leader? Good times!

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In this article, we’re addressing a common question in modern project management: Do we need risk management in agile projects? Do agile projects have risks associated with them? And do we want to let those risks run wild without any effort to contain them? So, yes, of course, we need risk management in agile projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Look at your project schedule and consider whether you have truly incorporated enough change management activities (and time/budget for those activities) in the plan. It’s a way of automating repetitive tasks and it’s having a bit of an impact on the PMO community. Think about how your PMO teams are rewarded. What you can do.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 18, 2023

You’ve asked a lot of questions to a diverse group of stakeholders. Now it’s time to create a PMO Business Case and start moving the needle from idea to reality. If you notice, I call it a PMO Business Case, not a PMO Charter. Below are some of the key components of a PMO Business Case.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. 6: Review the budget. Is the budget approved? Action if you can’t find out: Talk to the PMO again.

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PMO Governance Government Budget 505

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Project managers plan, budget, monitor and report on the project with project management tools , sometimes pitching the idea of the project or being assigned to it once it’s already been approved. Program managers specialize in managing a group of closely related projects that are part of a program. Risk Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

You can group columns so they represent different themes, steps, teams, whatever, within a process or list. Want to group by user? This is a huge advantage for a PMO (even a fledgling PMO in a team that is just getting on the ladder with project management). You can manage a project budget in there. You do that.

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Software Review Software Agile Estimate 386

Project-Management.pm

JULY 4, 2017

Organizations believe a focus group on their PMO that is used to boost its effectiveness and also to trigger more projects. But sometimes a focus group has a negative impact on PMO for many reasons such as time issues, budget, and it can cause office politics to rear its ugly head. Brainstorming vs. Focus Groups.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 9, 2021

Summary review of Sciforma: Sciforma is a PPM tool that has powerful portfolio management features and will level up your PMO. Budget Management. You can build capex budgets. You can then see available budget and that can help you make decisions about what projects can be done. Website: [link]. Sciforma Overview.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 26, 2021

The number of people in the team The project budget The duration The outcome. I managed a capital budget of £8.6m There is a big difference between someone capable of leading a team of 30 in a complex deployment and someone whose past experience has been on projects with no budget responsibility and a team of 3.

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Technical Review Finance Software Review Budget 372

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

There was a question in our Facebook group recently: where can I get project management templates? Personally, I’d like to think that your PMO will purchase the templates that you need to use, or that your manager will let you buy templates on their corporate credit card. Everything from risk management to a comprehensive course.

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Prince2 PMI Certification Software Review 380

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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

However, it’s possible that some of that group don’t have even a high-level overview of the project, so it’s worth planning in a recap. Use the project handover templates from your PMO or make your own. If there are any risks that might still be relevant after the project has closed, pass those on too.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Agile team A cross-functional group of individuals (e.g., 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.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

The most obvious are impacts on project success, team performance, budgets and timelines. Realistically assess the risks and challenges you would face if you raised the flag. He has over 25 years of management, legal, and PMO, portfolio and project management experience. The impact of bullying on projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 11, 2022

For example: Budget position Upcoming deadlines further in the future than the next week Decisions required Actions outstanding that need to be formally chased Any risks, issues or changes that need to be formally brought to the attention of the report recipient. 3 Quick Tips for Project Status Reporting.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 2, 2023

For example: PMO or Finance department in a company can affect how the budget has been used, this can impact how much we can build. Once you have made some decisions they also want to know about how you are spending the budget. The Customer Service department is affected by the quality of the products or features we build.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 19, 2020

This could represent a workstream, group of tasks or literally a sub-project, if you are planning a programme. The colours are fine, but I would love a red so I could flag milestones and tasks as overdue or significantly at risk. So you can create custom filters e.g. for showing all milestones at risk for your monthly report.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 11, 2018

So Simon’s been our resident expert in the Facebook group this week, and we’ve been talking all things to do with accidental project managers. I think if you want to overcome the C-Suite concerns, then you really need to be asking for any project or PMO how does this link to the incoming expenditure or profit loss?

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Scrum.org

JUNE 7, 2021

The Consequences : Remember that probably about 10 % of the member of a social group are change agents, 5-10% are refuseniks pushing back, and 80 % typically comprise the silent majority joining when the dices have fallen. Leadership is about being the first to explore unknown territory at personal risk, thus being a role model.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2018

There are also credentials available in Program Management Professional (PgMP), Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP), PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) and PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA). PMI Events. PMI Resources.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2022

There’s a lot riding on getting your PMO mission statement right. After all, the mission statement is what will guide the PMO as it strives to achieve its goals and objectives. Creating a powerful PMO mission statement doesn’t have to be difficult – but it does require some thought and careful planning.

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The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The biggest players in this group include Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), IBM cloud, and Oracle. Here are some ways that project management plays a role in the implementation of AI: PMO – Is there expertise related to AI? Does there need to be an AI competency in the PMO?

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Allocate budget. Projects can be funded and initiated faster than most programs primarily since budget , sponsorship and stakeholders are smaller than most programs. In a program, the program manager will also staff a project management office (PMO) to help manage program scope, costs and overall timeline. Define project scope.

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MPUG

MAY 18, 2020

You probably only spend a small part of your day on budgeting or scheduling activities. Even risk management should not take up too much of your time. A project stakeholder is any person, group, department, entity, or organization that is interested in or impacted by the outcome of the project. Who Needs Project Information?

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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

MARCH 26, 2019

For example: Budget position. Any risks, issues or changes that need to be formally brought to the attention of the report recipient. Large, mixed groups of stakeholders won’t want a formal project reporting template that stretches into multiple pages or many tabs. Upcoming deadlines further in the future than the next week.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MARCH 11, 2021

But, out of respect for the PMO manager who asked not to be named or have this published until his retirement in March of 2021, I held off. One of my first PMO managers had an Actuary background. He needed to tell a story; what the PMO was doing to advance the company’s goals and the teams involved in making that happen.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2016

You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. Check #6: Budget. Is the budget approved? Action if the answer is No: Back to the PMO or your Finance team.

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Traxidy

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Project Managers are regularly asked to communicate the current project status and situation based on a number of factors, including the project scope, planned budget, schedule and benefits. It can provide insights and help formulate a prediction for success including: Have all the groups been effective in delivering on time and with quality?

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Risk Management PMO Risk Budget 52

Wrike

APRIL 11, 2022

In this method, a group of experts writes down and shares their thoughts about a problem with a facilitator. Circulate the report back to the group to contemplate their peers’ ideas before the next round of questioning. In between, continue to create anonymized reports to share back with the group to use in their considerations.

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Wrike

APRIL 25, 2023

A project charter is a brief, formal document outlining the scope, objectives, budget, and stakeholders of a project. It also serves as a reference point throughout the project execution, ensuring the team stays on track with the expected schedule and achieves the objectives without any misunderstanding, deviation, or avoidable risk.

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