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What Does Project Governance Really Mean?

ProjectManager.com

Projects like anything that involves a lot of people working together need governance. The government runs a nation and project governance in the same fashion runs the project. What Is Project Governance? The Three Pillars of Project Governance.

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Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Risk Governance

MPUG

I came to know that there were no consistencies within risk governance parameters, such as risk appetite , or risk threshold , for example. In this article, we will explore how to manage such massive gap at an organizational level considering Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Governance.

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PMI-PgMP® Certification

Techno-PM

The Project Management Institute's Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PgMP) certification is one of the most sought-after certifications for professionals who want to enter the project management field. The benefits of PMI-PgMP® Certification?

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Best PMI-ACP Exam Prep Books

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Are you aiming to achieve your PMI Agile Certified Professional ( PMI-ACP )®? The most successful students also include reading a range of PMI-ACP books in their exam prep, as well as a training course, just as that little bit of extra comfort. A full PMI-ACP exam prep course.

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Review Agile Governance and Audit

Henny Portman

Christopher Wright wrote the book Agile Governance and Audit – An overview for auditors and agile teams. Agile Governance and Audit gives a short introduction to agile, compares agile with waterfall and looks at audit and agile cultures. The author follows a project life cycle from idea towards a usable product including governance and control. This is where we now see PRINCE2 Agile, AgilePM, DAD or PMI Agile. To order (Bol.com): Agile Governance and Audit.

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Do You Know How to Plan and Manage Reliable Project Compliance?

Online PM Courses

PMI Talent Triangle: Strategic & Business Management Project GovernanceUnderstanding project compliance is not a negotiable skill-set. However, we are often left to figure it out for ourselves; learning as we go.

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Success in Disruptive Times: PMI’s 2018 Pulse of the Profession

Online PM Courses

The PMI has titled its 2018 Pulse of the Profession report: Success in Disruptive Times. You can download your copy of Success in Disruptive Times from the PMI’s website. The PMI’s Annual Project Management Survey: The Pulse of the Profession. Our regular readers will know that, for the last two years, we have extracted the marrow from the bones of the PMI’s Pulse of the Profession survey. Terrific Insights from the Annual PMI Project Management Review 2016.

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Vendor Showcase Recap: Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance

MPUG

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Rich Murphy’s showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. And I am a regular speaker for MPUG PMI chapters, and the Enterprise Architecture Conference.

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Vendor Showcase Recap: Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance

MPUG

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Rich Murphy’s showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. And I am a regular speaker for MPUG PMI chapters, and the Enterprise Architecture Conference.

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The Standard for Risk Management in Portfolios, Programs, and Projects

Project Risk Coach

In this article, let's discuss why risk management standards exist and which Project Management Institute (PMI) standard you should study in preparation for the PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP®) exam. Which PMI Risk Standard Should You Study?

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Which estimation methods are favored for adaptive delivery?

Kiron Bondale

For every person who adamantly insists that estimates are needed to support proper governance, someone else will argue that the inherent wrongness of an estimate and how estimates are abused will wipe out any benefits of defining them.

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Meisterplan at 2018 PMI Global Conference – Do Your Plans Work?

Meisterplan

The Meisterplan team including Brian , Karoline , Stephan and Christoph were excited to participate at the 2018 PMI Global Conference in Los Angeles earlier this month. We appreciate every one of you who stopped by our booth at the PMI conference. Management or government interference hinders success. We want to thank everyone for all the great conversations at the PMI Global Conference! The post Meisterplan at 2018 PMI Global Conference – Do Your Plans Work?

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5 Governance Steps for Distributed Project Team Management

LiquidPlanner

Managing a distributed project team takes real skill and a definite commitment to putting a governance structure in place that enables success. Delivering Project Success via Good Governance. Governance is nothing more than how a project will be controlled to deliver intended outcomes. While a lot of effort can go into developing a viable governance structure, it doesn’t have to be that way on every project.

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Does your work board “fit”?

Kiron Bondale

I wanted to understand what approaches were most used and ran another poll in PMI’s LinkedIn Project, Program and Portfolio Management group. Agile Governance Project Management communications project decision making

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Webinar Recap: Want To Be A PMI-ACP? The Primary Steps to Take

MPUG

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Satya Narayan Dash’s session, Want To Be A PMI-ACP? If you want to be a PMI-ACP, here are the primary steps to take. Today’s session is eligible for one PMI-PDU and the technical category.

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When standard is no longer “standard”

Kiron Bondale

So I decided to conduct a poll in the LinkedIn PMI Project, Program and Portfolio Management discussion group to get feedback from a larger sample of practitioners. Governance Process Peeves Project Management improving project management project decision making Risk management

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The Confusion Over Risk

Project Risk Coach

If so, adopt the definition to align with the governing organization. 2=Planning PMI-RMP Exam Prep Project Risk ManagementWhy are many project managers confused over risks? Why do some project managers include positive risks in risk management and others do not?

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PMI Australia Conference 2014

quantmleap

I n case you’re in Melbourne early September and happen to attend the Australian PMI Conference don’t forget to look me up. While many project managers have been trained in the art of project management based on a set of governance principles grounded in command-and-control related management techniques; managing projects in the 21st Century is developing in an environment in which agility, collaboration, exploration and adaptation are the key.

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Project Failure – Why it Happens

Online PM Courses

– 2 – Governance. Governance is hardly the most sexy of project management disciplines. Good governance is a cornerstone of project success, so poor governance inevitably leads to project failure. Good governance is a cornerstone of #project success, so poor governance inevitably leads to project failure. Lack of Governance Structure. But you fail to set up the governance structure your project needs to assure its success.

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How to Maintain Document Version Control on Your Project | Video

Online PM Courses

PMI Talent Triangle: Technical Project Management Project Governance Project Management Tools and Techniques version control videoOn a project, we can end up in all sorts of trouble, if we have multiple versions of the same document. So, we need document version control.

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Could psychological safety increase organizational risk?

Kiron Bondale

In a presentation I gave to the members of a PMI Chapter on the topic of psychological safety, one of the attendees asked a great question. Facilitating Organization Change Governance Project Management Psychological Safety Risk management team building

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How to Build a Robust Project Risk Culture [8 Steps]

Online PM Courses

Your biggest wins will come from better governance, with little or no extra cost and time overhead. Your sponsor must win support across the top of your project’s governance structure, and among other senior people who need to be a part of your project process. And what about governance? And more than that, you need conspicuous support and endorsement from the governance structures and individuals that oversee your project.

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Are your PMs drowning in paperwork?

Kiron Bondale

I ran a one-week poll in PMI’s Project, Program and Portfolio Management discussion group and the ProjectManagement.com community to understand how much effort was being spent on paperwork. Governance Process Peeves Project Management improving project management project decision makin

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Rogue Project Sponsor: What to Do when Sponsorship goes Bad

Online PM Courses

Or maybe you’ll need to make the choices yourself, and take the governance risk on your own shoulders. In All Cases, Look to Your Governance Structure. One of the principle purposes of project governance is decision-making. Above or around your rogue Project Sponsor should be a strong governance body. So work with them to find a suitable minimum level of governance overlay, that will keep things proper, but allow the agility they need.

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Who makes the rules for your team?

Kiron Bondale

I ran a one-week poll in PMI’s LinkedIn Project, Program and Portfolio Management discussion group as well as the ProjectManagement.com community. Agile Governance Project Management improving project management team building

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Project Governance. Five Immutable Principles of Project Success , PMI Spring Seminar, 2021, Austin TX. Five Principles of Project Success , PMI, Northern Utah Chapter, Professional Development Day, 2012. Applying Deliverables Based Planning ® To Increase Our Probability of Success , PMI Fort Worth, Chapter Meeting, 15 July 2010. Establishing the Performance Measurement Baseline , PMI, Northen Utah Chapter, Professional Development Day, 2012. Governance.

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How are you allocating and returning contingency reserves?

Kiron Bondale

I ran a one week poll in both PMI’s LinkedIn Project, Program and Portfolio Management discussion group as well as in the ProjectManagement.com community. Governance Project Management improving project management Risk management

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High Profile Projects: How to Lead a Project with a Massive Public Profile

Online PM Courses

Advice for Project Managers PMI Talent Triangle: Leadership Project Communication Management Stakeholder Engagement Communication Governance stakeholder engagementHigh profile projects carry more risk than those that get less attention. It is not that things are more likely to go wrong. But it's the profile and attention that can amplify the consequences of mistakes. And high profile projects tend also to be the subject of more speculation, gossip, and rumor. So, it isn't […].

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Project Manager to Project Sponsor: How to Make a Difficult Transition?

Online PM Courses

PMI Talent Triangle: Strategic & Business Management Project Governance Project Management Career project sponsorshipThe transition from Project Manager to Project Sponsor is a hard one. You have many great skills, but now you need to change your mindset.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Governance (#Governance). Six Business System Rule - defines the assessment of the integrated business systems for Federal procurement and their integrity in providing information to the Government contracting office. . Managing Government Grant Projects at Arizona Public Service - APS management process for Department of Energy grant for algae CO2 capture project. PMI Lakeshore Ontario Chapter , 27 October 2018. PMI Workshops and Conferences.

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Manage Project Artifacts: What to Create and How to Keep them Current

Online PM Courses

PMI Talent Triangle: Technical Project Management Project Governance artifactsProjects produce all sorts of things as well as the deliverables we commission them to create. So, how can you best manage project artifacts?

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Are your project management success rates improving?

Ron Rosenhead

The latest PMI Pulse of the Profession Report said: “We are encouraged to see in this year’s Pulse of the Profession® that organizations are making progress—significant progress—as they are experiencing more success with implementing strategic initiatives. PMI Pulse of the Profession 2017. The full report can be downloaded from the PMI web site. My thanks to PMI for an excellent report which can be found at [link]. All images taken from PMI Report .

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Project Documentation: Do You Know the 7 Keys to Getting it Right?

Online PM Courses

PMI Talent Triangle: Technical Project Management Project Communication Management Project GovernanceNo-one likes bureaucracy. But we do know that some record-keeping is necessary. So, make Project Documentation one of your top priorities.

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Why Do PMO’s Fail?

Bridge the Gap Consulting

According to PMI, about 41% of organizations with an enterprise-wide project management office (EPMO) report that it is highly aligned to the organization’s strategy. PMO Project Management Uncategorized Governance Leadership project team Stakeholder TrustPMO Failure.

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Are you Batman? If not, get a real charter!

Kiron Bondale

I decided to pose that question to the members of PMI’s LinkedIn Project, Program and Portfolio Management discussion group. Governance Project Management improving project management management failure project decision making

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Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 1 Transcription

MPUG

So with that, let me go ahead and just say our first portion being the overview of the PMBOK Guide 7th Edition, what I wanted to talk to you about here is really the evolution, the legacy, and exactly what is PMI valuing now? It’s not the only thing that PMI publishes.

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Becoming An Effective Leader In Government & Beyond: An Interview With Steve Ressler, Founder of GovLoop

Project Management Hacks

Have you ever considered the public sector and government for your next career move? Governments face interesting problems and that means there are opportunities to deliver new projects. government to launching his own venture, GovLoop. My thanks to Winnie Liem and the PMI-SOC Government Community for introducing me to Steve. Where do you see major opportunities in government to improve productivity, service and other improvements?

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The PMP® Exam is Changing: Here’s What You Need to Know

International Institute for Learning

In June 2019, the Project Management Institute (PMI) ® announced that significant changes are coming to the Project Management Professional (PMP) ® Exam. Remember, if you file online (and most folks do), PMI ® has five calendar days to review your application and notify you if you’re eligible to sit for the exam. Many folks ask, why does PMI have to change the exam? PMI also identified forty-two tasks across all five domains that competent project managers perform.

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How good is project sponsorship in your company?

Ron Rosenhead

Read the PMI Pulse of the Profession Report 2015. If its zero (as suggested to me recently by a senior manager) then do read PMI’s 2015 Pulse of the Profession – Capturing the Value of Project Management. project sponsors courses in project management project management project management governance project management training project risks project sponsor

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How to Run an Effective Stage Gate Review | Video

Online PM Courses

An effective Stage Gate Review process makes a valuable contribution to project governance. PMI Talent Triangle: Technical Project Management Project Control Project Governance Project Management Tips Project Process Gateways Stage Gate video

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