Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 13, 2024

However, navigating the intricacies of virtual collaboration requires a unique set of strategies and approaches to ensure seamless communication, productivity, and alignment among all the team members. By implementing these strategies, you can empower your team members to thrive and deliver value to your organization.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

The 9 types of artifacts are: Strategy Logs and registers Plans Hierarchy charts Baselines Visual data and information Reports Agreements and contracts Other – a bucket category for anything else. Strategy artifacts. The first category is documentation that relates to strategy and project initiation. Logs and registers.

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Planview

JUNE 5, 2020

PMO leadership today is about more than being a purveyor of governance and delivering projects on time and on budget. The Savvy PMO fosters organizational agility, cultivates efficiencies, and drives growth strategies. Start with this quick-start post to becoming a Savvy PMO. The Journey to Becoming a Savvy PMO.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 11, 2023

My favorite is the PMO assessment. Whether considering standing up a new PMO or revamping an existing, doing an assessment is a key initial step to setting one up. Though there are PMO maturity models, which are all good, I don’t like to talk about those right away. You can read that here. Strategic Alignment.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The stakeholder engagement plan is "a component of the project management plan that identifies the strategies and actions required to promote productive involvement of stakeholders in project or program decision making and execution ( PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition, Page 723 )." When and how will you engage these people?

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Planview

APRIL 29, 2022

In this post, we’ll show you how to become a modern PMO that enables your organization to adapt to an ever-changing professional landscape. But first, let’s look at the key benefits that come from transitioning into a modern PMO. Why You Should Become a Modern PMO. Let’s get started.

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Moira Alexander

MAY 2, 2017

To align business goals with project management (PM), leaders from the enterprise project management office (EMPO) or project management office (PMO) need to be involved in strategic planning sessions alongside senior-level management. The first component is building the institutional IT strategy. A big win for business.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2022

When you create your project charter , you can start with the content of your project summary and add elements such as deliverables, assumptions, constraints, high-level risks, stakeholders, and team members. Problems] The PMO Launch Project [Project Name] will be undertaken to implement a Project Management Office (PMO).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

Here’s the list: Strategy Logs and registers Plans Hierarchy charts Baselines Visual data and information Reports Agreements and contracts Other – a bucket category for anything else. Strategy artifacts The first category is documentation that relates to strategy and project initiation.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I've also had the joy and the pain of implementing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), two in Information Technology Departments and one Enterprise PMO. Through the years, I've noted many reasons that PMOs fail or struggle. It's rarely just one thing; it's usually a combination of things. Here is a list of causal factors.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

Continuous improvement equips you with the tools to achieve this, helping your strategies evolve with every project, quickly adapting to new obstacles, and setting industry-leading standards. Disadvantage: Initial improvements might require significant upfront investment in time and analysis.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

A Project Management Office (PMO) isn't just about oversight; it's about empowering your projects to deliver real value. A well-implemented PMO can transform your project delivery process , ensuring that every project is set up for success from the start. Discover how a PMO can be a game-changer for your organization.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. 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. How do you spend it?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The importance of having an IT budget is to align technology requirements with an organization’s business strategy. Using an IT roadmap, businesses can develop and share a strategic-level plan for future IT initiatives. If the organization sees IT investment as a critical part of its strategy, then there might be more funding for it.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Close out anything outstanding in the risk register as well. Evaluate the project This provides the opportunity to review the project’s original intent as agreed back in the initiation stage, against what was actually accomplished. Get a project closure template from your PMO and start looking at what is required to fill it in.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2024

Strategic workforce planning is used by an organization or its project management office (PMO) to achieve its long-term plans. It addresses external workforce factors that might impact the larger business and maintains organizational capacity while minimizing risk exposure.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

APRIL 18, 2019

In a new report from Strategy Execution, 86% of organisations which are delivering change through programmes and projects struggle to prioritise work streams and resources. There are further stats; 45% lack change management skills; 29% have poorly resourced initiatives; 27% lack project management skills. The PMO: Gap Closer.

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Planview

JANUARY 24, 2020

Today’s enterprises are increasingly looking to the PMO to boost the bottom line. The risk of poor capacity is the inability to resource projects. This quote, from one of Planview’s global Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) customers, characterizes the challenges and risks organizations face with resource planning.

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 5, 2019

They should also ensure that their projects align with the vision, mission, goals, and strategies of their organization. Wise sponsors invite key stakeholders to the initial meetings to discuss the project charter and to obtain their input. Ask your PMO or project management group if a project charter template is available.

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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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The Strategic Project Manager

MAY 8, 2022

It can help you to structure initiatives to solve problems and seize opportunities. This post looks at what the PDCA cycle is, dives into the specifics of the four steps, looks at pros and cons, and enumerates where it can enhance strategy and project management efforts. Strategy and PDCA. What Is the PDCA Cycle?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2022

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. The other project at the time was in the initiation stage with an external customer in partnership. Responses ranged from: The numerous enterprise /PMO metrics which are measured on a monthly cycle combined with reporting out to the stock market every 12 weeks.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Traditionally, the department managing the flow of projects, including innovation initiatives, is the Project or Portfolio Management Office (the PMO). According to the Project Management Institute, 71% of companies have a PMO, a steady rise over the past ten years. Perhaps the answer to this dichotomy lies in creating a hybrid.

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The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The Blue Ocean Strategy framework is unique in that it incorporates execution into the strategy. By contrast, most strategy frameworks are just that – strategy, and strategy alone. One of the ways that Blue Ocean Strategy incorporates execution is through its approach to leadership.

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Planview

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Have no fear, the Savvy PMO is here! Your team of experts can objectively assess all incoming work for alignment to strategy, risk mitigation, customer impact, overall improvement, financial benefit, capacity, and more. Capture Initial Work Requests. The Savvy PMO sets stages such as those depicted in the image below.

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Planview

JANUARY 19, 2023

However, many digital transformation initiatives struggle to deliver the expected financial value, with more than half lagging behind original estimates, according to a Gartner survey of CIOs. 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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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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Planview

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Consider these changes faced by PMOs in recent years: The call to infuse agility and become a modern PMO. The pressure to evolve is mounting for the PMO, which needs to adapt to new digital strategies – and more strategic, product, or initiative portfolios – while bridging traditional practices.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. The other project at the time was in the initiation stage with an external customer in partnership. Responses ranged from: The numerous enterprise /PMO metrics which are measured on a monthly cycle combined with reporting out to the stock market every 12 weeks.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Risk Management Engineering 347

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. Business Analysis.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. 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. 6: Review the budget.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

The project manager’s first role is making a feasible plan that achieves the goals and objectives of the project and aligns with the organization’s overall business strategy. Risk Management. Then there are risks, which are potential problems, ones that have yet to occur or might not ever. Risk management. Team mentality.

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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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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Change Management The approach to plan and implement strategies that guide individuals and organizations through a change (e.g., This is generally initiated by the customer/client or stakeholders. Project Initiation The formal process of defining a new project, including its objectives, scope, purpose, quality, and feasibility.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

It is made up of people who have an interest in the project: representatives from each of the key stakeholder communities, who meet on a regular basis to provide direction, authority to proceed and to decide on the strategy for the project. Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology. Risks and issues. Key decisions.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 27, 2018

There’s always going to be some risk involved in a project, but often it’s how well you prepare and control that risk that marks good project management. There are five phases of project management that see a project through from initiation to close. Project Initiation: How to Start Your Project Off Right.

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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. Risk Management Proactive Issue Resolution through digital tools helps identify and address potential issues before they become significant problems, thus reducing project risks.

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