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Lean Portfolio Management Operations: An Agile Approach

Planview

This blog is part of a series on Lean portfolio management for the enterprise. If you haven’t already, we recommend reading: Part 1: What is Lean Portfolio Management? Part 2: Lean Portfolio Management: Lean Budgets and Investment Funding. Didn’t we just say that a centralized PMO undermined LPM?

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The Functions of a Project Management Office

Project Pulse Journal

A Project Management Office (PMO) isn't just about oversight; it's about empowering your projects to deliver real value. A well-implemented PMO can transform your project delivery process , ensuring that every project is set up for success from the start. Discover how a PMO can be a game-changer for your organization.

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Inspiring Women in Project Management: Pam Shergill

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Pam has amazing energy and is the kind of person who grabs every opportunity. My job is twofold – I am a project manager and a PMO Manager. Invest time and energy with a coach or mentor to keep you on track. I enjoyed finding out more about her journey and I’m sure you will too. Set yourself small milestone tasks to get there.

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Episode 196 – The Hidden Value: Understanding Benefits Realization

Velociteach

But if we then look at where we really spend our time and money and energy, it’s on the technical deliverables. And then we need to have the project sponsor report, for example, to PMO after the project is done saying, “Did we actually, did we come through? So we need to be a little gentle with the sponsor that has actually leaned in.

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10 Ways Agile PMOs are Comparable to Hummingbirds

nTask

Let’s just say that in an ideal world where most of the Agile project management offices around the world are lean and state-of-the-art and are a contributing factor to the overall success of the organization, we’ll get to see just how similar PMOs are to hummingbirds. Agile PMOs, like Hummingbirds, can Enter Hibernation-Like States.

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Top Project Management Conferences in 2020

Epicflow Blog

February 19-21, Sydney — The Seventh PMO Leadership Forum gathers PM experts of different levels to learn successful case studies on determining, evaluating, and broadcasting your PMO value, as well as examine strategies to improve your project delivery and PM processes in general, embrace digital transformation journey, and more.

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Complete Collection of Project Management Statistics 2015

Wrike

Lean & Test Driven Development (TDD) – 11%. Energy – 52%. Project Management Offices (PMOs). PMO Popularity by Company Size: 61% of small organizations (<$100M) have a PMO. 88% of mid-size companies ($100M-$1B) have a PMO. 90% of large enterprises (>$1B) have a PMO. [16]. Crystal – 3%.

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