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How to Create a Powerful PMO Mission Statement

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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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15 Free PMO Templates for Excel and Word

ProjectManager.com

A PMO, or project management office, can be an internal department or an external group or agency that defines and maintains the standards for a company’s project management. However, all three can use PMO templates to support project programs and portfolios. We’ve collected 15 free templates that are suitable for a PMO.

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Project Management Apprenticeships: A UK Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I know PMO analysts and IT project managers who have also taken an apprenticeship while already in post, so their salaries probably stayed the same as what they were on before their training started. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management

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How to manage project assurance (with PRINCE2 guide)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In my experience, assurance is carried out by the PMO or another project manager whom I have invited to do a peer review. For big projects and programs, you might find it useful to have a risk and assurance committee, or some kind of separate PMO-led project assurance function. When does assurance happen?

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Eight Tips to Build a PMO

Project Risk Coach

Some Project Management Offices (PMOs) never get off the ground. So, how can you build a PMO, one that thrives? Why Are There So Many Troubled PMOs? Many PMOs fail to realize their potential. People have ways of undermining the PMO's effectiveness. Let's look at eight tips for implementing a PMO.

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Ultimate Guide to Setting Up a PMO in Your Business

WorkOtter

If your business gets big enough, you might need a whole project management office (PMO). That’s why it’s important to learn about setting up a PMO. This guide will show you how to set up a PMO, explain different types of PMOs, and why having one is important for your business. What Exactly is a PMO?

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A practical guide to quality management, assurance & control

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I’ll also link the practice back to the PMBOK® Guide and Managing Successful Projects, the latest PRINCE2 manual. Often the function is provided by the PMO or another business team. The PMBOK® Guide talks about creating a quality management plan that is part of the overall project or program management plan.