The Lazy Project Manager

MARCH 2, 2021

You don’t do my type of work (project management, PMO leadership at a global level, keynote speaking, consultancy and training) without clocking up some pretty impressive airmiles and flight status. A new vegetable garden planned and prepared. Won the PMO Influencer of the Year award. We know that now!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The book includes a good explanation of product breakdown structures and work breakdown structures saying: To move from a scope statement to a plan in your project definition, you will need to articulate your project activities and deliverables item-by-item. A plan is nothing without action. Using risk logs to manage risk.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

They might be influenced by market conditions (risk appetite statements might change, for example, if the market suddenly gets a lot more competitive). They serve the same purpose – to influence the context and environment for the project – except they are external influences instead of internal influences.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 27, 2016

As has been already discussed the reality out there in ‘PMO land’ is that there is not a plethora of wise and experienced PMO managers, directors, leaders, heads, etc., and so it is sensible for anyone who is engaged to help an organisation set up a new PMO or advise on improvements to an existing PMO to reach out for some help.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Leadership is that branch of management concerning the development, nurturing and utilization of influence as way of motivating others to some end or objective. If leadership is concerned with influencing and motivating people then project managers need to be skilled leaders, not just successful administrators.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 18, 2023

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. I don’t like the word “charter” when talking about creating PMO’s. Below are some of the key components of a PMO Business Case.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As a project manager, you are expected to have all-round skills encompassing the technical fields of project management like planning and scheduling, through to the interpersonal skills like communicating up and influencing others. Skill #4: Scheduling Scheduling takes task management to the next level. It’s juggling dependencies.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

So we’ll look at how to use those principles to support your team’s drive engagement throughout the PMO and encourage stakeholders to take action. Instead, we’ll be looking at principles for how that you can build into your existing communications plan. Understanding plus action plus influence gives you engagement.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

Whenever you take on a project that was started by someone else you need to: Understand the health of the project Ensure that sufficient planning has been completed so that the onward direction is clear. You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. 4: Get a copy of the plan.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2023

During a dinner conversation after the conference, you further discover that PMO (Project Management Office) can support you in leading an Agile transformation and successful Scrum adoption, by covering governance and ensuring alignment across the enterprise.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

Matrix of Influence Source: Book Product Mastery by Geoff Watts Image Created By Lavaneesh Gautam. High Influence High Interest: This is the most important group and you need to collaborate with them. Internal or External governance such as Finance, Legal, PMO, Risk, and Audit may fall into the category.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Resources are anything you need to execute the project plan. Resource Forecasting vs. Resource Planning. Resource forecasting is used in resource planning. You can’t plan your resources if you don’t know what resources you have. These two aspects of project planning are connected and inform one another. Learn more.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

You are responsible for maintaining the program plan and scheduling work at a relatively high level, and you’ll also assign tasks to other people. These could be project managers or PMO colleagues. In this role you’ll work under your own initiative most of the time. You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

A well-documented plan? This may be by adopting a new tool or approach, learning some new skills in listening, influence, or negotiation, or maybe simply allocating more time to it. Monica Borrell, PMP , is the CEO and co-founder of Cardsmith , a visual planning, communication, and project management tool. Proper briefs?

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

AUGUST 8, 2019

Back in 2015, we took a look at the five advanced training options for people working in PMO. Four years on and a few things have changed in the PMO field. There is now another PMO certification option available alongside P3O from AXELOS and the PPSO ones from BCS, both of which feature in the last article.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

The best short answer is to appreciate what is within your realm of control and influence in order to create an action plan. That may give you an opportunity of influence outside the unit. Before you decide what to do, here is a list of issues to consider: Take time to learn and observe those with influence (i.e.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

The way tech, economic, social and environmental considerations are evolving – heck, even the way public health affects workforce planning – will impact the way projects are run. Leaders need to know how the world around them affects the work they are doing today, and how to plan to capitalize on those trends in the future.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2021

So we’ll look at how to use those principles to support your team’s drive engagement throughout the PMO and encourage stakeholders to take action. Instead, we’ll be looking at principles for how that you can build into your existing communications plan. Understanding plus action plus influence gives you engagement.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

I do think that having a degree (of any kind, in any subject) is beneficial for securing a job, especially as project managers are expected to influence and lead, and many employers want to see evidence of the ability to operate at that level and use a degree as a benchmark for it. You’ll create project plans and carry them out.

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International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The first thing the PMO Leader should do is to communicate how operations and projects complement each other. You can achieve similar results with projects by following this five-step treatment plan: Understand and communicate the relationship between project work and operations. What can be done? How Projects Align with Operations.

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Planview

MAY 7, 2018

Today’s PMO is not only under pressure to work at hyper-speed but also to satisfy customers who have higher expectations about their digital experience. To enable your PMO to keep up with the pace of digital transformation, it’s time to transition from tactical to strategic planning. What types of work are covered by your PMO?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

You are responsible for maintaining the program plan and scheduling work at a relatively high level, and you’ll also assign tasks to other people. These could be project managers or PMO colleagues. In this role you’ll work under your own initiative most of the time. You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JUNE 2, 2021

In 2020 he was awarded the PMO Global Alliance ‘PMO Influencer of the Year Award’. We are committed to make projects, programs and planning more successful through highly visual, uncomplicated, easy-to-use, productivity software. www.thelazyprojectmanager.com.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

These 18 project management professionals, in particular, have established themselves as thought leaders and influencers. Lindsay Scott is the director of Manchester, UK-based PMO Learning Limited which is dedicated to helping PMO professionals get the most out of their careers with training and organizational development opportunities.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 14, 2018

Do you have a stakeholder engagement plan ? Which stakeholders have the most power and influence? Let’s look at some practical ways that you can better engage and influence your project stakeholders at the right times in your project lifecycle. Stakeholders will more likely support a plan that they helped create.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 25, 2022

They will articulate the project objectives and goals to the PMO and anyone else who will listen! During planning and preparation. During the planning phase, the person in the sponsorship role will provide the business context, and support the team to create a realistic plan. What happens if the sponsor is too busy?

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Planview

DECEMBER 21, 2018

During the event, I had the opportunity during one of the keynotes to present some of the views of 451 Research on how to embrace change and keep the PMO relevant. Not doing any one of these will open you to challenging friction in your work planning, execution, and tracking. It’s time to become a ‘liquid’ enterprise.

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The structure of your organization’s project management office (PMO) may be the difference between effective and ineffective project management. Your PMO structure must blend in with the organizational culture to ensure project management success. What is a PMO structure? PMO can also mean Program or Portfolio Management Office.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Under my PMO Director experience, I used to manage different programs and projects that composed several portfolios; thus, it was a big deal to choose the right portfolio and to make correct distinguishment between portfolio and program. Plan your study with regard to current risks (COVID).

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

This approach leverages technology and online tools to manage aspects of a project - from initiation through planning, execution, monitoring, and closure. Use these insights to anticipate project bottlenecks and adjust plans proactively. Digital Project Management orchestrates projects primarily conducted in a digital environment.

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MPUG

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Governance is the act of governing, which includes steering, guiding, controlling, regulating, and influencing. They are responsible for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and closing the project. Project Management Office (PMO) is a central body that comprises of technical, business, and management personnel.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This software isn’t just critical for enterprise organizations, but any company that manages shared resources and has complex projects with succession planning components. Project management is a process used to plan, organize and execute a task, event or project. Scenario-plan when priorities change. Portfolio Balancing.

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Planview

JANUARY 19, 2023

By combining these approaches, organizations can improve the performance of every stage of the software development lifecycle, from planning to delivery to outcomes. It’s critical to be asking the right questions: How does strategy become a plan? Are the right objectives being focused on?

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MARCH 21, 2023

PMO Failure. We hear about PMO’s failing all the time. Stats on PMO failure rates are all over the map based on your definition of “failure.” What follows is a list of reasons PMO’s fail from my experience and what I’ve gathered from others. Sure, PMO leaders can blame sr.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2018

How do you gain influence with body language? Elizabeth: Hello everyone, It’s Elizabeth here, and today, I am at the PMO conference in London with wonderful Geoff Crane who’s come over from Canada. Elizabeth: And you’ve had two days’ worth of PMO workshops? Elizabeth Harrin and Geoff Crane at PMO Conference.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Resource forecasting helps plan for the potential project demands in the opportunity or approval sales pipeline. Forecasting helps in resource capacity planning to avoid last-minute hiring and project delays. Lack of foresight into future project needs also breaks the resource demand planning process.

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NimbleWork

APRIL 23, 2024

When you know what you want to achieve and what the blockers are, it’s easier to create a plan. This person doesn’t have to be the most senior, or even a PMO team member. Set organizational goals and cascade these down through line managers so everyone’s success contributes to everyone else’s bonus plan.

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