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What Is a PMO Director? Role, Responsibilities & Salary

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PMO stands for project management office and it’s responsible for the project management standards in an organization. Either way, it’s run by a PMO director. There are different types of PMOs, all headed by a PMO director. What Is a PMO Director? The responsibilities of a PMO director are varied.

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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OPAs and the PMP exam Let’s face it: I first came across the term OPA while reviewing PMP exam training material. Organizational Process Assets do not include infrastructure or the software tools used to manage the data. Don’t get me started on Enterprise Environmental Factors either.) What is not an OPA?

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5 Simple Reasons Why Processes Don’t Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This situation can happen when teams merge, or processes haven’t been reviewed over a long period of time. Fix by: Work with the PMO to review the processes. People need training on processes. That could be as easy as an email explaining what screen is changing in the software tools you use or a full-on classroom course.

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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

She wrote: I have been advised that you have to do a degree in a particular subject e.g. engineering, do project management training e.g. PMI®, PRINCE2® etc and work your way up in order to become a project manager. That’s due to: an increase in the number of jobs requiring project management-oriented skills (i.e. Is this true?

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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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Changing the Face of PM Training

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I took my APMP course recently and there were a bemusing amount of training providers to choose from. Craig has set up a review website for project management training and there’s a philanthropic initiative on the side as incentive to get people to write reviews. So how do you pick the right course for you?

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Measuring the Project Management Maturity of Your Organization

ProjectManager.com

These responsibilities usually fall under the purview of a project management office (PMO) and can be facilitated by using project management software. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that gives you the project management tools you need to improve processes.