Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

The risk of a undergraduate degree in project management is that you actually find out you don’t much like it after all and then you’re stuck with it. Government jobs typically pay better than working in education. Alternatively, there are MBA programs that offer project management options or the opportunity to specialize.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2021

If that’s you, be on the look out for these kinds of job titles, as you can probably enter project management higher up the ranks: Project manager Senior project manager Program manager Business change manager Organizational change manager Delivery manager PMO manager. Government jobs typically pay better than working in education.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

E – Project Management Terms Earned value management (EVM) A way to measure project performance, and is commonly used in government projects. ” G – Project Management Terms Henry Gantt American mechanical engineer and management consultant who developed the Gantt chart in 1910.

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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.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 6, 2023

Starting up or revamping a PMO is tricky and complex. If a PMO will help navigate these turbulent waters, it should not be on one or two people to determine its direction. Committed organizations will setup a PMO Steering Committee. I’ll start by saying a PMO Steering Committee is not a guarantee.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Unfortunately too much of the discussion around project management skills is still rooted in hard skills and techniques: planning, scheduling , risk management , budgeting. For nearly twenty years he has run his own consultancy company which works with both public and private sector organizations.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 18, 2023

Now it’s time to create a PMO Business Case and start moving the needle from idea to reality. If you notice, I call it a PMO Business Case, not a PMO Charter. I don’t like the word “charter” when talking about creating PMO’s. Below are some of the key components of a PMO Business Case.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

A Project Management Office (PMO) isn't just about oversight; it's about empowering your projects to deliver real value. A well-implemented PMO can transform your project delivery process , ensuring that every project is set up for success from the start. Discover how a PMO can be a game-changer for your organization.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

This matrix has four different groups: High Influence High Interest e.g. Sponsor of Your Product High Influence Low Interest e.g. Governance such as Audit Low Influence High Interest e.g. Users Low Influence Low Interest e.g. People who want to know how things are going You will require a different engagement style for each group.

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The structure of your organization’s project management office (PMO) may be the difference between effective and ineffective project management. Your PMO structure must blend in with the organizational culture to ensure project management success. What is a PMO structure? PMO can also mean Program or Portfolio Management Office.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JUNE 20, 2019

Last week it was the fifth PMO Conference in London. With over 400 PMO practitioners from around the globe and over 20 sessions to choose from, there’s a lot to learn about where PMO is heading right now. Staying with the reporting theme, data analytics will be a game changer for the PMO in the coming years.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Now imagine that a senior executive starts off his day and decides first to have a quick look at the project dashboard expecting to see metrics such as the current status of projects, earned value indices in terms of money and performances, and top risks. Welcome to the concept of the Project Management Office or PMO. PMO Definition.

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Project Bliss

OCTOBER 3, 2017

You need to understand risk and finances, and evaluate projects based on ROI. The Portfolio Manager may also establish portfolio governance standards and procedures for approvals, reporting and other needs. PMO (Project Management Office) Manager / Director. Consulting. You’d be managing a team of project managers.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

Enhanced Decision Making Data-Driven Insights - With digital project management, leaders access data analytics that helps predict outcomes, assess risks, and make informed decisions quickly and accurately. A Digital PMO can offer support in technologies, resources, governance frameworks, and alignment with organizational goals.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MARCH 11, 2021

But, out of respect for the PMO manager who asked not to be named or have this published until his retirement in March of 2021, I held off. One of my first PMO managers had an Actuary background. He needed to tell a story; what the PMO was doing to advance the company’s goals and the teams involved in making that happen.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Project Management Office (PMO) An organization’s centralized office or department that oversees and supports all organizational project management efforts. Project Governance The framework and guidelines for decision-making, responsibility, and accountability within a project. a project).

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Wrike

MARCH 15, 2021

PMO vs. EPMO: what is the difference? While PMO has greatly helped many organizations, EPMO is the way of the future. . While PMOs are on the ground taking care of day-to-day activities, EPMOs have a high-level view of the project. . They actively work to correct many of the now outdated practices of the traditional PMO role.

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 8, 2018

Use this project status report template if your Project Management Office or governing body doesn’t have a standard template in place. If your PMO or governing body already has requirements in place, follow those. You can also incorporate any risks that have occurred and how the team is addressing them.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JUNE 22, 2017

A Chief Projects Officer, or whatever title you may wish to bestow on this position, should make it easier to manage change initiatives across an organisation, should reduce that organisation’s exposure to the impact and potential; realisation of major risk, and can drive lower costs through economies of scale. Reports to the executive team.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Risk management, for instance, has little value if all we do is log the risks and assign ownership and mitigating actions, without subsequently following up and taking these risks into consideration when planning, estimating and executing the project. But true collaboration is much more than consultation.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 4, 2022

We’ll be looking at Milestone planning, dependency management, multi stakeholder management, governance across multiple projects. So let’s talk about Project governance. Combining project governance is actually very similar. So what do we mean by governance? formal reporting is another governance function.

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We spoke with Robert Kelly, PMO leader and Managing Partner of Kelly Project Solutions, LLC , about the value of project management and the impact it has on business. What are the top issues you face as a PMO leader? I believe there are several challenges facing the PMO leader, which are shared across the organization : 1.

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Jez Lister

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

I first came across the Project Management Office or PMO concept twenty-five years ago whilst working as a project manager for a large systems integrator. Most of my colleagues – myself included were initially unclear about the purpose of the PMO and assumed that we were all to be relocated to new offices. PMO as a Service Provider.

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International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Benchmarking is an excellent method to capture external best practices, possibly by using the project management office (PMO) or other internal organizations as the lead for external benchmarking activities. Gap can also exist for performance improvement expectations such as: Reduction in risk by a certain percentage, cost, or time.

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

There are some examples of the topics to be discussed at the conference: Project organization, Project management plan, Management information system, Construction phase, Post-construction phase, Risk analysis and management in construction, Planning and scheduling, and many others. Pricing: starting from 250 EUR.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

OCTOBER 17, 2021

“Design the project development approach based on the context of the project, its objectives, stakeholders, governance, and the environment using “just enough” process to achieve the desired outcome while maximizing value, managing cost, and enhancing speed.” ” PMBOK, pg.

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Ganttic

JANUARY 6, 2021

Or this article on project toxicity risks expertly equates poor project management with a virus, terms we can all understand in our current times. Coach, consultant, author, speaker and more, Peter Taylor is anything but lazy. With topics ranging from staying agile, to project governance, and ways to deal with stakeholders.

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Project Bliss

MARCH 27, 2017

If you’re using consultants for any of your project work, managing contracts and vendor deliverables may be a part of your role. This prevents information from being missed by some and reduces risk. As the project manager, you may report to stakeholders, governance bodies, and anyone else who needs project information.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Each village has different governance and the ambiguity also contributed to the complexity of the situation. And then of course – the overall risk for the project, even without the pandemic, is pretty significant. Add in the pandemic and you had a lot of high impact risks that could occur. What About Organizations?

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EasyProjects

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Increasingly, companies have full-time project-management offices (PMO) with staff and budgets to pursue project planning, management, and evaluation full time. Where the list is long, this is work for the PMO or an ad hoc project-prioritization committee. Another difference is how project prioritizing is built into the company?

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MPUG

OCTOBER 4, 2022

I regularly provide project management advisory and Project Management Office (PMO) related consulting services to my clients. It is important to note that since assumptions are not certain and they may or may not come true, they are considered potential risks. They are as follows: Scope Schedule Budget Quality Risks Resources.

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Planview

JANUARY 24, 2019

Part 5: How Risk Management is Crucial to Project Management. Customer/Partner Availability (An organization is an ecosystem, which includes customers, suppliers, consulting partners, and others. Project risk assessments and expectation agreements need to include outside partners. Part 3: Project Estimation Methods.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MAY 28, 2020

The recent UK Government’s enquiry into the management of major projects was cut short by world events, but the interim report and oral evidence make for interesting reading. [1] And of course, for our projects and our organisations, we don’t have Governments to bail us out. Risk Must Be Factored in At Every Stage.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 23, 2022

We like to consider ourselves kind of a full stack consultancy in the sense that you know, obviously, you have to deal with the work surface levels and what the teams are doing but you know, how do you orchestrate teams across dependency boundaries? And he’ll come in and consult for you and customized model for you and do all those things.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

The governance considerations for project cost management. Anything else… You’ll also want to add in whatever else your Project Management Office(PMO), your Project Board, or your Project Sponsor asks you to include. Typical categories of cost include: time costs (for contractors and consultants on hourly rates).

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

It considers the possible risks, rewards, and actual performance of each project to see if it’s even worth green lighting. . Such tools provide a solution to establish a prioritization process for projects that helps organizations govern their existing and future efforts. user/month | Business $24.80/user/month| Top Features: .

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

64% of organizations say they frequently conduct risk management. [6]. Managing small, low-risk projects. Managing medium-size, moderate-risk projects. Government – Federal. Management Consulting. Government – City/State/Local. Project Management Offices (PMOs). 19% — Delivered on time. 2% — Other. [6].

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