ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

When you’re a PMP, program manager or portfolio manager, you need to deliver all those multiple projects on time and within budget. On the other hand, if an organization has underdeveloped management, the more likely that its projects will have trouble meeting deadlines and staying on budget.

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Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Software Review Budget 330

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Unfortunately I’m not able to say, “I’m struggling with Excel right now, I really don’t have these budgeting skills, so we won’t bother to have a budget tracker on this project.” Skill #2: Managing risks Risk management is a core skill for a project manager, and one that I would hesitate to ‘outsource’ to a team member.

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Finance Risk Management Budget Risk 313

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 22, 2024

Securing the right resource (and enough of it) is a huge headache for PMO leaders and project professionals. I suggest adding the relevant ones to your risk log so they are constantly under review. The PMO can lead on this but everyone will need to follow the process for it to work. and define how leaders can secure resources.

Technical Review 275

Technical Review PMO Risk Management Software Review 275

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 28, 2023

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 As you can see, this equates to the acronym BRAG. Check with your PMO. The budget is overspent by more than 10%/outside tolerance.

Software Review 280

Software Review PMO Risk Management Closing 280

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

41% of experts report significant enhancements in project delivery since adopting AI-based tools and techniques. Sources: Markets and Markets , Nieto-Rodriguez/Viana Vargas , LinkedIn , Wavestone , APM Adoption of AI in project management 22% of project managers say AI tools are deployed in their organizations and in use today (Capterra).

Artificial Inteligence 366

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 2028 2024 366

WorkOtter

JULY 12, 2023

When you want what’s best for your career as a project manager and the results that you deliver, you need the right tools for the job. The points below will assist you in carving out a PMO strategy that’ll make a difference for you. Define the major communication tool that you will use for these conversations.

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PMO Software Review Planning Finance 78

ProjectManager.com

MAY 14, 2024

The easy-to-read color graphs and charts automatically update in real time to provide a status report whenever a manager wants one, without the long and complicated setup required by lightweight alternative tools. This reporting tool helps project managers and keeps stakeholders informed on the progress of the project.

Software Review 195

Software Review Budget Closing Risk Management 195

WorkOtter

JUNE 1, 2023

If your business gets big enough, you might need a whole project management office (PMO). That’s why it’s important to learn about setting up a PMO. It’s like a central hub that helps make sure projects are done right, on time, and within budget. Read on to learn more about PMOs. What Exactly is a PMO?

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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).

Software Review 363

Software Review PMO Risk Management Closing 363

Planview

JUNE 5, 2020

PMO leadership today is about more than being a purveyor of governance and delivering projects on time and on budget. The Savvy PMO fosters organizational agility, cultivates efficiencies, and drives growth strategies. Start with this quick-start post to becoming a Savvy PMO. The Journey to Becoming a Savvy PMO.

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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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PMO Cadence Governance Government 52

Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Most of your project problems can be avoided or greatly reduced through risk management. The simple act of identifying and discussing risks goes a long way towards reducing problems in your project. Let’s look at how to start the risk management process. How will you identify risks? Who will own the project risks.

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Risk Management Risk Planning Monitoring 199

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2024

Strategic workforce planning is used by an organization or its project management office (PMO) to achieve its long-term plans. It addresses external workforce factors that might impact the larger business and maintains organizational capacity while minimizing risk exposure.

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Planning Estimate Risk Management Budget 337

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

We see technology evolving, new tools, consolidation, innovation and more. Use tools designed to help keep your remote and hybrid team on the same page. Be willing to incorporate a few different tools to meet the varied needs of your colleagues. Six videos covering tools and techniques, the process and more.

2022 480

2022 PMO Risk Management Artificial Inteligence 480

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

One for risk, one for escalations, one for changes, issues, new project kick-off, closure, logging dependencies… the list goes on and on. The risk there is that people make up their own processes to work around the edges of the formal policy, skipping steps because they are focused on keeping the momentum going on their project.

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Process PMO Risk Management Software Review 371

MPUG

MAY 6, 2024

In Part 1 of Effective Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools , we explained AI and its uses for predictive analysis in Project Management. Advanced organizations have been using simulation tools such as Monte Carlo analysis to find the most probable schedule. There’s More!

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Artificial Inteligence Risk Management Risk Monitoring 52

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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PMO Finance Budget Executing 52

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. > Give Your New PM The Best Tools For The Job. Risk Management. What Does a Project Manager Do? Project Planning.

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Certification Prince2 Monitoring PMI 441

Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2022

When you create your project charter , you can start with the content of your project summary and add elements such as deliverables, assumptions, constraints, high-level risks, stakeholders, and team members. Furthermore, less than 30% of the projects are completed on budget and schedule due to poor project management. Get access now.

Underperforming Technical Team 170

Underperforming Technical Team PMO Initiating Risk Management 170

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

Assumption log Risk register Backlog (see, agile project artifacts are relevant too) Stakeholder register. Work breakdown structure Product breakdown structure Organizational breakdown structure Risk breakdown structure. Here are some examples: Budget Milestone schedule Scope baseline Performance measurement baseline.

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Logistics Artificial Inteligence PMI Performance Measurement 509

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

Also, if you have internal auditors or a Quality Assurance function, or someone in the PMO who can do an informal (or formal) project review, book that in as well. Tip: Make sure you have the project management tools and testing software that make your life easier. But, projects rarely have dedicated budgets for training.

Software Review 325

Software Review Technical Review Budget Defining 325

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

It’s a visual, flexible tool that is perfect for small and medium businesses who want to improve how they manage projects. Powerfully tailorable, it’s for you if your team is focused on productivity and profitability and you need a tool to support collaborative working. Teamhood is a Kanban project management system for teams.

Software Review 386

Software Review Software Agile Estimate 386

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

Some examples of the project delivery artifacts that fall into this category that I use to manage my own projects at work include: Assumption log Actions log Decision log Risk register Issue log Change log Backlog (see, agile project artifacts are relevant too) Stakeholder register These documents represent a set of continuously evolving documents.

Logistics 253

Logistics Artificial Inteligence PMI Performance Measurement 253

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 21, 2021

They run meetings inefficiently, which results in participant frustration and complaints to VPs of PMO. Instead, he or she provides recommendations and options as well as highlights potential risks to consider in order to estimate a given task. A Good Project Manager proactively anticipates a particular issue, a question, or a risk.

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2021 PMO Executing Risk Management 477

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The need to develop leadership potential instead of systems and tools. Unfortunately too much of the discussion around project management skills is still rooted in hard skills and techniques: planning, scheduling , risk management , budgeting. Second, there’s a real need to develop the leadership potential of project managers.

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Leadership Influencer PMO Risk Management 480

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.

PMO 52

PMO Governance Government 2014 52

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 9, 2021

In this review of Sciforma, I’ll share the pros and cons of this enterprise-centric project and portfolio management tool. Summary review of Sciforma: Sciforma is a PPM tool that has powerful portfolio management features and will level up your PMO. Like many modern Gantt chart tools, you can drag and drop tasks.

Software Review 385

Software Review 2021 PMO Project Life Cycle 385

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

You can also talk about the project management tool you are going to use and your approach to document management. This section shows how the different teams fit together, who is on the Project Board, how the PMO fits in, who is leading the different workstreams and so on. Risk management plan. Roles and responsibilities.

Planning 317

Planning Software Review Risk Management Estimate 317

Project-Management.pm

MARCH 25, 2017

It’s safe to say that Project Management Office ( PMO ) has numerous advantages and the results it impacts to the organization have been effective and helpful. Every existing organization around the globe are swearing by PMO. Over the years PMO profitability seems non-existent. However, it has its downsides.

PMO 87

PMO Estimate Risk Management Governance 87

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Portfolio management teams learn about enterprise strategy and how to execute that strategy by allocating the budget. We have lean portfolio management tools such as a live portfolio dashboard that captures six metrics across the portfolio to get a high-level view of performance and progress. Plans aren’t chiseled in stone.

Lean 324

Lean Software Review Manufacturing Governance 324

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

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. I’ve also included some low cost/high value resources that I find myself recommending frequently to people who are on tight budgets.

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Prince2 PMI Certification Software Review 380

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

From your team to the tools they need, materials, equipment, software, office space and so on. It’s a tool used by project managers and their teams to see if they have the resources they need to complete the assigned tasks in a project. The project schedule and its budget will greatly influence resource forecasting.

Software Review 335

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team PMO Planning 335

Project-Management.pm

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Implementing PMO is the key to combat such issue. With this, PMO will take over various components of the agency such as strategy , quality of the products, and enhancement of resource management. PMO is crucial and a key instrument in for the success of any existing agency. Implementing PMO Step#1: Evaluation .

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PMO Governance Government Risk Management 73

MPUG

MARCH 13, 2022

Against these backdrops, PMO directors actively seek to establish result-oriented project management strategies alongside renowned third-party project management tools that help improve project team performance and satisfy organizational goals. The first thing every PMO director must put in play is a project brief.

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PMO Risk Management Energy Budget 122

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 3, 2019

Dashboards are a useful tool for projects because they bring together information from various sources and put it in one place. On many dashboard software tools, you can click a metric and dive into the detail to drill down into why the measure isn’t performing as you would expect. You can track budget by phase.

Software Review 297

Software Review PMO Budget Software 297

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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PMO Artificial Inteligence 2016 2018 64

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 24, 2020

As an added bonus, we’ll detail the tools that can help each of those roles be more productive. They tend to monitor the budget and hold the purse strings of the project. Project managers are also responsible for managing risk and the budget. Project Management Office (PMO). Project Sponsor. Project Team Members.

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PMO Software Review Monitoring Executing 193