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Sustain Your PMO: Nine Easy Lessons

The Lazy Project Manager

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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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It will teach you how to influence others, even when you are not directly managing them. Business Resilience is a longer read, but it’s a really interesting guide to how to make sustained progress at pace, whatever pace is appropriate to your organization. It’s about influence and negotiation and how to get things done.

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Business Resilience: An Overview

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Business Resilience: A practical guide to sustained progress delivered at pace is a book by an impressive authoring team. 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!)

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Resource Forecasting Guide for Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Managing resources in professional services firms is crucial for maintaining sustainability and achieving anticipated employee performance goals. Keeping up with emerging technologies You need to forecast both future and current resource demands for sustainability. It also influences the resource requirements for future projects.

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3 Continuous Improvement Strategies to Boost Your Project Management Skills

Project Pulse Journal

It became a global phenomenon through the influence of business philosophies like Total Quality Management (TQM) and methodologies such as Lean Methodology and Six Sigma, which emphasized systematic, strategic changes to eliminate waste, streamline processes, and eliminate waste and inefficiency.

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow Blog

Events for Project and Resource Managers Dubai International Project Management Forum January, 15-18, Dubai, UAE The 2024 Forum entitled “Beyond Boundaries” will bring together more than 2,000 project professionals to discuss three primary topics: sustainability, modern methods of project management, future trends and technology.

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Achieving Greater Agility - Your Way to Being an Agile Organization

Inloox

In fact, an organization’s agility level is the most important factor influencing project success rates. A transformation program with your PMO as change agent As a start, establishing a formal agile transformation program will help you set the grounds for a consistent and uniform transformation throughout your organization.

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