Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

First, organizations implement PMOs with a lack of clarity. Why does the organization need the PMO? What is the role of the PMO? How will the PMO engage with the senior leaders? Second, the PMO fails to ask for feedback and incrementally evolve. How PMOs Can Become Strategic Enablers 1.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 24, 2023

You’ve done the PMO Assessment. Then you created the PMO Business Case. You’ve been to meetings and finally got approval to establish your PMO. Now, I’ve seen PMO Establishment and Implementation called out as two separate steps. Ensure your PMO will properly staffed. Budgeting Control.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

A gate review is a control point that acts as a go/no go decision point for the work. Gates allow you to transition between stages in a controlled way. The PMO will specify the route your project has to follow. Ready to find out more about this helpful governance technique? What is a gate review? Benefits of gate reviews.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

Continuous improvement equips you with the tools to achieve this, helping your strategies evolve with every project, quickly adapting to new obstacles, and setting industry-leading standards. Focus on areas like agile methodologies, risk management, and leadership. Don’t just respond to changes; proactively embrace them.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

Leadership : ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Successful project managers will be those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Throughout the project, leadership is simple: you serve your team. Let’s jump in. But we can do better.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

More trust, less control (especially in remote teams). What we practice already and more and more companies are adopting is more trust and less control. Brush up on your virtual leadership skills. Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams. What you can do.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JUNE 1, 2020

After some tapping on their laptop, they proudly showed me their new corporate webpages, proclaiming their ‘strategy’, ‘vision’ and ‘mission’ statements. [1] All we need to do now is execute that strategy! Strategy is not hard to understand: Where is our chosen market? Executives must develop a clear strategy.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The Zombie-PMO apocalypse is here. Executives are expecting more from PMOs than ever. They must drive digital transformation and fuel growth strategies by delivering complex programs across the organization at speed. But there is one problem…PMOs are finding it very hard to adapt. Are you able to escape this epidemic?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2022

Now that command and control is recognized as an ineffective way of managing projects, project managers need alternatives that work when they don’t have authority over the team. This would be a good book for people new to the workforce or taking a team leadership job for the very first time. Strategies for Project Sponsorship.

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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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MPUG

MAY 6, 2024

Furthermore, AI doesn’t just stop at identifying risks; it also plays a crucial role in recommending mitigation strategies and risk response actions. By analyzing data from similar past projects and outcomes of various risk response strategies, AI models can suggest the most effective measures for dealing with identified risks.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MAY 28, 2020

We need to understand when we are in a complex environment, apply the right form of leadership and choose the right tools. Schedule and Cost Control Starts with Good Estimates. Having Controls Doesn’t Mean That You’re in Control. Strategy Must Be Aligned with Work Through Portfolio Management.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2023

Why do you want a PMO? That’s a hell of a question to ask when you’re the consultant asking a client why they want to start a Project Management Office (PMO). I had a list of questions jotted down to ask the leadership team. ” PMO was born. Do I feel that PMO’s can add value?

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

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. The project manager’s first role is making a feasible plan that achieves the goals and objectives of the project and aligns with the organization’s overall business strategy.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Is there a way to boil down strategic choices to three generic strategies? Strategy guru Michael Porter has done just that. This post explores the generic strategies, the pitfalls in choosing one, and their importance to project managers. Overview of Porter’s Three Generic Strategies. The Cost Leadership Strategy.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This will give you an idea if it’s the right strategy to execute your portfolio management. Lean portfolio management is a process by which strategy is aligned with execution using a lean approach and agile portfolio operations and governance. The senior leadership team will apply lean principles to manage the portfolio.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2022

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. Nearly 70% of project professionals thought that team management was crucial, with 62% reporting they felt project control and governance was key. I documented this as a risk, and continued to communicate it up the chain to leadership, but nothing changed.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

Coping strategies for dealing with workplace bullying. The best short answer is to appreciate what is within your realm of control and influence in order to create an action plan. Alternatively, you may see the senior management adopting a disrespectful tone and exhibiting poor leadership skills. What is the complaints process?

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 24, 2020

Mike was a functional project manager in an organization where I managed a PMO. Some project managers wait until things are out of control before they exercise risk management. Rather, they simply were unaware of new strategies, processes, and projects. He was winsome and a hard worker. Failure to identify risks early.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. Nearly 70% of project professionals thought that team management was crucial, with 62% reporting they felt project control and governance was key. I documented this as a risk, and continued to communicate it up the chain to leadership, but nothing changed.

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LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 5, 2022

You will note that 1 and 2 are within my control – only myself to blame if this was the situation – whilst 3 and 4 are outside my control but where, wise project manager that I try to be, I added in contingency to cover the unexpected. The traffic was against me – a major accident or another unexpected incident was on my route.

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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.” 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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

If you are working in any kind of project delivery role, PMO role, or similar in any industry, you can count some of your professional service working hours towards the maximum requirements for Giving Back. Get instant access to 10 high quality webinars on leadership and specialist topics to help you earn the difficult 'Power Skills' PDUs.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Strong leadership in projects is important for success, so getting your project board and/or project steering group set up as soon as you can is a good start. Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology. For example, on one project, I had the CFO steering group, and attendees were all SLT (senior leadership team members).

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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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The IIL Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Organizational leaders and business owners must develop strategies to commit general management and senior staff to these changes, and PMs need to adapt to the ensuing cultural shift. The project management office (PMO) originated to align all projects with standard operational procedures.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In this article, we’ll tackle this very topic from the perspective of IT PMO and how it can shape work both inside and outside of the IT department. Let’s take it from the top: The IT PMO As established with our overview of the IT PMO , some of the key elements of the PMO include governance, intake, allocation, collaboration, and reporting.

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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. Successful project managers are those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Bill Dow , PMP, is a recognised expert in developing and managing Project Management Offices (PMOs.) Let’s jump in. Mark Phillips.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

So far in this blog series, we have defined strategy, covered the basis of strategic planning, and discussed who to include in your strategic planning team. If you need a refresher on the first two phases of this rescue mission, read through parts 1 and 2 below: Part 1: Failing to Deliver Strategy… Slowly. Step 1: Start with strategy.

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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 14, 2023

But what has been shaping the direction of project leadership in 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. Get good at budgeting so you keep project costs under control.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 18, 2024

We will explore how the project management control process and systems are the backbone of project success, providing structure, oversight, and direction to ensure that projects are executed and aligned with organizational goals and values. This supports setting up the crucial aspects of project governance components.

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Planview

JUNE 1, 2021

Executive teams have seen how Agile practices can help organizations gain speed, pivot quickly and effectively when needed, and deliver high-quality outcomes on strategy. At the same time, our traditional planning processes cannot keep up or sustain us anymore: The annual plan is most on-strategy the day you finish it.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Change Control A formal process of documenting, reviewing, approving, and managing a change to a project’s scope, schedule, budget, or quality parameters. Change Management The approach to plan and implement strategies that guide individuals and organizations through a change (e.g., process, policy, practices, perceptions, etc.)

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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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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

As a result, they work overtime to stay in control and to get it all done. Why is it So Hard to Give Up Control? Through my leadership work, I have come to recognise that people with certain traits and personality types find it particularly challenging to step away from the details. Controlling Managers are Prone to Stress.

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