Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2023

A risk audit can look at: Project-specific risk policies and guidelines The risk management plan The risk management and mitigation strategies chosen for each identified risk Whether the right risk owners were chosen and how effective they were Effectiveness of risk response plans and whether the right actions were done. That’s good, right?

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 24, 2023

You’ve done the PMO Assessment. Then you created the PMO Business Case. You’ve been to meetings and finally got approval to establish your PMO. Now, I’ve seen PMO Establishment and Implementation called out as two separate steps. Prioritization/Governance Processes. Now the fun really starts!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

Organizational Process Assets (OPAs) are the collective knowledge, experience, and information that an organization has accumulated over time. But they are not the regulatory environment, government standards, or external environmental policies or regulations. What are Organizational Process Assets?

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Henny Portman

JANUARY 3, 2024

This new IPMA standard defines the competences for the individuals working in PMO. A PMO has three main activities: Design – the creation, establishment and maintenance of standards, processes, procedures, and tools that define how work should be done inside. Can a PMO employee not be a portfolio manager or portfolio analyst?

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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.

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MPUG

MARCH 30, 2020

PMI describes the Project Management Office (PMO) as a strategic driver for organizational excellence. The PMO seeks to enhance the practices of execution management, organizational governance, and strategic change leadership. Do any of the projects link back to corporate strategy or goals? Not an easy thing to do!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

You can leave the detailed stuff until your review is finished but having something at high level will eventually inform your detailed project planning for the next 6 months. 5: Review the governance structure. Is there a governance structure ? Action if you can’t find out: Talk to the PMO again. Click To Tweet.

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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. They will need your support, guidance and information to make an informed decision on next steps.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JUNE 1, 2020

After some tapping on their laptop, they proudly showed me their new corporate webpages, proclaiming their ‘strategy’, ‘vision’ and ‘mission’ statements. [1] All we need to do now is execute that strategy! Strategy is not hard to understand: Where is our chosen market? Executives must develop a clear strategy.

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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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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.” Challenges Connecting Strategy and Delivery: “How do we ensure we are investing in the right things?”.

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As a PMO superstar, you know that Wrike is the solution you need to align your strategy with execution for end-to-end success. Aligning Strategy to Execution — Kalpesh Shah and Carolyn Lum Overview Kelpesh Shah, PMO leader at Radial, Inc., See you next year!

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Planview

MARCH 6, 2020

Executives expect PMOs to be the catalyst for this change. Success requires becoming a more “Adaptive PMO,” evolving how you plan, govern, and empower delivery teams to do their best work. This transition can be uncertain, but Planview is working with PMOs to make it easier as this new video demonstrates.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

The Stakeholder Persona Canvas includes four parts: General Information Goals and Purpose Challenges and pain points Information Stakeholder Need or Provide Very similar to Empathy Mapping, it can help us stakeholders better. These are assumptions only and we might not have all the information when you first use these techniques.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 15, 2022

They are the foundation upon which an organization’s culture, core values, and strategy are built. Companies should periodically assess employees against standards to identify any skill gaps – your HR team probably undertakes regular reviews of what skills the workforce needs to have to best deliver the strategy. Communication.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MAY 2, 2019

Within the project management community, the concept of governance is seen as a fundamental project control, which is easy to grasp in principle. Getting the governance piece right requires insight and at times a few honest conversations about roles and responsibilities. Creating a smooth escalation and governance process.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In this article, we’ll tackle this very topic from the perspective of IT PMO and how it can shape work both inside and outside of the IT department. Let’s take it from the top: The IT PMO As established with our overview of the IT PMO , some of the key elements of the PMO include governance, intake, allocation, collaboration, and reporting.

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Planview

DECEMBER 24, 2018

No need to scour the web for the top PRM information. The best gift for your PMO: Portfolio and Resource Management tips. Your PMO @ Hyper-speed Workshops [Webinar]. Learn how to become an influential advisor and contributor to strategy and deliver value in this 5-part workshop series. The Zombie PMO Outbreak [eBook].

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Planview

AUGUST 26, 2019

Throughout this series, we’ve discussed the five ways to become agile, addressed the primary issues and roadblocks, as well as the critical steps required to transform the PMO, all based on the whitepaper, The Agile PMO: 5 Steps to Driving Agility at Scale. Part 1: Driving Agile at Scale: The Agile PMO. This must change.

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The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 18, 2023

It explores ideas around an ‘AI ecosystem’ and discusses impacts for strategy and project management. In business, government, and all forms of organizational life, there is also an ‘ecosystem’, although it is not so much defined in biological terms. It’s an infrastructure strategy problem.

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Planview

JANUARY 19, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover what is required to maximize value delivery from technology-centric initiatives, how portfolio management is used to turn strategy into plans, how value stream management is used to turn plans into delivery, and how to improve technology-centric initiative planning and outcomes with VSM.

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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. This tool helps ensure that the chosen strategy aligns with the project's specific demands and nuances. What is Tailoring?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2022

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. Nearly 70% of project professionals thought that team management was crucial, with 62% reporting they felt project control and governance was key. I at least feel in the know about information.” Literally, it is whatever is on fire today.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2022

There’s a lot riding on getting your PMO mission statement right. After all, the mission statement is what will guide the PMO as it strives to achieve its goals and objectives. Creating a powerful PMO mission statement doesn’t have to be difficult – but it does require some thought and careful planning.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Welcome to the concept of the Project Management Office or PMO. In this article, we will learn about PMOs as organizational structures, about various types of PMOs, and about traditional roles within a PMO. PMO Definition. As noted in the definition, a PMO is an organizational structure. Types of PMOs.

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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. He was amazing with data and fantastic at judging priority based on less than complete information. Marketing Strategy.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. Nearly 70% of project professionals thought that team management was crucial, with 62% reporting they felt project control and governance was key. I at least feel in the know about information.” Literally, it is whatever is on fire today.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Not being given the most accurate information to work with. Basically, poor leadership and lack of strategy puts people in these positions. People talked about managing constantly changing requirements , lack of access to the right people, competing priorities, lack of ownership and governance, and more. Always schedule.

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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. Didn’t we just say that a centralized PMO undermined LPM? Support program execution. Support Program Execution.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

PMOs are quickly realizing that in today’s changing world of work, it’s not really about what methodologies are used to get work done that impacts results, but it’s about taking a hybrid approach to portfolios—empowering teams to use the methods and processes that will help accelerate strategic delivery. Connecting Strategy to Delivery.

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Wrike

MAY 19, 2023

Scalability: A Clear Path Forward for Modern PMOs” took place over three separate sessions, featuring a stellar line-up of speakers including: Carolyn Lum, Industry Principal for PMO at Wrike, is a strategic business transformation leader who has led large-scale projects, programs, and portfolios across industries.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Change Management The approach to plan and implement strategies that guide individuals and organizations through a change (e.g., Communication Plan A documented approach to managing project management keywords and delivering project-related information to various internal and external stakeholders. effectively and efficiently.

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Henny Portman

APRIL 12, 2024

These two books can be enjoyed independently, yet they share a significant connection through their central theme of principles and the fact that a PMO is part of the broader PPM environment too. It begins with an in-depth exploration of the fundamental PMO principles, enriched with descriptions, insights, and illustrative examples.

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MPUG

MAY 1, 2023

Security of project data and clients’ sensitive information is important for organizations. As a PMO or PPM, you need efficient strategies to secure mission-critical project data. Granting permission to compliance specialists to ensure seamless implementation of data loss prevention strategies, such as cloud backup solutions.

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International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Benchmarking is an outward looking process of continuously measuring and comparing your company’s processes against an organization anywhere in the world to gain information that will help your organization improve its performance and competitive position. The steps can range from four to ten steps. There are several types of benchmarking.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2016

You can leave the detailed stuff until your review is finished but having something at high level will eventually inform your detailed project planning for the next 6 months. Check #5: Governance. Is there a governance structure? Action if the answer is No: Back to the PMO or your Finance team. Check #6: Budget.

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Planview

JANUARY 2, 2020

Even in organizations where teams were already practicing Agile, it was common for senior leadership to favor the more traditional portfolio management due to their comfort with detailed project plans and heavier governance. Agile teams are largely self-governing. Read the Lean Portfolio Management: Lean-Agile Governance Blog.

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