Planview

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Have no fear, the Savvy PMO is here! Your team of experts can objectively assess all incoming work for alignment to strategy, risk mitigation, customer impact, overall improvement, financial benefit, capacity, and more. The Savvy PMO knows that employees are a great source of ideas, but they need an easy way to submit them.

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PMO Initiating Innovation Risk Management 103

Planview

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Regardless of whether you’re still learning how to prioritize projects or you’re a seasoned veteran, you can walk away from this blog knowing how to become a Savvy PMO. It may require a little experimenting to find the right method to match the needs of your PMO and organization. Here’s how. Gain Knowledge. What are your drivers?

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Planview

DECEMBER 24, 2018

We’ve compiled this list of our top portfolio and resource management (PRM) assets, which include everything from on-demand webinars, eBooks, and whitepapers, for better accessibility. The best gift for your PMO: Portfolio and Resource Management tips. Your PMO @ Hyper-speed Workshops [Webinar]. The Zombie PMO Outbreak [eBook].

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PMO Governance Government 2019 60

Wrike

MARCH 23, 2021

The proliferation of remote/hybrid workforces presents project management offices (PMOs) with a special challenge: how to quickly adapt to supporting distributed teams while shifting the organization’s focus to newly digital projects and processes. What do PMO teams need to do to succeed in the future of work? Ready, set, goals!

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Similar to football, where a quarterback is only as good as his receivers, the same analogy applies to PMOs — you’re only as effective as the tools at your disposal. You need to connect strategy, planning, and execution, whether you operate within an Agile or Waterfall methodology. What’s in the eBook.

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PMO Risk Management Executing Monitoring 36

Planview

JANUARY 19, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover what is required to maximize value delivery from technology-centric initiatives, how portfolio management is used to turn strategy into plans, how value stream management is used to turn plans into delivery, and how to improve technology-centric initiative planning and outcomes with VSM.

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Underperforming Technical Team PMO Initiating Risk Management 97

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

So I made you an ebook. You can scroll down and get the highlights, and then read all the advice in the How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects ebook. Get the ebook! Receive the ebook in your email. Now check your email to get your ebook. Send me the ebook! Please try again. Leigh Espy.

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2018 Artificial Inteligence Consulting Underperforming Technical Team 296

Planview

MARCH 21, 2019

In this blog series, we are providing an overview of the seven planning types to help you deliver on strategy with a dynamic and continuous approach. Strategic planning lets you drive high-level objectives and strategies into more detailed aspects like resource demands, financials, dates, and benefits. 3) Program Planning.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

Use a standard template If your company does not have a standard template for minutes , make one up, or ask your PMO. Photos are so much easier than trying to use words to describe what was drawn on the board. Using a standard template saves you time. Document decisions Use your minutes to confirm the decisions that were taken in the meeting.

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Technical Review Software Review PMO Initiating 376

Wrike

JULY 21, 2023

To help manage these challenges, Wrike experts have put together a list of five must-read resources for every type of PMO , from construction to retail, all the way to IT and professional services. Dive into our curated selection to learn how to align your strategy with execution for end-to-end success. Read the eBook 2.

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Planview

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Working with IT, the PMO started with demand management and has now reduced approved projects by 75 percent, created a visible pipeline of demand, reduced staff workload, and improved performance. Read more about these capabilities in our blog series on Prioritization and Resource Planning: How Do You Prioritize Your Work as a Savvy PMO?

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PMO Software Review Initiating Risk Management 109

Planview

JANUARY 20, 2022

In Planview’s global benchmark study – The State of Strategy Execution – only one-third of the 1,000 business professionals surveyed said their companies have access to timely, accurate data. Strategy and execution aren’t connected. This barrier is especially troublesome when executive teams swiftly change strategies and priorities.

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Technical Review Innovation Initiating Executing 97

Planview

MARCH 8, 2019

In this blog series, we will be discussing five types of planning that are crucial to delivering on strategy with a dynamic and continuous approach. They require people, strategies, work, outcomes, and technology. This is simply a reality organizations must come to realize. Let’s jump right in to part one. Let’s start with the basics.

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Planview

MAY 4, 2020

Does your PMO provide the project visibility and insights required to help the organization deliver on strategy? For some PMOs, project visibility is limited to just project status. The Savvy PMO extends visibility and reporting to six key areas: Project Status and Health. Planned versus Actuals. Intake and Demand.

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PMO Budget Risk Management Finance 107

Planview

MAY 9, 2018

Advancing the PMO with portfolio and resource management. Seriously, you’ll thank me later when your PMO is able to not only meet goals and deadlines more effectively, but also deliver products to the market faster. 9 Key Ingredients for PMO Success – Your PMO should no longer be narrowly focused on project execution.

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PMO 2018 Innovation Executing 74

Planview

JULY 23, 2018

The success of an organization hinges on its ability to collectively deliver on strategy, yet many struggle to do so, as they are bound by different point tools that limit communication, collaboration, and visibility into work and projects. Only then will you be able to ensure that your organization’s strategy is being delivered.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2019

Get access to over 20 project management templates, ebooks, checklists and more. A community of interest can take many forms, from your professional community of project managers at work, perhaps organised by your PMO, an online community or an industry group or professional body that you are part of – one that has regular meet ups.

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Planview

JANUARY 2, 2020

The PMO and stakeholders have visibility into flow, blockers, and dependencies; and teams can better coordinate work planning, execution, reporting, and alignment with value streams and strategy. You can learn more about the benefits of Lean budgeting by reading The 7 Stages to Lean Budgeting Success eBook.

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2019 Agile Lean Governance 103

Wrike

APRIL 12, 2021

Regardless of the industry your PMO operates in — IT, construction, business services, finance and banking, or manufacturing — success depends on delivering projects on time and on budget, as well as demonstrating the ROI of your PMO to the organization. Unfortunately, roughly 70% of projects PMOs start actually fail.

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Software PMO Finance Manufacturing 41

Planview

MARCH 27, 2019

With the right planning process, organizations can strategically manage funding from the initial strategy development to the execution of their initiatives, all the while adapting to change. Let’s get started. Investment and Capacity Planning.

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Planning Technical Review Innovation Defining 109

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2017

Karen started out in heavy industry – mining – and is now Principal at Enviro Integration Strategies , a firm that helps companies get tangible value from doing the right thing for the planet. You can also download her free sustainability ebook and checklist. Thanks, Karen!

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Sustainability Lean Construction Engineering 166

The Lazy Project Manager

APRIL 6, 2021

GRAB YOUR FREE EBOOK HERE. GRAB YOUR FREE EBOOK HERE. Project resource management by PMO has changed significantly in the last 20 years. This article would help you understand how a value-driven resource management can become a major game-changer for the PMO and become a profit centre for the business.

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Online PM Courses

OCTOBER 14, 2018

And we mustn’t forget that there are other widely used hashtags in the #PMOT community, like #Agile, #PMO, and #PMP. Co-author of Strategies for Project Sponsorship – [link] Practical project management: ronrosenhead.co.uk. Enthusiastic PMO bod. PMO flashmobber: arraspeople.co.uk. PM Bloggers. Software Vendors.

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PMO Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team PMI 73

Planview

APRIL 4, 2019

Welcome to the finale of our four-part series that reviews the types of planning organizations have at their fingertips to convert strategy into results. Part II: Strategic Planning: The Types of Planning That Bring Your Strategy to Life. Part I: Types of Planning Crucial to Delivering on Strategy.

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Planning Technical Review Software Review Budget 96

Planview

MAY 30, 2019

Do you understand the impact of trade-off decisions, accepting new, delayed, or dropping projects within your strategy? As your organization starts the planning process look for a planning tool that allows you to: Prioritize your strategies because they impact program prioritization. Read the Planning Deconstructed eBook.

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Planning Agile Transportation Executing 106

LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 2, 2018

It does take a while for practice to catch up with guidance, so expect to see some changes in your PMO soon; we can expect more flexibility with how to apply project management best practice. The updated PRINCE2 guidelines that were released this year also include information on tailoring for your environment. This is a good thing.

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2018 Certification 2011 Prince2 106

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

If your company does not have a standard template for minutes , make one up, or ask your PMO. Photos are so much easier than trying to use words to describe what was drawn on the board. Use a Standard Template. Using a standard template saves you time. Document Decisions. It contains everything you need for better, more productive meetings.

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Software Review PMO Budget Initiating 382

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

So I made you an ebook. You can scroll down and get the highlights, and then read all the advice in the How To Make 2019 A Successful Year for Your Projects ebook. Get the ebook! Watch your email for the link to the ebook! Now check your email to get your ebook. Send me the ebook! Read my privacy notice.

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2019 Technical Review PMO Consulting 290

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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CTO Hire PMO Executing Budget 133

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2020

The PMO, if you have one, can be an ideal source of facilitators who have the rights skills and experience to undertake the health check. It is the responsibility of the project manager, perhaps supported by the PMO, to chase up the actions to ensure they are completed in the appropriate time frame and report further to the steering board.

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2014 PMO Technical Review Software Review 228

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 4, 2022

In this webinar we discuss tips and strategies for managing multiple projects. And whether you’ve got the job title project manager, or whether you are managing multiple projects within your day job, it’s something that we need some strategies to help to help us manage. Yes, I do have a whole ebook on that.

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Software Review Governance Government Technical Review 264

Ganttic

JANUARY 6, 2021

Sarah describes herself as “a project manager, product manager, and strategy consultant who is slightly obsessed with productivity.” Community leader Margaret Meloni has a background in IT Project Management and PMO Leadership. Sarah M Hoban. What's it all about? And packs a lot of info without ever feeling overwhelming.

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2021 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software Review 218

Wrike

APRIL 12, 2017

We’ve compiled a list of over 80 of the very best online resources for project managers, including online training sites, podcasts, ebooks, tools and templates, blogs, and more. . Downloadable Guides & Ebooks. provides a comprehensive course catalog, covering both core project management concepts and advanced strategies.

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Certification Technical Review PMI Risk Management 50

MPUG

JUNE 5, 2020

Then, third step I’ll show you examples, very practical improvement strategy and how you fast track project management success with Teams and Planners. Question three, my PMO is a team in Teams. Also, in the periphery, talk about things like Microsoft Project and project on the web, and how all these interplays together.

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