Henny Portman

JUNE 17, 2024

“ Portfolio Management – Delivery on Strategy ” edited by Carl Marnewick and John Wyzalek, presents a collection of 12 articles from various authors. The second article explores the relationship between corporate strategy and project management in product development.

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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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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 13, 2024

However, navigating the intricacies of virtual collaboration requires a unique set of strategies and approaches to ensure seamless communication, productivity, and alignment among all the team members. By implementing these strategies, you can empower your team members to thrive and deliver value to your organization.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 18, 2024

Is it challenging to navigate the complex landscape of project governance frameworks? In this article, we will dive deep into organizational and project governance and systems in project management. At the heart of this lies the robust framework of Organizational Governance Systems.

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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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The IIL Blog

JULY 24, 2024

In the past, business risk management related to projects was considered a responsibility of the project sponsor, the project governance committee, and even senior management. The notion that “information is power” is disappearing in the project management landscape as strategic information is being shared.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Project Pulse Journal

MAY 3, 2024

They help in the decision-making process relating to project and program prioritization, ensure resource allocation aligns with the business strategy and goals, and adjust strategies as market or organizational conditions change.

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Epicflow Blog

JUNE 10, 2024

In contrast to traditional project/program/portfolio managers dealing with individual projects/programs/portfolios, the role of a CPO is more strategic, he or she is a member of the executive board and oversees all project-related activities and their connection with an organization’s business strategy.

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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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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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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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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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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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The IIL Blog

JULY 3, 2024

While this approach was expected to increase collaboration and resolve some of the collaboration issues, government and military personnel did not see this as being in their best interest and exerted their influence. Many executives believed then (and some still do) that information is power.

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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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Project Accelerator News

JULY 26, 2024

We invest a lot of time, energy and budget on the “self-care” of our IT projects, in terms of robust governance, strong PMO (Project Management Office) and world-class processes, etc – but do we pay enough attention to our individual or team’s self-care? From strategy to programme and project delivery – available onsite or remote.

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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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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

Here's why these skills are necessary and where they find their applications: Increased Efficiency and Productivity Automation of Routine Tasks - Digital tools can automate time-consuming tasks such as scheduling and resource allocation, freeing project managers to focus on higher-value aspects like strategy and innovation.

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