ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Managing information costs and managing information security for those costs are part of making an IT budget. Planning and managing these resource costs in an IT budget can be facilitated by project management software. ProjectManager’s Gantt charts help you plan, manage and track IT costs.

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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

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

There are several ways of categorizing project cost for your project budget: Direct costs Indirect costs Capital costs (capex) Operating costs (opex) Project deliverable costs Project management costs And your organization may have other standard ways of thinking about cost categories. Let’s look at each of those in turn.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

The previous project manager might have moved on to do something else and you’ve got the project as part of an internal reshuffle of resources. You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. First, establish the authority that the project manager (that’s now you) has on this project.

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PMO Governance Government Budget 505

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 ? That’s a comprehensive list!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

There was a question in our Facebook group recently: where can I get project management templates? And another question: where can I get free or cheap project management training materials? There are many premium project management templates available — including my template bundles and ebooks. And training to choose from.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

They let you know whether you can go overspent or what risk mitigation actions are the right ones for this point in the project. Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology. Often an internal senior department manager, client account manager or supplier project manager/representative.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 2, 2023

For example: PMO or Finance department in a company can affect how the budget has been used, this can impact how much we can build. Stakeholder Engagement is about identifying the right people for the right time, understanding their involvement with the product and managing them accordingly.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

Stakeholder Persona Canvas Sometimes, I have found that Empathy Mapping can be a time-consuming and resource-intensive process. Internal or External governance such as Finance, Legal, PMO, Risk, and Audit may fall into the category. These could be middle managers such as line managers of team members.

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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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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. Embrace Product Managers and Owners as Agents of Customer Knowledge. Redefine Success.

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Planview

APRIL 15, 2020

As executives consider changing priorities and reducing or reallocating budgets, enterprise portfolio or program management offices (EPMOs) are in the right position to take center stage. EPMOs and Finance, together, can ensure the leadership team is making the best decisions now and for the future.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JUNE 22, 2017

If you think about CEO’s being most often fired for mismanaging change then it is a ‘no-brainer’ you would have thought if your portfolio is a significant one and – based on Challenge 1 – Invest in the right portfolio management – it is often more significant than you might think (see previous blog).

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The Lazy Project Manager

AUGUST 1, 2017

And how can you Invest in great project management skills? And how can you Invest in great project management skills? Perhaps we might begin with the PMO. You can see that is not just a matter of recruiting the best project managers. That helps of course, as does developing the best project managers.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 11, 2018

In this video I talk to Simon Harris about how to thrive as an accidental project manager. Elizabeth: Hello everybody, and welcome to Project Management Cafe and our normal Facebook Live slot. Or, perhaps, you have chosen to go into project management, like me. There’s a transcript below if you prefer to read. Simon: Fantastic.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

For example, if you focus on only the things required for today such as purchasing cloud services, or picking a tool that will not support the rest of the business, or even putting only the best people in your pilot teams you run the risk of being isolated and not being able to take their learning across the enterprise.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2016

The previous project manager might have moved on to do something else and you’ve got the project as part of an internal reshuffle of resources. You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. First, establish the authority that the project manager (that’s now you) has on this project.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 3, 2017

We will come on to the definition of this term in one moment but to begin we need to clearly differentiate Challenge 1 – Invest in the right portfolio management, which was all about knowing what your true portfolio value is. In all aspects, the project demands the intelligent project manager.

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Technical Review 2014 Executing Leadership 186

EasyProjects

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Do you have an agreed process of prioritizing? An agreed process of mediating competing evaluations of priority? Increasingly, companies have full-time project-management offices (PMO) with staff and budgets to pursue project planning, management, and evaluation full time. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).

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The Lazy Project Manager

JUNE 7, 2017

The following is an extract from my new book ‘How to get Fired at the C-Level: Why mismanaging change is the biggest risk of all’ in association with my friends at Tailwind Project Solutions – the extracts follow a series of 5 Challenges that I think every organisation should consider, and consider very carefully: ‘Change is the law of life.

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Finance 2014 Leadership Executing 186

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software is a critical tool for teams who need help managing complex projects and priorities across their organization. This software isn’t just critical for enterprise organizations, but any company that manages shared resources and has complex projects with succession planning components.

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Software Review 2022 Software Planning 88

LiquidPlanner

APRIL 17, 2018

Project turnover should be minimized, but project manager changes are a reality. I’ve seen project managers get promoted, moved to different projects, quit or simply be replaced. When I was a business analyst working on a strategic HR systems project, the director replaced the project manager three times! Vendor Management.

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Governance Government Software Review Manufacturing 95

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JULY 4, 2019

In recent years, portfolio management has evolved from an administrative process, in which projects are selected and prioritised, to one of the key ways in which organisations can focus on strategy implementation. Effective Portfolio Management. This fatal decision was due to poor portfolio management.

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Telecoms Executing 72

Binfire

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What is the best project management software for your team and your project? Is there a project management app that fits everybody’s requirements? The short answer is no, depending on industry, team size, project complexity, team’s experience and team size the requirements for project management software change.

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Software Review Software Aerospace Development Team Review 119

Proofhub

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Project Management is a specialist’s job. But by calling it a specialist’s job, I am in no way undermining the fact, that a typical project manager needs to wear multiple hats at work. prioritize and delegate accordingly and manage the budget. Considering this fact, can AI and bots make inroads into a project manager’s life?

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

If you aspire to become a leader in project management, mastering the skills and knowledge required for this role is essential. An effective project manager is not only responsible for achieving successful project execution but also playing a vital role in the organization’s success.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Healthcare Construction 36

Leading Agile

MARCH 23, 2022

How do you go up into Portfolio Management? How do you go up into investment management, that kind of a thing? And you know, the manifesto had just been written and I was working as a project manager in a company called CheckFree here in Atlanta and squarely like in the PMO. What do you do with audit and compliance?

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Wrike

MAY 3, 2021

Data management is just as much about security as it is about organization. The best and most proactive move managers can make for their IT department when disaster strikes is to maintain business continuity. A defined list of disaster recovery IT project management roles and responsibilities. Lack of testing. Not having backup.

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Planning Infrastructure Finance Risk Management 36

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 28, 2019

I picked up a project from someone else not that long ago and I was three months into my management of it before I realised there wasn’t a project charter. Project management can create a lot of paperwork, and it’s not always the stuff you want or need. Project Management Plan. The first is the project management plan.

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PMO Budget Initiating Software Review 367

Project Bliss

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Have you ever wondered what career path could be next on the project manager career ladder? There are many possible options where you can apply the valuable skills you’ve honed as a project manager. I previously wrote about the different career paths that can lead to project management. Project Manager. Program Manager.

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Underperforming Technical Team PMO Finance Executing 237

Wrike

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The structure of your organization’s project management office (PMO) may be the difference between effective and ineffective project management. Your PMO structure must blend in with the organizational culture to ensure project management success. Do you often face bottlenecks in project management?

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PMO Underperforming Technical Team Governance Government 36

Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 12, 2021

The need for specialists in the field of project management is growing annually because businesses are getting bigger and most companies are becoming project-based. According to the research by Project Management Institute , 87.7 million project management-oriented experts will be required by 2027 by different companies worldwide.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

I am kidding, of course, about loving a tool, but not joking when I am talking about using PowerBI in a project management environment. In fact, PowerBI has the power to make project managers smarter about their project’s data! I really did create some great dashboards that served up my PMO data in ways I had never seen before.

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PMO Risk Management Budget Risk 105

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MARCH 14, 2019

Experienced managers know the value of the ‘elevator view’, that is, knowing when to press the button for the top floor to look down at the bigger picture, and when to descend to the ground floor to get down ‘amongst the weeds’. Strategic Risk Management. Can we ever achieve this ideal world?

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Risk Management Risk 2017 Technical Review 43

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.

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