ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Having many projects to manage in a portfolio can be daunting. There are many ways to do this and one of which is lean portfolio management. Let’s first define lean portfolio management and then delve into how it works. This will give you an idea if it’s the right strategy to execute your portfolio management.

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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

JANUARY 24, 2022

There’s no denying that project management today looks different to how it did even 5 years ago. Project management trends shape our profession. So what are the emerging trends in project management that are going to shape how you do your job in the future? How project management is evolving. Managing a hybrid team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

Your project management plan is more than just a schedule of work. A project management plan is a document that sets out how you are going to do what you’re going to do. It’s a guide to how the project will be managed. So what does go in the project management plan ? Execution strategy.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2022

In this article, we’ll dive into the statistics and you’ll learn: The top challenges facing people managing several projects at once The key skills required for managing multiple projects The top tools for prioritizing work day-to-day. This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level.

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Planview

JANUARY 24, 2020

Today’s enterprises are increasingly looking to the PMO to boost the bottom line. The risk of poor capacity is the inability to resource projects. This quote, from one of Planview’s global Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) customers, characterizes the challenges and risks organizations face with resource planning.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In this article, we’ll dive into the statistics and you’ll learn: The top challenges facing people managing several projects at once The key skills required for managing multiple projects The top tools for prioritizing work day-to-day. This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Project managers are the point person in charge of a specific project or projects within an organization. We regularly feature project management resources to help train PMs to land jobs in the industry or develop better skills in their current role. What Does a Project Manager Do? How Much Does a Project Manager Make?

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Wrike

MARCH 3, 2023

Among those humans are directors of project management offices (PMOs), portfolio managers, and program and project managers. Every PMO is different but they’re all focused on the same thing: success. As any PMO professional knows, project management and project delivery are two different things.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So, picture this: you are transitioning from your current position into a project management career. The industry didn’t matter; it was about translating my work experience into specific project management industry-recognized terms and managing projects. What are the Essential Project Management Buzzwords?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

Bullying can be as harmful in the workplace as it is in schools and other areas of society, causing the well understood personal emotional impacts plus a long list of challenges for project manager and their organizations where it is taking place. Coping strategies for dealing with workplace bullying.

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Planview

JANUARY 31, 2019

The following content is based on the whitepaper, “Bigger Than a Breadbox: 10 Tips for Better Project Estimates, Part 2,” written by Jerry Manas. From all the previous six parts of this series, it should be clear that effective estimation is a primary driver of project success, resource planning, and portfolio alignment. Use Your GPS.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 2, 2022

As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, “a team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to information, resources, knowledge and skills and who seek to combine their efforts to achieve a common goal.” Such a strategy is misguided from the get-go. James Wilson and Paul R.

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Project-Management.pm

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Implementing PMO is the key to combat such issue. With this, PMO will take over various components of the agency such as strategy , quality of the products, and enhancement of resource management. PMO is crucial and a key instrument in for the success of any existing agency. Implementing PMO Step#1: Evaluation .

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Planview

JANUARY 19, 2023

However, many digital transformation initiatives struggle to deliver the expected financial value, with more than half lagging behind original estimates, according to a Gartner survey of CIOs. It’s critical to be asking the right questions: How does strategy become a plan? Are the right objectives being focused on?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 9, 2021

Are you looking for a robust, scalable PPM solution that can manage the whole project life cycle and show you what’s being worked on at any one time? In this review of Sciforma, I’ll share the pros and cons of this enterprise-centric project and portfolio management tool. Sciforma’s strength is in being a portfolio management software.

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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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MPUG

AUGUST 28, 2023

Introduction Enterprise Project Management (EPM) is an enterprise view of Project Management activities. It is a strategic decision by the organization’s mission, vision, goal, objectives, and strategies in a hierarchical fashion to ensure that the organization allocates its resources to the right projects at the right time.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Although 93% of organisations report that they use standardised project management practices , only 23% say that these practices are used throughout the organisation. When standardised project management practices aren’t used, it should come as no surprise that projects are failing.

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Planio

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Ask a hundred project managers what one of their biggest sources of frustration is and at least half will tell you some variation of the same theme: resource allocation. As you can see, resource management is full of pitfalls. Whether it’s people, raw materials, or cold hard cash, projects can’t function without resources.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2017

Your project management plan is more than just a schedule of work. So what does go in the project management plan? Below you’ll find 20 things that make up a comprehensive project management plan. Execution Strategy. Risk Management Plan. Here’s where you set out how you are going to manage risk.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MAY 28, 2020

The recent UK Government’s enquiry into the management of major projects was cut short by world events, but the interim report and oral evidence make for interesting reading. [1] Schedule and Cost Control Starts with Good Estimates. Strategy Must Be Aligned with Work Through Portfolio Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2017

Your project management plan is more than just a schedule of work. So what does go in the project management plan? Below you’ll find 20 things that make up a comprehensive project management plan. Execution Strategy. Risk Management Plan. Here’s where you set out how you are going to manage risk.

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WorkOtter

JULY 17, 2023

Did you know that only 58% of organizations understand the value of project management? It’s important to explore project management because it leads to successful project completion. It’s a helpful tool for managing projects. Don’t forget to assess the potential risks and benefits.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MARCH 11, 2021

But, out of respect for the PMO manager who asked not to be named or have this published until his retirement in March of 2021, I held off. One of my first PMO managers had an Actuary background. So, he created strategy; the PMO Marketing Plan. Project performance was no better than when the PMO started.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Strategic project management understands this. If you haven’t heard the term before, we’ll begin with a definition of strategic project management and explain how strategic projects differ from operational projects. What Is Strategic Project Management? Allocate resources, track time and manage tasks all from one screen.

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Wrike

APRIL 25, 2023

The project charter is written by the project manager and approved by project sponsors. It also serves as a reference point throughout the project execution, ensuring the team stays on track with the expected schedule and achieves the objectives without any misunderstanding, deviation, or avoidable risk.

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Planview

JANUARY 2, 2020

Since financial services institutions typically work within well-established practices to mitigate risks, new ways of working aren’t always immediately accepted. Financial services companies often operate with a traditional approach to project and portfolio management where annual budgets define how projects are funded and executed.

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International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In 2009, IIL sponsored a global webinar entitled “Value-Driven Project Management”, where we discussed IIL’s predictions on what the future of project management might look like. Over the years, there have been changes in project management practices, some quick and some slow. The reasons are discussed in the following sections.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JUNE 13, 2019

Understandably management was becoming nervous about late delivery penalties. Although internal peer review (by PMO using subject matter experts from another team) had always been carried out, the company typically found itself unable to deliver on time. The Basis for Duration and Resource Estimates. Critical Path.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Everything you need to know about project management terms is here in one list! Check back often, as this list of project management terminology is ever-evolving, just like project management itself! Check back often, as this list of project management terminology is ever-evolving, just like project management itself!

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International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

All companies desire to remain competitive and continuously improve their project management performance by becoming more efficient and more effective in the execution of their project management processes. The internal organizational units can also be responsible for evaluating external literature related to project management.

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Teamweek

JULY 28, 2022

Stepping into a marketing project manager role? This article takes you through the nuts and bolts of a marketing manager’s role—including responsibilities, skills, and frequently asked questions. At first, the wide range of responsibilities a marketing manager shoulders feels overwhelming. Let’s begin.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JULY 18, 2019

Mr Nieto-Rodriguez has been recognised as the world’s leading champion of project management and founder of a global movement that has transformed the tactical topic of project management into one of the central issues in the CEO’s 2020 agenda. My Project Life.

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Wrike

AUGUST 22, 2018

The day Lydia Agnese started her new role as PMO manager at Northstar Travel Group, she received some big news. As companies face escalating competition, and the pace of change continues to heat up, more companies are adopting new project management methods to meet market needs. Trend #1: A Focus on Delivering Value.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Managing resources in professional services firms is crucial for maintaining sustainability and achieving anticipated employee performance goals. But unfortunately, many resource managers have to rely on approximation and guesswork because they don’t have the right tools and techniques. Let us begin with the basics.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The project charter delegates authority to the recovery project manager (RPM), who is typically an individual from outside the project. Because the RPM and his or her team are “outsiders” it is important at the outset that the project manager (PM) and his or her team are committed to working with the assessment and recovery team (ART).

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