Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. What you need is adequate governance for the project. Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology.

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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

JUNE 2, 2023

I do think that having a degree (of any kind, in any subject) is beneficial for securing a job, especially as project managers are expected to influence and lead, and many employers want to see evidence of the ability to operate at that level and use a degree as a benchmark for it. You’ll create project plans and carry them out.

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Leading Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects. We were all set for a big client success and who better than the British Government for good publicity! The most junior new hires work in open-plan cubical offices. What have I done?

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Project Pulse Journal

MAY 3, 2024

Step up your Program Management skills and see your projects through a new lens of strategic planning, alignment, and enhanced efficiency. They ensure that every aspect of the program is planned, executed, and reviewed with precision, contributing to the success of individual projects and the strategic success of the entire organization.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

AUGUST 8, 2019

Back in 2015, we took a look at the five advanced training options for people working in PMO. Four years on and a few things have changed in the PMO field. There is now another PMO certification option available alongside P3O from AXELOS and the PPSO ones from BCS, both of which feature in the last article.

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Leading Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects. We were all set for a big client success and who better than the British Government for good publicity! The most junior new hires work in open-plan cubical offices. What have I done?

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Planview

JANUARY 19, 2023

By combining these approaches, organizations can improve the performance of every stage of the software development lifecycle, from planning to delivery to outcomes. 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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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MARCH 21, 2023

PMO Failure. We hear about PMO’s failing all the time. Stats on PMO failure rates are all over the map based on your definition of “failure.” What follows is a list of reasons PMO’s fail from my experience and what I’ve gathered from others. Sure, PMO leaders can blame sr.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

This approach leverages technology and online tools to manage aspects of a project - from initiation through planning, execution, monitoring, and closure. Use these insights to anticipate project bottlenecks and adjust plans proactively. Digital Project Management orchestrates projects primarily conducted in a digital environment.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This software isn’t just critical for enterprise organizations, but any company that manages shared resources and has complex projects with succession planning components. Project management is a process used to plan, organize and execute a task, event or project. What is Project Portfolio Management? Portfolio Balancing.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

So for a formal project, you’ll need a good Scope Management Plan. But a Scope Management Plan is a tiny part of project management. Why a Scope Management Plan is Important. Your scope management plan will set out the processes and procedures that will protect you from all these failings. Therein lies a story.

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Planview

JULY 9, 2019

Traditionally, in an effort to maintain alignment and consistency across the portfolio, organizations have dedicated a centralized Program Management Office (PMO) to planning, program management, and solution definition. Progress is measured based on compliance to plan, instead of actual business outcomes or customer satisfaction.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Baseline An original plan for measuring performance and tracking changes. Capacity Planning To identify the number of resources (e.g., Change Management The approach to plan and implement strategies that guide individuals and organizations through a change (e.g., identify items such as benefits and costs).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2016

Ensure that sufficient planning has been completed so that the onward direction is clear. You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. Worst case, you’ll find out that there are hardly any plans, documents and methods of control over the work. Check #4: Plan.

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Jez Lister

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

I first came across the Project Management Office or PMO concept twenty-five years ago whilst working as a project manager for a large systems integrator. Most of my colleagues – myself included were initially unclear about the purpose of the PMO and assumed that we were all to be relocated to new offices. PMO as a Service Provider.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 20, 2024

This customization process involves a modification of methodologies and governance structures, transforming project management into a strategic asset as dynamic as the projects it aims to guide. Such interactions facilitate and establish a collaborative environment where teams can openly discuss policy alignment and governance integration.

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LiquidPlanner

APRIL 17, 2018

Project Governance. Identify any key stakeholders, their influence and expectations on the project. Who has influence over the project outcome? Project Governance. Are there any formal milestones, gate review or PMO expectations for the project? Related: Project Governance for Distributed Teams.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

My own personal themes are around remaining comfortable with high levels of uncertainty and therefore having much more flexible/looser plans for the business. A well-documented plan? How you anticipate setbacks and deviations from plan. Make them look good, and in turn, they’ll make you look good. Proper briefs? Jonathan Norman.

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International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Benchmarking is an excellent method to capture external best practices, possibly by using the project management office (PMO) or other internal organizations as the lead for external benchmarking activities. Identification of governance and leadership effectiveness. The steps can range from four to ten steps.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 4, 2016

Think about who will be impacted by the outcome of your project and who can exert influence on it as well. Government agencies. Step 2: Determine a Stakeholder’s Influence. When looking over your list you may notice people with a high influence over the outcome of your project but with very little interest in it.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It’s easy to get lost in the planning and execution as these are foundational processes that help deliver successful projects. These can influence the outcome of the project, program or portfolio so they must be managed. That’ll make it easier to know how to assess and plan for their potential effect on the project.

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Tony Adams

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Decisions are influenced by culture and politics within an organisation. The role of managers is not to plan or implement change but to shape the environment so that teams are able to implement bottom-up change initiatives. Does it influence the wider environment or does it respond to those change drivers?

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Leading Agile

MARCH 23, 2022

What do you do with planning cadences? 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. How do you go up into Portfolio Management? How do you go up into investment management, that kind of a thing?

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MPUG

DECEMBER 5, 2022

A Project Management Methodology is an integral part of project governance. Organizations can choose any project management framework or methodology to establish project governance structure. Project governance is sometimes confused with project management, and many people use these terms interchangeably. Project Governance.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Thinking of plan A, B, and C is a necessity any time you are in Alaska in the Winter, especially when you are mushing a team of dogs, there is cold, or hot (-40 to +30), there is rain, sleet and/or snow, vicious winds, and so forth. Some of the decisions and choices that were made influenced the following races.

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Wrike

APRIL 25, 2023

Creating a project charter at the start is crucial to establish unified effort across teams, determine the best action plan , and visualize the project outcome. We’ll end with a walkthrough of how to map every phase of your project life cycle using Wrike’s free work plan template.

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Tony Adams

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Decisions are influenced by culture and politics within an organisation. The role of managers is not to plan or implement change but to shape the environment so that teams are able to implement bottom-up change initiatives. Does it influence the wider environment or does it respond to those change drivers?

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Planview

JANUARY 8, 2019

Process Area 1: Strategic Planning and Funding. They assume that strategic and operating plans are already in place as isolated components. After all, a strategic plan should be dynamic, able to adapt to change at a moment’s notice. This becomes unrealistic if the plan is disconnected from Finance and operations.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 27, 2016

As has been already discussed the reality out there in ‘PMO land’ is that there is not a plethora of wise and experienced PMO managers, directors, leaders, heads, etc., and so it is sensible for anyone who is engaged to help an organisation set up a new PMO or advise on improvements to an existing PMO to reach out for some help.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

You are responsible for maintaining the program plan and scheduling work at a relatively high level, and you’ll also assign tasks to other people. These could be project managers or PMO colleagues. In this role you’ll work under your own initiative most of the time. You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 25, 2022

They will articulate the project objectives and goals to the PMO and anyone else who will listen! During planning and preparation. During the planning phase, the person in the sponsorship role will provide the business context, and support the team to create a realistic plan. That’s what they should be doing.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

You are responsible for maintaining the program plan and scheduling work at a relatively high level, and you’ll also assign tasks to other people. These could be project managers or PMO colleagues. In this role you’ll work under your own initiative most of the time. You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team.

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Planview

APRIL 27, 2023

The main stakeholders created a Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) Transformation Team to define the goals for a new project management office (PMO) and implement a new software solution. Methodology The initial PMO operating state was federated across the business units with various tools and methods.

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MPUG

MAY 6, 2021

We do plan to answer your questions throughout the session today. We are a consulting company in the DC Baltimore area that specializes in project and portfolio management for about 80% of our customers in the government space, the other 20 in the commercial space. Kyle: All right, we’ll go ahead and get started.

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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. What is a PMO structure? PMO can also mean Program or Portfolio Management Office.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Green means the project is progressing to plan, Amber/Yellow shows it is at risk, and Red shows it needs management attention. At the top of the list should be the projects that have a Red status and need input or decisions from your manager, client, project sponsor, or governance group. For example, “Product launch (R).

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