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PMO Leadership: How PMOs Can Evolve into Savvy PMOs

Planview

PMO leadership today is about more than being a purveyor of governance and delivering projects on time and on budget. Some PMOs are finding it difficult to evolve beyond a focus on improving project management practices, which can inhibit agility and growth. Top-down governance – Emphasis on compliance, standards, and processes.

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10 Places to Get Free Project Management Templates

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I have researched the best places to get free project management templates for download online. How to Use Free Project Management Templates. You can find free project management templates to download all over the internet. You can find free project management templates to download all over the internet.

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Win at Digital Transformation By Connecting Portfolio Management and Value Stream Management 

Planview

Organizations can maximize ROI and increase the likelihood of a successful digital transformation by connecting portfolio management and value stream management (VSM) practices. Portfolio Management: Turning Strategy into Plans A big part of portfolio management focuses on planning.

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Zombie Projects and How to Kill Them

Rebel’s Guide to PM

One of the first things that project managers learn on training courses is that a project has a start, a middle and an end. Don’t be the project manager that lets a project go on and on by accepting every scope change and picking up all the operational work as well as the requests for new functionality, additions or improvements.

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How Savvy PMOs Drive Actionable Insights with Portfolio Dashboards

Planview

High-level visibility into the state of the portfolio enables executives and portfolio managers to plan and execute the highest-value initiatives in context, balancing across financial and resource constraints. With this information, the program or portfolio manager can verify that all work is connected to the strategic plan.

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Become a Modern PMO That Empowers Your Organization

Planview

The need to manage that change is more important than ever. It’s crucial to be able to quickly adapt to demand and prioritization changes – and how you plan and manage people resources can determine your ability to handle these pivots. 3 Positive Side Effects of Enhanced Visibility and Streamlined Governance.

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Free Project Status Report Template

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s a free project status report template that is based on one I use myself for weekly updates to my manager and team. If your project management software tool doesn’t generate a simple status report for you, then you’ll have to do it yourself, but you really don’t want it to use up too much of your time in the week. I'm in!

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