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Conducting a PMO Assessment

Bridge the Gap Consulting

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: The Gap Closers

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

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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How to Establish a PMO In Five Ways?

Project-Management.pm

It’s sometimes hard for organizations to keep up with these, hence the need for establishing a PMO , a standard structure to help projects have a constant process and operation to help them achieve their objectives or the stakeholders ’ requests. Why is there a need for establishing a PMO ? Establish a PMO : The 5 Steps to Adopt.

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20 Things For Your Project Management Plan [With 3 Free Templates]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Reference the business case and any prior documentation. It’s always easier to reference other documents than try to reproduce them in here. In this part of the document include or at least make reference your product breakdown structure, and Work Breakdown Structure if you have them, major deliverables, or other products.

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Your Project Change Management Should Never be a Surprise

Traxidy

Your Project Change Management Should Never be a Surprise. You’re on a tight project schedule and you’ve been managing multiple unplanned work activities to keep your project on track as planned. Ultimately, the situation leaves you with no alternative but to request a change. By: Steve McBroom, CEO, Traxidy. Conclusion.

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Top 10 Must-Read Books on Collaboration on Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I read it a while ago and I still refer to it now. This is an old book now, but it’s still one I refer to because I like how it breaks down the different ways we can facilitate conversations. It’s also very expensive for the amount of pages, so see if you can get your PMO to invest in it! Communicating Projects.

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The Value of an Agile Project Management Office

MPUG

Welcome to the concept of the Project Management Office or PMO. In this article, we will learn about PMOs as organizational structures, about various types of PMOs, and about traditional roles within a PMO. PMO Definition. As noted in the definition, a PMO is an organizational structure.

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