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Become an Adaptive PMO: Advance Agility Across Planning and Delivery

Planview

The Project Management Institute (PMI) asked this question for the first time ever for its 2020 Pulse of the Profession ® report, knowing that organizations are rewiring to innovate and deliver competitive products and services quickly. Executives expect PMOs to be the catalyst for this change. Provide ‘just enough’ governance.

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Prioritizing Power Skills: Gratitude, Appreciation, AcknowledgmentWith Dr. Rodolfo De Acutis and Judith W. Umlas

International Institute for Learning

He gives strategic directions on project portfolio prioritization to the Confectionery business and supports project delivery with continuous improvement techniques and root cause mindset using rigorous Black Belt Lean 6 Sigma methodologies. Dr. De Acutis is certified in PMP-PMI ® , Green and Black Belt Lean 6 Sigma.

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Lean A project management philosophy that aims to maximize value while minimizing waste. Lean Six Sigma Combining Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to eliminate defects and waste. Project Management Information System (PMIS) Provides tools and processes for project management and information sharing on projects.

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Inspiring Women in Project Management: Karen Chovan

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Today I’m interviewing Karen Chovan, MASc, PEng, PMP, who has dedicated her career to helping others deliver clean, lean and green approaches to project and programme management. I really am appreciative that I gained so many business skills at a young age, but I’ve still a lot to learn myself! I just wonder what will come next.

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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

XP, scrum, lean, etc.) I think when we think about how we are delivering our projects, we need to focus on Business Value, Customer Satisfaction, Governance and less about coming in on time and budget. Second, the use of lean and agile tools and methodologies beyond IT, software and manufacturing. Helena Lui. Helena Lui.

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Role of the PMO: How It’s Currently Evolving

Planview

The role of the PMO is changing. We recently got an in-depth look into this new face of the PMO during our webinar – “What’s Ahead for the PMO?” She and I discussed the responsibilities, expanding skill sets, and strategic capabilities of the modern PMO – and how to advance in that direction. Types of Today’s PMOs.

PMO 99
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Transformation, Business Architecture, and Scaling

Leading Agile

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. And so, it’s that for a couple years, that group reorganized and I kind of find myself back in a regular PMO and I’m like, that’s not cool, right?

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