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

MARCH 12, 2022

Project governance is an important part of project management processes – even if it’s not the most exciting part of getting work done. As a project manager, part of your role is shepherding the work through the project lifecycle. The gate process also has other benefits for everyone involved: Shorter planning horizon.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 1, 2023

When you’re in the process of setting up or revamping a PMO you, as the PMO leader, will need support and direction. Enter the PMO Executive Sponsor! The sponsor will give your PMO street cred. Though a PMO Steering Committee is not guaranteed, make the PMO Executive Sponsor a must-have.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

Soft skills, interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence : whatever you call it, these are crucial and stakeholder management and communication come out top time and time again. Leadership : ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Let’s jump in. Find her on Twitter.

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The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 15, 2021

One of the ways that Blue Ocean Strategy incorporates execution is through its approach to leadership. Blue Ocean Leadership is pretty simple in concept, and requires commitment and effort with a few basic principles to succeed. The Blue Ocean Approach to Leadership. The Leadership Canvas (or Profile).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 15, 2022

You can also build competence across the business as a whole by hiring new personnel with the necessary skills or by making changes in leadership. Leadership. Most firms will want their leaders to be good at leadership because it underpins business performance. Change management. Communication.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

APRIL 18, 2019

In a new report from Strategy Execution, 86% of organisations which are delivering change through programmes and projects struggle to prioritise work streams and resources. There are further stats; 45% lack change management skills; 29% have poorly resourced initiatives; 27% lack project management skills.

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Planview

OCTOBER 7, 2020

How w e ll your Proj e ct Manag e m e nt Offic e (PMO) or E nt e rpris e PMO (E PMO ) functions is conting e nt on two things: th e minds e t of e ach of your e mploy e e s and e stablishing a strat e gic top-down proj e ct portfolio cultur e.   Changing mindsets starts with education and training.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2022

This reading list of collaboration books has got some great pointers on the skills, process and experience of engaging people and working together, whether your job is to lead or to follow. Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers. Anthony Mersino: Amacom (2nd Ed). It’s also a book I find myself frequently recommending.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 4, 2021

Also, millennial PMs are more driven by equality, so working with millennial teams will require a different type of soft skills, like building EQ and leadership. The domain is changing, speed is changing. PMs need to understand that we need to change with the time. Change management is another huge topic for data science.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

Change management is a critical aspect of any successful project. By effectively managing change, organizations can minimize disruption, build stakeholder support, and achieve project objectives. One of the key factors in successful change management is clear and consistent communication.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Try Our Award-Winning Project Management Software Free! Anything that has a start and a finish, resulting in a product, is a project and its life cycle requires the oversight and leadership of a project manager. Project managers need resources to complete the project tasks, which include skilled and experienced team members.

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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.” Project management offices have exploded in popularity over the last decade. Definition of PMO. Who Needs a PMO? Who Staffs the PMO?

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2024

Over the past year I’ve written considerably about PMOs, from setting them up to keeping the lights on to sound operational processes. Hell, Throughout the process, I found two common, though sometimes contrasting, themes.  The other change that occurs is related to the projects and outcomes the PMO delivers. 

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Planview

MAY 26, 2023

In this post, you’ll jump back into the story of a large biotech company undergoing transformation the intelligent way – by leveraging the principles of organizational change management. Put another way, it means they attended, with clear intention, to “the people side of change.”

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2023

AI can’t take over leadership, trust, relationship building, decision making, or strategic discussions, and that’s where I would rather spend my time. To navigate these waters, start with identifying where the challenges are by analyzing the groups involved and processes they use. The Demise of the PMO.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. The extension of self-care is caring for others, also crucial for project management and change management. Successful project managers are those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Bill Dow.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Regarding Project Management (PM), the field of our interest, experts predict that by 2030, 80% of the work of today’s project management discipline will be eliminated as AI takes on traditional project management functions such as data collection, tracking and reporting [4]. Active Assistance.

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Planview

AUGUST 26, 2019

Throughout this series, we’ve discussed the five ways to become agile, addressed the primary issues and roadblocks, as well as the critical steps required to transform the PMO, all based on the whitepaper, The Agile PMO: 5 Steps to Driving Agility at Scale. Part 1: Driving Agile at Scale: The Agile PMO.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2018

By 1980, those efforts were standardized into project management procedures and approaches. By 1996, PMI produced the first Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). During the 1990s, PMI tripled its membership to 90,000 in 120 countries, under the leadership of then president Virgil R. PMI Founders. PMI Events.

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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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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Burndown Chart A tool in Agile project management that tracks the work completed and the work remaining to help teams manage progress. Business Analysis A process in which an individual identifies business needs, defines solutions and facilitates change to meet organizational goals. effectively and efficiently.

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Online PM Courses

OCTOBER 14, 2018

And we mustn’t forget that there are other widely used hashtags in the #PMOT community, like #Agile, #PMO, and #PMP. But, as the hook for a roundup of some of my favorite Project Managers of Twitter, #PMOT is as good as any. Project Management People. Author, project management expert, business writer. PM Bloggers.

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LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In this dream, which I know I’ve had on more than one occasion, you get to select your team, develop the processes and procedures that will be used by the team, and shape the development of the Project Management Office. Unfortunately, this dream is just that for most project managers—a dream. The ideal situation.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

DECEMBER 2, 2021

“Prepare those impacted for the adoption and sustainment of new and different behaviors and processes required for the transition from the current state to the intended future state created by the project outcomes.” ” “Organizational Change Management.” Processing…. ” PMBOK pg.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2024

Larger companies have departments dedicated to leading these types of efforts (PMO, Vendor, combination of these, or other), or handle IT themselves without a MSP. I cannot stress this company leadership task enough. Whether The MSP’s project manager doesn’t work for you! Key processes are also important to document. If

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JUNE 1, 2020

Presumably, it will just happen now that senior management have expressed the strategic direction? Maybe by some magical process of osmosis? Of course, it won’t: the figures depend on which report we’re reading, but as a good middle figure let’s pick McKinsey, who tell us that 70% of strategic change programs fail. [2].

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Planview

AUGUST 7, 2018

And, strategic objects are going to require multiple teams, areas of expertise, and change management since it often effective changes or creates new capabilities. Just to reiterate, who is a part of the process? Everyone, but it’s typically the leadership team that initiates the strategic vision.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2020

This also helps with change management. Instead of trying to handle low-value, time consuming tasks, project managers can instead focus time and energy on meaningful communications, building relationships, solving issues, and driving strategic value. DEATH TO THE PMO!! At least, the PMO in the traditional sense.

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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. As companies face escalating competition, and the pace of change continues to heat up, more companies are adopting new project management methods to meet market needs. Trend #1: A Focus on Delivering Value.

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Wrike

JANUARY 3, 2018

Lucky for you, we’ve collected a list of the best project management conferences for 2018. Change Management Conference. Learn and sharpen the skills you need to lead your organization through effective change management , discover the latest trends and tools, and connect with your peers. PMO Symposium.

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MPUG

DECEMBER 23, 2020

And welcome to today’s MPUG webinar, the Project Recovery Process. This was a project recovery process. 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. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience.

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The Strategic Project Manager

MAY 8, 2022

The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) process or method was developed by William Edwards Deming, one of the prime creators of the quality movement. PDCA is considered to be a part of the quality movement – but it is also a method associated with change management. What problem do you expect this solution to solve? Decrease costs.

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Planview

APRIL 27, 2023

You know the saying: The only constant is change. It’s true in business — it’s certainly true in life — and it’s why proactive change management matters. Integrating and Standardizing a PPM System Before this biotech company came to Planview, its leadership recognized the need for managing the people side of change.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MARCH 7, 2019

Strategy Execution released the top ten trends for 2019 a few weeks ago and my first thoughts were; we’re seeing a lot of them in the PMO community which is both exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. When we look back over the last decade we can clearly see how much has changed for people working in project management.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 9, 2017

That’s where the bigger set of skills around change management and emotional intelligence that take a lifetime to learn come into play. Consultants add value by finding ways to get there, step by step, unpicking knots in process, dismantling barriers to change. Growth involves changing how people work and interact.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team. These could be project managers or PMO colleagues. A program manager is responsible for: Defining, facilitating and completing programs, including setting the approach. Practical experience as a project manager or operational (line) manager will also help.

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