Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

But they are not the regulatory environment, government standards, or external environmental policies or regulations. In particular, look at what governance approaches and organizational standards you have to stick to when managing the project. If you are studying for your PMP exam, check out the training course I recommend.

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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 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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. What you need is adequate governance for the project. Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Fix by: Work with the PMO to review the processes. That could be as easy as an email explaining what screen is changing in the software tools you use or a full-on classroom course. Big complex projects need big, complex structures to support them with all the governance, oversight, and process that implies.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 28, 2019

One of the first things that project managers learn on training courses is that a project has a start, a middle and an end. lack of governance. Government PMO,” says Derek Huether, an enterprise Agile coach and trainer. “But this PMO was managing software applications, both in development and in operation.

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Planview

JULY 5, 2019

The past four blogs in our series are based on the whitepaper, The Agile PMO: 5 Steps to Driving Agility at Scale and have centered around how the PMO can guide the enterprise towards greater agility. It requires that the PMO start embracing agile. Part 2: Agile Transformation Requires Just Enough PMO Governance.

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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. Here’s how EVM can be applied over the course of a project’s duration. Project plan A formal and approved document outlining the course of the project from start to finish.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Lean portfolio management is a process by which strategy is aligned with execution using a lean approach and agile portfolio operations and governance. Of course, you have to find those inefficiencies first. Execute Lean Governance. The Ultimate Guide to Project Management Office (PMO). What Is Lean Portfolio Management?

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 13, 2024

In this article, we will explore the actions PMs can take to manage virtual project teams effectively, addressing common challenges and providing practical insights to enhance collaboration, governance, and performance. Define Roles and Responsibilities Clarifying roles and responsibilities is essential for governance.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

AUGUST 8, 2019

Back in 2015, we took a look at the five advanced training options for people working in PMO. Four years on and a few things have changed in the PMO field. There is now another PMO certification option available alongside P3O from AXELOS and the PPSO ones from BCS, both of which feature in the last article. Business Analysis.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 24, 2020

How do you balance the need to collaborate with the governance and control that’s required in a project environment? How can you use social practices to mitigate the requirements and constraints for governance? I know that’s one of your hot topics given your professional interest and research into PMOs and sponsors.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 11, 2022

If you are setting up a PMO for example, you’ll want your project managers to use something more formal. Equally, on a large project, you’ll benefit from having more sections and more governance than what this status reporting template can offer you. Get my short online course about project reporting.

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Planview

JANUARY 19, 2021

You will have to re-prioritize and replan your project investments and no one knows how to do that better than the Project Management Office (PMO). Here are three trending scenarios where the PMO can have a serious impact.  Digital And that, of course, is what the PMO specializes in – without them there would be chaos!

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 24, 2020

Project Management Office (PMO). Sometimes an organization will have a segment devoted to developing a set of standards and policies to govern their project management and to make sure those standards and policies are being followed. The PMO also will archive the project for historical data, collecting and analyzing its results.

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Project-Management.pm

JULY 19, 2017

Go with PMO: Portfolio Management Office (PMO) has played a crucial role in the world of portfolio management; it helps portfolio to be more coordinated and aid in improving task management as a whole. Portfolio Governance Management. Visit our dedicated webpages : What is Portfolio Management? Portfolio Strategic Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 25, 2022

They will articulate the project objectives and goals to the PMO and anyone else who will listen! The role is predominantly assurance and governance, approving deliverables and making sure the work moves through any gate reviews and governance points as necessary. Of course, factual discussions are a must,” he says.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2019

If you are looking for a starting point for a Gantt chart, GanttPRO has a bunch of templates you can use covering product launches, event planning, maintenance schedule, marketing, retail, creating a course/education programme, and more. Once you’ve started customising it, you’ll need to create an account if you want to keep it.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 23, 2022

Of course, the word productivity is an emotive one. For example, prior to the pandemic, structuring teams around specialist skills, building an amazing planning and resource allocation process (PMO), and putting in place as much automation as possible would for many be the holy grail of productivity.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

As a PM, you might not have much influence over processes led by the PMO, but you can certainly input and offer feedback to try to shape how work gets done. In the first PM course I did, we didn’t talk about positive risk at all. Build quality into processes and deliverables. Optimize risk responses. Adaptability and resilience.

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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? The Savvy PMO recognizes this and makes access to highly visual, useful data an imperative by providing comprehensive portfolio dashboards. In a 2019 Deloitte survey of 1,000 U.S. Real-time Analysis.

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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. Or don’t watch it, and skip straight to the bottom of the page to learn more about the course. Interested?

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

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. Types of PMOs.

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Moira Alexander

MAY 2, 2017

To align business goals with project management (PM), leaders from the enterprise project management office (EMPO) or project management office (PMO) need to be involved in strategic planning sessions alongside senior-level management. The second component is leveraging a rigorous portfolio and project management governance process.

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Senior management must realize that they must actively function as project sponsors and serve on governance committees. They must also realize project governance is NOT the same as functional governance and must be willing to understand and accept new levels of authority, responsibility and decision making.

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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. Or don’t watch it, and skip straight to the bottom of the page to learn more about the course. Interested?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 26, 2019

If you are setting up a PMO for example, you’ll want your project managers to use something more formal. Equally, on a large project, you’ll benefit from having more sections and more governance than what this status reporting template can offer you. Get my short online course about project reporting.

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Project Bliss

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The Portfolio Manager may also establish portfolio governance standards and procedures for approvals, reporting and other needs. PMO (Project Management Office) Manager / Director. Like the Portfolio Manager, the PMO Manager establishes processes and procedures for the PMO. You’d be managing a team of project managers.

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Planview

JANUARY 19, 2023

The PMO determines how strategy gets put into action and turned into execution and delivery. By integrating portfolio management and VSM solutions, the PMO can build more accurate plans as a result of shared visibility into features, defects, risks, and debts at any given time and predictability into capacity.

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Planview

JUNE 28, 2019

Adopting Lean-Agile budgeting practices helps to decrease funding overhead and friction while maintaining financial governance, helping to align budgeting practices with Lean-Agile goals. Business units present their ideas to the PMO in an annual planning meeting. In traditional organizations, this power resides with the PMO.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JUNE 1, 2020

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]. Executives should ensure strong governance. Strong project portfolio management and strong project management are underpinned by strong governance.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JUNE 22, 2017

A Chief Projects Officer (CPO) is typically responsible for providing governance over an organisation’s internal projects – external, or customer facing projects can be also covered but that is entering a slightly different world – with a focus on: Ensuring all projects support the current strategic objectives. Reports to the executive team.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Quick win for PMOs: Ask who wants to get certified next year and make it happen. There are plenty of low-cost training options and courses delivered virtually that will help your team earn their credentials. Perhaps that’s why so many people want to take their development into their own hands, earn a certification and get a new job.

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MPUG

MAY 22, 2023

The Foundation level is a 90-minute course, and upon completion, individuals receive a Citizen Development Foundation micro-credential. This is the primary focus of our presentation, and it includes a 6-8 hour course that covers different methodologies for citizen development. A link to this course can be found in our presentation.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

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