Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

So we’ll look at how to use those principles to support your team’s drive engagement throughout the PMO and encourage stakeholders to take action. Finally, I’m assuming that you work in a project or programme environment within the context of a PMO. How many projects has the PMO closed this month?

PMO 420

PMO Influencer Process Project Life Cycle 420

LiquidPlanner

JUNE 14, 2023

At the start of my career, it seemed that the decisions felt easy – perhaps because I wasn’t so involved with strategy, but also perhaps because the world felt like an easier place. Instead, follow these basic guidelines: Make sure there is a strong strategy and that your projects align to it so the organization is doing the right work.

2023 158

2023 Artificial Inteligence Generative AI 2025 158

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

But the budget is tight. Get certified Getting a professional certification can help your career — studies like the PMI Project Management Salary Survey (2020) show that certification is directly linked to earning more money and it certainly can’t hurt your employment prospects. She asks me for tips, I ask her.

Software Review 310

Software Review Certification PMI Technical Review 310

Planview

MARCH 8, 2019

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. They require people, strategies, work, outcomes, and technology. This is simply a reality organizations must come to realize. Let’s jump right in to part one. Let’s start with the basics.

Planning 92

Planning Innovation Agile Budget 92

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. With these capabilities, EPMOs can continuously translate strategy to delivery amid fluctuating priorities, financials, and resources.

Planning 109

Planning Finance 2020 Executing 109

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2021

So we’ll look at how to use those principles to support your team’s drive engagement throughout the PMO and encourage stakeholders to take action. Finally, I’m assuming that you work in a project or programme environment within the context of a PMO. How many projects has the PMO closed this month?

PMO 331

PMO Influencer Project Life Cycle Process 331

Planview

OCTOBER 10, 2021

This informative and easy-to-read article looks at basic concepts of a project management communication plan, and provides examples, strategies and best practices. Internal project team, PMO, and project sponsor. Internal project team, PMO, and project sponsor. Internal project team, PMO, and project sponsor.  

Planning 78

Planning PMO Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 78

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2019

But the budget is tight. Getting a professional certification can help your career – studies like the PMI Project Management Salary Survey (2018) show that certification is directly linked to earning more money and it certainly can’t hurt your employment prospects. You want to get some professional development time on your calendar.

Certification 334

Certification PMO PMI Technical Review 334

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MAY 28, 2020

Professor Flyvbjerg’s evidence showed that out of 12,000 major projects studied globally, fewer than half were on budget, fewer than 8% also on schedule, and only 0.5% As expected, it has a 100% record in delivery on schedule, but no Olympic Games has ever met the original budget (mean cost over-run 172%).

Controlling 59

Controlling Estimate 2014 Underperforming Technical Team 59

Inloox

AUGUST 5, 2018

Also, it stresses the importance of investing in skilled and experienced project managers to meet these challenges and become one of the champions in project management – meaning that at least 80% of your projects are completed on time, on budget, meting business intent, and having high benefits realization maturity.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team 2018 Healthcare Telecoms 100

Wrike

APRIL 25, 2023

A project charter is a brief, formal document outlining the scope, objectives, budget, and stakeholders of a project. Baseline the project: The project charter establishes a baseline for the project scope, budget, timeline, and desired outcomes, keeping everyone working within set parameters to hit the most important metrics.

Project Life Cycle 36

Project Life Cycle Risk Management Software Review Construction 36

Online PM Courses

JULY 2, 2018

The PMI’s Annual Project Management Survey: The Pulse of the Profession. Our regular readers will know that, for the last two years, we have extracted the marrow from the bones of the PMI’s Pulse of the Profession survey. In many ways, the Pulse of the Profession is the most important project management survey available.

2018 65

2018 Technical Review PMI 2017 65

The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 27, 2016

As has been already discussed the reality out there in ‘PMO land’ is that there is not a plethora of wise and experienced PMO managers, directors, leaders, heads, etc., and so it is sensible for anyone who is engaged to help an organisation set up a new PMO or advise on improvements to an existing PMO to reach out for some help.

PMO 170

PMO Sustainability 2012 Underperforming Technical Team 170

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. To review any of these elements, click through the first three parts of the series below: Part 1: Failing to Deliver Strategy… Slowly.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review 2016 Underperforming Technical Team Innovation 60

LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 2, 2018

It does take a while for practice to catch up with guidance, so expect to see some changes in your PMO soon; we can expect more flexibility with how to apply project management best practice. I’ve spoken to dozens of project managers this year and surveyed more than 200. This is a good thing. You don’t need a certificate to do that.

2018 106

2018 Certification 2011 Prince2 106

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

AUGUST 15, 2019

For the vision to be as effective as possible it should be clearly articulated, have an inspiring and energizing effect and be aligned to corporate strategy. One of the characteristics of managers is that they are good at delivering an output on time, to budget and to the expected quality.

Infrastructure 52

Infrastructure Executing PMO Leadership 52

Wrike

DECEMBER 23, 2021

They help them manage the business of IT PMO and demonstrate how technology can improve the bottom line. The survey asks respondents to rate the level and typically uses a small scale such as 1-10, with higher numbers meaning more satisfaction and lower numbers meaning less satisfaction. Here are the must-know terms: Time to resolve.

PMO 36

PMO Technical Review Monitoring Software Review 36

Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

This comprehensive guide will take you through the fundamentals, the product management process, and advanced strategies, providing you with valuable insights and techniques to navigate the realm of product management successfully. They need to be able to think critically, analyze root causes, and develop strategies to address issues.

Development Team Review 36

Development Team Review Technical Review Closing Engineering 36

Wrike

MAY 21, 2020

The development team is singularly focused on their goal of getting a new prototype ready to go, while the marketing team has tunnel vision for the promotional strategy that will support the launch. But, here’s what can get lost in the shuffle: the overall strategy and objective. Those team-specific milestones are important.

PMO 50

PMO PMI Budget Closing 50

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

How can I stay within the budget with the available resource mix? Enterprises fail to deliver projects on time and within budget without the right forecasting tools. Deloitte Global Cost Survey reveals, “ Cost reduction is the most significant initiative for any business.

Underperforming Technical Team 299

Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review Estimate 299

Paymo App

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

This is just one of the key findings of a research conducted by GetApp Lab: the vast majority of PMs are using two or more apps to make sure their projects will complete on time and within budget. Now, they must be strategy experts as well. ”. Almost 74% of PMs are using between two and five tools, and 95% are using two or more.

PMO 40

PMO Budget Software Executing 40

Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

Lastly, feedback sessions provide an opportunity for project managers to gather insights from team members about their level of commitment and motivation, through open discussions, surveys, or anonymous feedback forms. Managers must also provide the necessary resources and support to enable team members to succeed.

Leadership 36

Leadership Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Construction 36

Velociteach

MARCH 4, 2024

He explains why so many projects miss the mark on delivering measurable benefits and shares strategies to implement to maximize value. We want to explore the project manager’s perspective on benefits realization and discover strategies for maximizing project value. Are your projects truly delivering the promised benefits?

Consulting 59

Consulting Initiating Process Estimate 59

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 17, 2022

In this article we’ll look at strategies for managing several different projects that are running in parallel. My 2020 Project Management Survey of 228 people shows that the majority of project managers are leading 2-5 projects at any one time. The question of how to manage multiple projects at the same time comes up a lot.

Technical Review 381

Technical Review Software Review PMO 2020 381

MPUG

DECEMBER 23, 2020

I’m the director of the PMO, University of Washington. Bill Dow: I was at Microsoft for almost 14 years where I ran eight PMOs there. This year I was named one of the top 16 PMO leaders of the world, which is from the PMO Global Award, so was really exciting and hopefully you guys saw some of my presentations there.

PMO 52

PMO Construction Development Team Review Executing 52

Planview

MAY 29, 2020

Does your PMO generate portfolio dashboards for stakeholders and executives? Does it help your PMO be seen as a value driver? In a 2019 Deloitte survey of 1,000 U.S. The Savvy PMO recognizes this and makes access to highly visual, useful data an imperative by providing comprehensive portfolio dashboards.

CTO Hire 133

CTO Hire PMO Executing Budget 133

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 15, 2021

In this article we’ll look at strategies for managing several different projects that are running in parallel. My 2020 Project Management Survey of 228 people shows that the majority of project managers are leading 2-5 projects at any one time. The question of how to manage multiple projects at the same time comes up a lot.

Technical Review 350

Technical Review Software Review PMO 2020 350

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. My PMO Lifecycle: Building, Running, and Shutting Down course is going strong and I will be launching updates in 2019 that will really help PMO Managers be successful.

2019 291

2019 Technical Review PMO Consulting 291

MPUG

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In a survey of project managers , 42% of respondents say they would ditch chasing people for status updates if they could, and 13% say they’d love to take project reporting off their To Do list. I don’t think reporting itself is the problem. After all, it’s part of the job.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review PMO Initiating Risk Management 52

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

89% of high-performing organizations value project management, 81% actively engage sponsors, 57% align projects with business strategy. [6]. Organizations that use a methodology: 38% meet budget. VS. Organizations that don’t use a methodology: 31% meet budget. 18% — Delivered within budget. 268% ROI. . Senior level.

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

MPUG

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Yet, while many companies design great transformation strategies, how good is their delivery? Is it the innovation strategy group? Is it your PMO, individual project managers, or others? So we have 10% for innovation and strategy group, 25% answered B, R&D, new product dev, and business unit. 0% on other.

Innovation 40

Innovation PMO Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 40

Online PM Courses

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

You should only fill out a form, or complete a template if it helps you to either: deliver your project to time, to budget, and to specification, or. This Set of Stakeholder Engagement Strategies will Power You up. What is a PMO? Strategy and Business change. They can have far too many templates and forms to fill.

PMI 81

PMI 2016 PMO Software Review 81

nTask

MAY 5, 2021

Another important consideration is the budget you have and your team’s size. So, keep your available budget and the number of your team members in mind when coming to a decision. This not only serves to lessen confusion amongst your team of where they can get information but also saves effort and is budget-friendly.

2021 97

2021 Software Review Software Risk Management 97

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MARCH 14, 2019

A recent Deloitte publication reported that, amongst 300 major companies surveyed across 5 major industry areas, 94% reported that they had changed the way in which they managed strategic risk , 81% reporting that this was now an explicit management area, with risk analysis incorporated into their business planning processes. [1].

Risk Management 43

Risk Management Risk 2017 Technical Review 43

Workamajig

JANUARY 11, 2021

Benchmarking: The process of surveying similar organizations running similar projects (or relying on external surveys) to arrive at the standard or baseline for the project. Budget : The sum total of all the money allocated for a project. Budget Cost: The cost of the project estimated at the start of the project.

Underperforming Technical Team 78

Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle Estimate Risk Management 78

Teamweek

JANUARY 7, 2021

Yet, according to this survey , around 50 percent of businesses still use manual methods, spreadsheets, or office tools to manage projects. Project portfolio management Project planning Task management Collaboration Time tracking Resource management Budget management Reports. Lacks features to manage budgets and project portfolio.

Software Review 52

Software Review 2021 Software Technical Review 52