Rebel’s Guide to PM
APRIL 15, 2024
As a program manager, PMO or project team leader, you probably think about how to plan upcoming work. That’s more relevant than finding out if they can map the critical path by hand on graph paper (which was one of the exercises I had to do on a training course).
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JANUARY 23, 2023
The project manager , another project manager, a PMO person, or a risk audit person could carry out the audit. Audits are part of internal controls on a project and fall under the governance arena, so if you have specific PMO team members who look at governance, they are the ones to ask. Who carries out the risk audit?
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Bridge the Gap Consulting
APRIL 11, 2023
My favorite is the PMO assessment. Whether considering standing up a new PMO or revamping an existing, doing an assessment is a key initial step to setting one up. Though there are PMO maturity models, which are all good, I don’t like to talk about those right away. Yeah, I talk about this a lot when discussing PMOs.
International Institute for Learning
JANUARY 25, 2023
Optimism abounds as people write down their goals: “Lose 20 pounds by the summer”, “No more junk food”, or “Exercise at least 4 days a week”. How do we know PMOs are in poor health? Some PMO Leaders will attempt to make healthy changes by investing in coaches, consulting firms, and mentors as Q1 begins. Then February comes.
Planview
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
First, let’s acknowledge that it’s not easy to establish an effective prioritization process when your PMO and teams are in high demand. This disconnect points to the struggle PMO directors face to identify and enact an effective prioritization process. block quote]. Include the elements: who, what, when, how, and how often.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
OCTOBER 5, 2022
If you are in a PMO , you might have this challenge. Then you can do the same exercise with the others. Once you have done this exercise for all the strategic themes, you’ll potentially have a lot of possible projects. A pretty document doesn’t change the way you run your business or help you achieve your goals. People do that.
Project Risk Coach
AUGUST 24, 2020
Mike was a functional project manager in an organization where I managed a PMO. They facilitate risk identification exercises that result in a boatload of risks. Some project managers wait until things are out of control before they exercise risk management. He was winsome and a hard worker. What must we do? Lead by example.
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