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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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

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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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). Mapping the Value Stream.

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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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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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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

JULY 12, 2019

We'll process your data in accordance with our privacy policy. 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. Please try again. I'm in!

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

As the need for more flexibility in project management took hold, changes began to appear in the way that some of the traditional processes were being used. Changes in Our View of Project Management Processes. As such, business processes were now integrated with project management processes in flexible project management approaches.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 26, 2019

We'll process your data in accordance with our privacy policy. We'll process your data in accordance with our privacy policy. If you are setting up a PMO for example, you’ll want your project managers to use something more formal. Get my short online course about project reporting. Please try again. I'm in!

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Planview

JANUARY 19, 2023

Why Digital Transformations Struggle to Return on Investment The technology-centric initiatives that make up a digital transformation often lag because of people, processes, and organizational issues. The PMO determines how strategy gets put into action and turned into execution and delivery.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JUNE 1, 2020

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]. Executives should ensure strong governance. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog.

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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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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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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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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 20, 2024

This customization process involves a modification of methodologies and governance structures, transforming project management into a strategic asset as dynamic as the projects it aims to guide. Imagine leading projects that not only meet but exceed expectations, where team morale is high and stakeholder engagement strengthens.

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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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MPUG

MAY 22, 2023

As a reminder, citizen development is the process of non-technical individuals creating or contributing to the development of applications or software within their organizations. The Foundation level is a 90-minute course, and upon completion, individuals receive a Citizen Development Foundation micro-credential.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

I'd like to receive the free email course. External factors around projects are constantly changing at a breakneck speed which makes it challenging to definitively control the outcome without frequent course correction. Brain Sensei’s Complete PMP® Exam Prep course can be taken anytime and anywhere. Please try again.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JANUARY 30, 2020

Agile is moving beyond technology and is now widely used in financial services, government, and professional services companies. Several hundred thousand people have taken Scrum Master certification courses with the expectation they will be prepared to lead a Scrum team. Introductory agile courses open the gateway to further learning.

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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. More often than not, you won’t be able to pick your team, establish the processes, or develop the PMO.

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EasyProjects

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Do you have an agreed process of prioritizing? An agreed process of mediating competing evaluations of priority? Increasingly, companies have full-time project-management offices (PMO) with staff and budgets to pursue project planning, management, and evaluation full time. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Making choices.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 26, 2023

As I read through the chapter, certain things stand out: Is there a decision-making process? 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.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MAY 28, 2020

The really big projects of course have public and political dimensions and it is generally accepted that such projects are inevitably underestimated in order to gain approval. Of course, many will look back and say that it’s not about the cost, just look at that fantastic thing we built. Download our course catalogue to learn more. [1]

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2017

On the project management side, you’ll often see many female project managers involved with managing the environmental assessment and regulatory processes and supplementary programs for monitoring performance and oversight. How did your career start out? Figuring out exactly what people want.

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The Lazy Project Manager

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

But let’s expand this thought process to the project team as a whole and consider how such social tools impact the team performance. Project marketing is the proactive process of educating all stakeholders about the value of your project deliverables in order to aid successful delivery and acceptance.’.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Agile A methodology for project and product management, typically used to deliver software projects in an iterative way with short bursts of work called “sprints” Though initially designed as a process for IT and engineering projects, it has since been successfully applied to other industries like marketing.

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Tony Adams

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Yes, of course. Organisational change is not a linear process or one-off event; it is continuous, open ended, messy, unpredictable and cumulative. Emergent change processes are a useful way to think about project delivery in a fluid change environment, particularly where we cannot anticipate and assess all change variables in advance.

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Meisterplan

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The City of Munich and the federal government invested more than 750 million euros to modernize the hospital and put it on a sound footing so that it can continue to offer excellent care to patients. . We imagine hospitals operating with rigid and formalized processes and procedures.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

It will help you navigate the scoping process, and take full advantage of all of your hard work. One of two outputs of one of six processes of one of 10 Knowledge Areas. Your scope management plan will set out the processes and procedures that will protect you from all these failings. That can sound worryingly circular.

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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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Online PM Courses

OCTOBER 21, 2018

These may be: External standards imposed upon you by third parties like Governments, regulators or customers in your value chain. Project, program, or portfolio management standards imposed by your PMO (Project, Program, or Portfolio Management Office). The Three Project Quality Management Processes. Process Description.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

It is also not uncommon that project managers follow a process for the sake of compliance without attaching much meaning to it. I have deliberately generalised and exaggerated to make it obvious what the process-related mistakes are that we should watch out for. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

OCTOBER 16, 2022

We also need to be constantly learning from the decisions we make, as well as improving our decision making processes. Over the course of a couple days and many conversations, I finally talked to the CFO. The governance committee was able to quickly review and decide which projects we were going to pursue, and which would get shelved.

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