Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

XP, scrum, lean, etc.) Bill Dow With the likes of PowerBI and Tableau taking off around dashboard and reporting, I think our executives and leadership are going to want to see more project data real time. Bill Dow , PMP , is a recognised expert in developing and managing Project Management Offices (PMOs.)

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2023 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 404

Planview

DECEMBER 13, 2019

A healthcare PMO today must have a strong constitution. Not only are they faced with challenges unique to healthcare, PMOs are also going through the trends mentioned in our recent post, “ Conquer Your Business Transformation.” Executives are asking for information from us to drive financial discussions.”.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

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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MPUG

MARCH 8, 2021

Many project managers utilize a Lean-Agile approach when there is high change or churn in project requirements, significant lack of clarity in scope, high complexity to their projects, and/or a larger number of risks associated with such. Two Lean-Agile Types. Iteration-based Lean-Agile. Flow-based Lean-Agile. Flow-based.

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Planview

MARCH 6, 2020

What’s the top factor for future success according to nearly 4,000 project managers, PMOs, and executives? Executives expect PMOs to be the catalyst for this change. Executives expect PMOs to be the catalyst for this change. The answer may not surprise you: “Organizational agility.”

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Lindsay Scott is the director of Manchester, UK-based PMO Learning Limited which is dedicated to helping PMO professionals get the most out of their careers with training and organizational development opportunities. He currently serves as the executive director and head of global business solutions for J.P. Lindsay Scott.

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Consulting Lean 2019 Leadership 419

NimbleWork

APRIL 25, 2024

Helping Enterprises Align Strategy to Execution by Humanizing Work!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Agile , lean, predictive methods, iterative approaches – and the guidance from professional bodies like APM, PMI, and the Standard for Project Management now all includes content on values, and soft skills that underpin how we work. What fits with your current PMO might not work in a new organization if change jobs. Define your goals.

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Leadership PMO Defining Agile 366

Planview

DECEMBER 21, 2018

During the event, I had the opportunity during one of the keynotes to present some of the views of 451 Research on how to embrace change and keep the PMO relevant. Not doing any one of these will open you to challenging friction in your work planning, execution, and tracking. It’s time to become a ‘liquid’ enterprise.

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Planview

OCTOBER 28, 2021

PMOs are in a state of transition: ever shifting to support different teams, ways of working, strategic objectives, transformation programs, priorities, and more. Managing this level of complexity and constant change requires a modern approach to PPM – one that positions the PMO to become a more strategic creator of business value. “

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Governance Government PMO Lean 158

Planview

APRIL 18, 2019

In my last blog, “ Agile Transformation: The PMO’s New Paradigm ” we covered the significance of embracing different types of work and the role that continuous planning plays in becoming an Agile PMO—but that’s only the beginning. Customer demands are not static; they change as technology evolves and accelerate the pace of innovation.

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The Lazy Project Manager

AUGUST 1, 2017

Perhaps we might begin with the PMO. Since PMOs lead the project management community – either directly or indirectly, according to your PMO model (see appendices) – then by considering what the best PMOs offer we can gain some insight and see that: The best PMOs have consistent, repeatable PM practices across the enterprise.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

The project manager is the bridge between upper management, stakeholders and the teams tasked with the actual execution of the project. They make sure the project plan is sound, report regularly on its progress and monitor it to ensure that its execution stays within the approved budget and schedule. > General Project Manager.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Lean A project management philosophy that aims to maximize value while minimizing waste. Lean Six Sigma Combining Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to eliminate defects and waste. Project Life Cycle A project management life cycle goes through a series of phases or stages, from initiating to planning, executing, and closing.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

This method has driven companies to new heights of efficiency and innovation, enriching every facet of project execution - from planning to evaluation - and boosting effectiveness and adaptability. Continuous improvement, or Kaizen, has revolutionized business practices since its inception in post-war Japan.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Lean-Agile Delivery : Process-driven work is flowed in for teams to execute on by leveraging lean and agile methods allow these teams to test and deliver more frequently and establish a continuous feedback loop increasing speed time-to-value. This led to time-to-market improvements and increased profitability.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

XP, scrum, lean, etc.) During 2018 I will be launching an update to my online PMO course, The PMO Lifecycle: Building, Running, and Shutting Down , I have brand new webinars in the works with materials never been shared before all based off of my Project Management Communication Tools book, and my PMO Lifecycle book.

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Planview

JANUARY 2, 2020

Financial services companies often operate with a traditional approach to project and portfolio management where annual budgets define how projects are funded and executed. Understanding these metrics can help leaders prioritize and sequence projects and therefore effectively execute their short- and long-term visions for scaling Agile.

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Planview

APRIL 24, 2020

It’s operationalizing the new plans to ensure everyone keeps executing on strategy. PMOs have a Rosetta Stone of sorts: Strategic roadmaps that help them continuously translate strategy to delivery on an organization-wide, cross-functional scale. Savvy PMOs reassess and adjust plans as needed via continuous planning.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JANUARY 30, 2020

Strategy Execution offers several learning and development opportunities geared to all levels, from team members to agile coach to executives leading the transformation. In this program, students will learn how to apply the principles of Lean, Kanban, and Agile delivery to both their IT and non-IT projects.

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Planview

JUNE 1, 2021

Executive teams have seen how Agile practices can help organizations gain speed, pivot quickly and effectively when needed, and deliver high-quality outcomes on strategy. First, why scale Agile in the first place? Why Make the Transformation Journey? In that same vein, your retrospectives or post-mortems should result in action.

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Rather than having business executives, finance analysts and PMO staff spending weeks coming up with the perfect roster of projects for the next year only to realize a month or two into the year that their plans have been disrupted by domino effect delays, new priorities or resource shortfalls, portfolio planning needs to be an ongoing activity.

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Planview

APRIL 24, 2020

It’s operationalizing the new plans to ensure everyone keeps executing on strategy. PMOs have a Rosetta Stone of sorts: Strategic roadmaps that help them continuously translate strategy to delivery on an organization-wide, cross-functional scale. Part 2: Dynamic Planning: Refocus, Reprioritize, and Reallocate Rapidly.

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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. Enthusiastic PMO bod. PMO flashmobber: arraspeople.co.uk. Keynote Speaker, Author, and Executive Coach. Leadership #PMO #StrategicPlanning Join us: project-management.pm. PM Bloggers.

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PMO Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team PMI 75

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2017

Today I’m interviewing Karen Chovan, MASc, PEng, PMP, who has dedicated her career to helping others deliver clean, lean and green approaches to project and programme management. In my past corporate role I was part of a team managing organisational change integrating sustainability throughout the business. I just wonder what will come next.

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Meisterplan

JANUARY 11, 2019

This creates transparency and clarity for understanding which projects will be included in your portfolio and how they will be executed. . If you are feeling overwhelmed by this PPM process (since you may have just learned about it five minutes ago) or if you tried a PPM process and it didn’t work, we want to introduce you to Lean PPM.

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Meisterplan

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

After this promise, a new customer comes along with a new project that only the development team can execute. This might seem like a difficult task, but we’ve actually made it really simple with our Lean Project Portfolio Management (Lean PP M ) framework. . The Stages of Lean PPM .

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Its main purpose is to serve as a reference that is compared against the project performance once the execution phase begins. It is commonly employed in Agile and Lean projects, often in response to end-user feedback in product development cycles. This is usually executed with online Kanban software.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Lean Event Chain 393

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Project management is a process used to plan, organize and execute a task, event or project. Adobe Workfront is a collaboration tool for enterprise teams to plan, monitor, and execute projects. Primavera P6 EPPM is a robust solution for construction teams to prioritize, plan, manage, and execute projects. Adobe Workfront.

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Software Review 2022 Software Planning 88

Project Accelerator News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

From strategy to service delivery, this cost-effective model for project delivery is underpinned by Stoneseed’s PMO, methodology and toolset. ” It is now time to make your choice and execute your final decision. Commit and execute, leaving all other alternatives behind. And commit!”

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Ganttic

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This helps with efficiency and can keep your projects lean. Longer answer: Whether you prefer traditional methods like waterfall, or want to keep it lean and agile, or maybe change management is more your style. As such online Kanban boards have become a popular tool with PMOs. Or filter and group by specific data.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 9, 2017

The Work: Helping your Clients Agile consulting involves instilling and applying a few lean thinking concepts such as: Prioritizing for value. However, there comes a point when you realize that you already know enough to be helping people that are less experienced—and that helps overcome your inertia. Limiting WIP. Visualizing the work.

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Planview

APRIL 16, 2021

The role of the PMO is changing. We recently got an in-depth look into this new face of the PMO during our webinar – “What’s Ahead for the PMO?” She and I discussed the responsibilities, expanding skill sets, and strategic capabilities of the modern PMO – and how to advance in that direction. Types of Today’s PMOs.

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Planview

JANUARY 26, 2023

As a project management leader, you’ve likely encountered the challenges of using multiple project execution methodologies (such as: waterfall projects, as well as collaborative and Lean-Agile work delivery). Surescripts has been using Planview® AdaptiveWork since 2017 to tackle issues like integrating varying execution methodologies.

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Executing Healthcare PMO 2017 88

MPUG

DECEMBER 23, 2020

I’m the director of the PMO, University of Washington. Bill Dow: I was at Microsoft for almost 14 years where I ran eight PMOs there. This year I was named one of the top 16 PMO leaders of the world, which is from the PMO Global Award, so was really exciting and hopefully you guys saw some of my presentations there.

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PMO Construction Development Team Review Executing 52

Meisterplan

AUGUST 2, 2019

idea, in approval, in execution, on hold). planning, execution, completion). A ll of these changes are easy within Meisterplan which updates your Gantt charts in real – time so that users can focus on executing plans. . We benefit a lot from the Lean PPM framework and the best practices we can implement for our needs.

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Engineering PMO Executing Lean 63

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2022

Agile & Beyond is a great opportunity to mingle with a community of like-minded professionals and executives. What to Expect: Sessions focus on agility, software engineering and lean business. Future PMO. Future PMO is a one-day event that is for PMO and project management professionals of all levels.

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