Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

We see technology evolving, new tools, consolidation, innovation and more. The way tech, economic, social and environmental considerations are evolving – heck, even the way public health affects workforce planning – will impact the way projects are run. Project management trends shape our profession. Ready to find out more?

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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 15, 2020

Urgency to switch to digital business is just one way organizations are responding to current disruptions, highlighting the need for dynamic planning. 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.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In this article, we’ll tackle this very topic from the perspective of IT PMO and how it can shape work both inside and outside of the IT department. Let’s take it from the top: The IT PMO As established with our overview of the IT PMO , some of the key elements of the PMO include governance, intake, allocation, collaboration, and reporting.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This software isn’t just critical for enterprise organizations, but any company that manages shared resources and has complex projects with succession planning components. Project management is a process used to plan, organize and execute a task, event or project. What is Project Portfolio Management? Portfolio Balancing.

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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. Project schedules can no longer be the PMO’s core focus. Redefine Success.

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Planview

MARCH 27, 2019

In this edition, we’ll look at the remaining four planning types: investment and capacity planning, roadmapping, release planning, and technology portfolio planning. Investment and Capacity Planning. Outcome Planning and Roadmapping. Outcome Planning and Roadmapping. Let’s get started.

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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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The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Hyperscaler innovators – This term implies the massive scaling of AI. The list of players in the AI ecosystem – foundation model builders, data platform providers, hyperscaler innovators, academic institutions, and application providers – has some commonalities with the Five Forces.

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Planview

JANUARY 20, 2022

When KPMG asked CEOs how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their digital transformation plans, 74 percent said it accelerated the digitization of operations and the creation of a next-generation operating model by months, if not years. This limits the flexibility required to drive change, foster innovation, and capitalize on opportunities.

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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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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 18, 2024

Establishing the Foundation and the Pillars of Project Governance In project management, success isn't merely about meeting deadlines or staying within budget constraints; it's about delivering tangible value that aligns the project objectives with organizational goals.

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Planview

MARCH 8, 2019

However, these conditions cause planning deficiencies to be magnified. 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. Our penchant for applying technology to every problem often makes innovations and development more complicated.

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Planview

JANUARY 2, 2020

We learned more about some of the biggest struggles financial institutions face with a focus on capacity planning, funding models, and digital transformation. Financial services companies often operate with a traditional approach to project and portfolio management where annual budgets define how projects are funded and executed.

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Project Accelerator News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

At worst, when things didn’t go to plan, Stu noticed that there was scope for finger-pointing and a blame culture: “We did our bit!” With a greater awareness of the budget and the impact any action had upon it, Stu’s team became better at financial housekeeping. was a common cry!

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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

Baseline An original plan for measuring performance and tracking changes. Capacity Planning To identify the number of resources (e.g., hours, personnel needed, and/or tasks) to ensure that a project can be completed on time and within budget. Projects are generally a mechanism for change and may leverage innovation.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The measure of success is typically based on completing projects on-time and within budget. As organizations adapt to new work methodologies, new approaches to planning, funding, and analysis will develop, shifting to ‘just enough’ governance and a more lean approach to portfolio management. Connecting Strategy to Delivery.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

My own personal themes are around remaining comfortable with high levels of uncertainty and therefore having much more flexible/looser plans for the business. A well-documented plan? How you anticipate setbacks and deviations from plan. Make them look good, and in turn, they’ll make you look good. Proper briefs? Jonathan Norman.

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WorkOtter

JULY 26, 2023

After all, if you’ve ever worked on a project, you know how important it is to have a plan. After all, it’s the project manager’s job to oversee project planning, implementation, and tracking from start to finish. That makes it pretty hard to manage or even understand an efficient project management workflow.

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International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The new types of projects where we are applying project management practices are more strategic in nature and accompanied by: The need for innovation and creativity. Being on time and on budget is not necessarily success. Strategic Planning for Project Management using a Project Management Maturity Model, John Wiley Publishers.[1].

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Appfluence

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Take advantage of the vibrant project management community by planning to attend one or more of these conferences throughout the year. The Resource Planning Summit 2020. The PMO 2020 Conference. The PMO Conference is widely praised across the project management community for its learning and networking opportunities.

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Ganttic

JANUARY 7, 2018

In addition to customer needs and the estimates, you might want to ask about the different documentation from project communication plans to risk analysis. 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.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

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. Build better plans, faster and with a deep understanding of all their components. Execute faster and more cleanly against those plans. Communication.

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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 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. All have financials.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 24, 2023

Ideally, you’d be able to provide a definitive estimate, carefully created from loads of input from subject matter experts and plenty of research on past projects and their budgets. And we haven’t yet received the mandate to do a deep dive into requirements and scope that would enable more accurate results from the budget forecasting.

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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. Throughout this series, you should now have an understanding how to create a strategic plan: Set a vision with measurable metrics. Ensure it is budgeted in the annual plan.

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Planview

JANUARY 22, 2019

They are strategic partners who can play a role in helping their companies become more innovative and nimble. And some IT departments are directly involved in the product development process, creating innovative technology services expressly for external customers. Sub2-Class: Enterprise Resource Planning.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2021

Ideally, you’d be able to provide a definitive estimate, carefully created from loads of input from subject matter experts and plenty of research on past projects and their budgets. And we haven’t yet received the mandate to do a deep dive into requirements and scope that would enable more accurate results from the budget forecasting.

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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. Some of the key responsibilities include: Planning and defining the project scope, objectives, and deliverables by conducting research and analysis.

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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. Well, annual planning is required to get the budget, but there is no need to spend the time that is spent on it today. Step 2: Bring in the annual plan.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

There are so many impactful quotations about planning. Here are just a few that you might recognise: “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing.” A goal without a plan is just a wish.” Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” Dale Carnegie.

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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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