Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

You should expect them to report back to the steering group to share any proposed changes to the standard methods for your organization! In my experience, assurance is carried out by the PMO or another project manager whom I have invited to do a peer review. The assurance role can be quite hands-on. When does assurance happen?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 15, 2024

As a program manager, PMO or project team leader, you probably think about how to plan upcoming work. Analyze the results Take the answers to the questions from all stakeholder groups and start to dig into them. Find a decent balance. What does it mean that all project managers need communication skills that are ten out of ten?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

If you have sat through any project management conference presentations or talked to someone evangelizing about the role of the PMO then you will have heard this stuff before. Isn’t this what a PMO is for? Perhaps that is where the PMO comes into play. PMOs do generally have a bit more resource and a bit of thinking time.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MARCH 26, 2023

You’re a PMO Leader! Being a PMO leader has been one of the most challenging and rewarding aspects of my career. Thankfully, I’ve had some really good mentors along the way who showed me being a PMO leader and a project manager are two very different things. So, what are the traits of a PMO leader? Good times!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

The PMO will specify the route your project has to follow. If you are new to the idea or thinking about implementing one for your PMO, here is an example so you can see how it works. The PMO will normally have a gate review template or checklist for this, whether that is a document or slide deck or some other format.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One such group is software developers , where 88% feel more productive and 74% feel they do more meaningful work. Microsoft Copilot – Microsoft Adoption Get started with Microsoft 365 Copilot – Training | Microsoft Learn Your Guide to Microsoft AI: All You Need to Know for the PMO – Projectum But wait!

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 18, 2023

You’ve asked a lot of questions to a diverse group of stakeholders. 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. Below are some of the key components of a PMO Business Case.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 6, 2023

Some other less obvious but equally important benefits are: Increasing productivity Adopting a ‘one team’ approach across the organization Delivering in a predictable fashion (every PMO leader wants this!) This book would be great for PMO practitioners. Who is this book for?

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MAY 4, 2023

Now that the PMO is chugging along, it’s time for you, as the PMO leader, to look at continuous improvement. Here are some considerations as you look to improve your PMO’s processes. Just because you have a PMO and it’s chugging along doesn’t mean it could be better. She was amazing at CI.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Clearly defined reporting is an important governance element because it’s reports that tell the steering group what is going on. As the key decision-making group, they need enough information to be able to make the right decisions without being bogged down in the detail. We recommend: Project Management Plan Template.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 30, 2023

The PMO Pilot Project. We test out PMO best practices and gather lessons learned. The PMO matures more quickly. When it’s time to establish and implement your PMO , conducting a pilot project should be part of the process. Here are some things to consider when running a PMO pilot project. Totally worth it!

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Planview

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

First, let’s acknowledge that it’s not easy to establish an effective prioritization process when your PMO and teams are in high demand. This disconnect points to the struggle PMO directors face to identify and enact an effective prioritization process. block quote]. Include the elements: who, what, when, how, and how often.

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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.” Investing in and prioritizing the right work were also hot topics for the rest of the group.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. Action if there is no budget plan or information: Back to the PMO or your Finance team. Action if you can’t find out: Talk to the PMO again. Go back to the PMO, they should be prioritizing initiatives.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

In the last decade, more and more corporations have developed a project management office (PMO) to benefit their business. To get started, you’ll want to learn more about PMO examples, how to set one up, and how to train your employees. What Is a PMO? PMO Examples. What is a PMO?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 18, 2023

There are plenty of different ways to spread what you have learned from your project around the PMO, project managers and teams. This is a good way to reach a wider audience with your lessons learned as you can invite members of other project teams or the wider PMO community to come along and hear what worked on your project.

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The Lazy Project Manager

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Elizabeth also offers Project Management Rebels, which is a teaching-led group mentoring programme. You’ll learn through a combination of live teaching, videos, reading, Q&A sessions and our group of engaged and supportive project managers. PMO Influencer of the Year 2020 (PMO Global Alliance). Peter Taylor.

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Planview

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Regardless of whether you’re still learning how to prioritize projects or you’re a seasoned veteran, you can walk away from this blog knowing how to become a Savvy PMO. It may require a little experimenting to find the right method to match the needs of your PMO and organization. Here’s how. Gain Knowledge. What are your drivers?

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Project-Management.pm

JULY 4, 2017

Organizations believe a focus group on their PMO that is used to boost its effectiveness and also to trigger more projects. But sometimes a focus group has a negative impact on PMO for many reasons such as time issues, budget, and it can cause office politics to rear its ugly head. Brainstorming vs. Focus Groups.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

Project Management Office (PMO): A PMO is responsible for defining and maintaining the standards for an organization’s project management. They can be an internal department or an external group or an agency. The following professionals will handle the actual creation of the project strategy.

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Planview

JANUARY 24, 2020

Today’s enterprises are increasingly looking to the PMO to boost the bottom line. The Savvy PMO consistently assigns its people to the highest value work and rebalances roles, people, and team assignments to ensure strategic alignment. It’s people first for the Savvy PMO. Focus on Your Key Resources First.

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Taskque

AUGUST 13, 2018

Trust me, Entrepreneurs, business owners, and project owners cannot succeed without soliciting the help of a group(s) of people who have that experience and can guide them better. LinkedIn Groups are one of the most overlooked tools that the site has to offer. Here are 10 LinkedIn groups that all Entrepreneurs should consider joining.

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Wrike

MARCH 25, 2021

What is an Agile PMO? Aren’t all PMOs supposed to be Agile and support transformative change? Does my organization need an Agile PMO? Keep reading to discover the benefits of Agile development and the specific set of features and organizational structure an Agile PMO offers that regular PMOs simply don’t.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 28, 2023

Check with your PMO. Your PMO should define exactly what ‘Red’ means and then you can check your project performance against those measures. There is a lack of resources to deliver the work but it is being managed by the team and doesn’t (yet) need intervention from the project sponsor or steering group.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

John is fortunate to work in the Project Management Office (PMO) with several senior project managers. The PMO Director continually reinforces the need to apply a strict code of conduct. When I speak to groups, I share my presentation with a group representative. Ask the other person if they understand.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2021

If that’s you, be on the look out for these kinds of job titles, as you can probably enter project management higher up the ranks: Project manager Senior project manager Program manager Business change manager Organizational change manager Delivery manager PMO manager. Entry level jobs include junior project manager and PMO coordinator roles.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

If that’s you, be on the lookout for these kinds of job titles, as you can probably enter project management higher up the ranks: Project manager Senior project manager Program manager Business change manager Organizational change manager Delivery manager PMO manager. Entry-level jobs include junior project manager and PMO coordinator roles.

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Wrike

MARCH 3, 2023

Among those humans are directors of project management offices (PMOs), portfolio managers, and program and project managers. Every PMO is different but they’re all focused on the same thing: success. As any PMO professional knows, project management and project delivery are two different things.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

There is also some background information on how individuals and groups respond to risk. There are useful tables and processes, which will save you having to work out a risk management process for yourself – handy if you are setting up a PMO and want to save some time.

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Planview

OCTOBER 7, 2020

How w e ll your Proj e ct Manag e m e nt Offic e (PMO) or E nt e rpris e PMO (E PMO ) functions is conting e nt on two things: th e minds e t of e ach of your e mploy e e s and e stablishing a strat e gic top-down proj e ct portfolio cultur e.   The initial results – Two steps forward.

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Wrike

AUGUST 22, 2018

Whether or not you’re a project manager by title, one acronym you’re sure to hear more often is PMO. What is PMO?” PMO stands for “project management office.” The percentage of companies with a PMO has nearly doubled since 2000, according to The State of the PMO 2016. . Definition of PMO. Who Needs a PMO?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Acceptance authority: This is the person (or group) responsible for final sign off of the deliverable. Often the function is provided by the PMO or another business team. You can also put PMO standards in here, like references to the templates you will use to create a log of deliverables (the quality register in PRINCE2).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

It’s a way of automating repetitive tasks and it’s having a bit of an impact on the PMO community. I believe the PMO will have to focus on those more strategic areas and shift away from specifically defining the teams and resources that will do the work,” says Bill Raymond, host of the Agile in Action podcast. Why is it important?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 30, 2022

I was no longer leading groups of related projects. Sometimes my stakeholders were totally different groups too. It was then that I had to start juggling multiple projects in a totally different way.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Stakeholder engagement includes ways to attract and involve individuals, groups, and organizations who may be affected by a project or may affect the project. I recently spoke with a project manager who works in a Project Management Office (PMO). Stakeholder Engagement Plan. PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition –.

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The Digital Project Manager

MARCH 31, 2016

Yesterday’s PMO was plagued with some serious issues: ineffective resource management, lack of visibility and inability to demonstrate value. Fortunately, Clarizen’s new approach can help you to better manage and streamline any PMO, whether it’s a legacy group or a newly formed organization. Posted in General Tools.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 20, 2020

This project management conference covers topics such as the project management framework and its terminology, process groups and the nine knowledge areas of the PMBOK. The PMO 2020 Conference. Designed for the PMO practitioner, this project management conference focuses on portfolio, program and project offices. PMO Symposium.

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