WorkOtter

JULY 12, 2023

The points below will assist you in carving out a PMO strategy that’ll make a difference for you. Understand the Advantages and Usefulness of Roadmaps First things first, you need to get to know the benefit of a project management office (PMO) roadmap. As a rule of thumb, make sure that you are setting S.M.A.R.T.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MAY 16, 2023

Once your PMO is up and running, operationalizing and doing continuous improvement (CI) go hand-in-hand. Sometimes CI may lead to changes to the PMO’s operations, but you’re only making more efficient something you’re already doing. Here are some aspects of operationalizing your PMO. PMO-Specific Reports.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 29, 2022

The role of the project manager has long been shifting away from someone who can tick off tasks as complete on a Gantt chart and towards a strategic leadership position for effecting change in an organization. Project managers still provide an irreplaceably human combination of leadership, integration of specialists, and ethical behaviour.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

The project strategy works to meet the organization’s mission, but its goals are specific to the individual project it’s directing. The creation process for an organization’s project strategy is in the hands of leadership and management. This should align with the larger goals and objectives of the organization.

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MPUG

MARCH 30, 2020

PMI describes the Project Management Office (PMO) as a strategic driver for organizational excellence. The PMO seeks to enhance the practices of execution management, organizational governance, and strategic change leadership. After two years, the PMO most likely dissolves. Learning to Walk Before You Start Running.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Perhaps you’ve been asked to mentor an apprentice , or someone new to the PMO or team. However, you might find that as a project manager in the PMO, you are mentoring others across the business who are doing projects but who do not work in the PMO – they can feel the same about the role being isolating.

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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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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 24, 2023

You’ve done the PMO Assessment. Then you created the PMO Business Case. You’ve been to meetings and finally got approval to establish your PMO. Now, I’ve seen PMO Establishment and Implementation called out as two separate steps. Ensure your PMO will properly staffed. Methodology and Tools.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

RapidStart PMO: Online Project Management Training Review. Diab is the CEO of Leadership Formation, a consulting firm that focuses on helping organisations with strategy, alignment, execution and people. The paid course covers everything you’d need to get a PMO up and running in a few months. Workstream 2: Operating the 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. Yeah, I talk about this a lot when discussing PMOs.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 18, 2024

Practical work experience counts for such a lot on your CV, and the fact that you can meet professional standards, understand the jargon of the job and interact with others confidently will all help you secure your next role. You get regular reviews with a tutor and support from your line manager. I started mine when I was 46!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

But for smaller projects, you wouldn’t necessarily benefit from introducing gates for every point – it would feel like you’re be in review meetings all the time. The PMO will specify the route your project has to follow. This group will probably meet regularly to discuss several projects at once. Step 1: Create documentation.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 1, 2023

When you’re in the process of setting up or revamping a PMO you, as the PMO leader, will need support and direction. Enter the PMO Executive Sponsor! The sponsor will give your PMO street cred. Though a PMO Steering Committee is not guaranteed, make the PMO Executive Sponsor a must-have.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2024

On the other, they can lead to a culture of misrepresentation and pressure, where teams feel compelled to meet targets at the cost of quality and honesty. I once worked with an organisation where the PMO presented metrics that were manipulated to align with expected outcomes. Enjoy this video?

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Velociteach

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Constance Dierickx lays out a new paradigm for leadership that offers a way to synthesize thinking, emotion, and behavior. Meta-leadership goes beyond conventional leadership attributes, emphasizing not only the possession of knowledge and skills but also a keen sense of observation and discernment. Who am I trying to please?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Be willing to incorporate a few different tools to meet the varied needs of your colleagues. Businesses that resisted the shift to Zoom meetings are now embracing the flexibility that remote teams give them. Brush up on your virtual leadership skills. More trust, less control (especially in remote teams). What you can do.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

Leadership : ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Successful project managers will be those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Throughout the project, leadership is simple: you serve your team. Let’s jump in. But we can do better.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

Any project management course at university level should cover the interpersonal and fusion skills that are required for success as well, such as leadership, communication, people management and teamwork. Read the job descriptions carefully and apply if you meet 80% of the requirements. (No, Is project management a good degree?

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Whether you’re excited to meet them for the first time, or have had a few calls/sessions already, you are probably wondering if you are using their time effectively and asking the right questions. Use these as a starting point in your meetings with your mentor and see where the conversation takes you. Still looking for a mentor?

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 6, 2023

Starting up or revamping a PMO is tricky and complex. If a PMO will help navigate these turbulent waters, it should not be on one or two people to determine its direction. Committed organizations will setup a PMO Steering Committee. I’ll start by saying a PMO Steering Committee is not a guarantee.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 21, 2021

— Leadership. A Good Project Managers runs such exceptional meetings that people actually look forward to them because they produce results. Each participant gets an opportunity to provide their opinion Well-structured meeting recap with clear discussion points and action items. And how can you be a good project manager?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The role of the project manager has long been shifting away from someone who can tick off tasks as complete on a Gantt chart and towards a strategic leadership position for effecting change in an organization. Project managers still provide an irreplaceably human combination of leadership, integration of specialists, and ethical behaviour.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Strong leadership in projects is important for success, so getting your project board and/or project steering group set up as soon as you can is a good start. And will make the decision to close the project down early if it can no longer meet its objectives. Call your meetings anything you like. What is a project board?

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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. Green means there are no concerns for senior leadership to worry about and no management intervention is required. That’s why it is important for the PMO to set up RAG status definitions.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2021

Read the job descriptions carefully and apply if you meet 80% of the requirements. (No, No, you don’t have to meet 100% of the requirements in the ad before you send in your resume or CV.). The great thing about project jobs is that you get to meet loads of people from across the organization.

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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. Won the PMO Influencer of the Year award. We know that now! It has, in more than one way, been an astonishing year.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2022

The annual two-and-a-half-day Resource Planning Summit is a place where the industry meets to explore resource planning and is welcome to professionals of all levels. The major tops are on project society, business projects, project value and leadership and digitalization. Future PMO. The Resource Planning Summit. Where: TBA.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team. These could be project managers or PMO colleagues. It’s part of the leadership skills you’ll have to demonstrate in the role. However, you could move into program management from a senior operational role or another PMO role as well. Stakeholder Engagement.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2023

Why do you want a PMO? That’s a hell of a question to ask when you’re the consultant asking a client why they want to start a Project Management Office (PMO). I had a list of questions jotted down to ask the leadership team. ” PMO was born. Do I feel that PMO’s can add value?

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MindGenius

APRIL 9, 2020

Are your project managers growing, expanding their careers, gaining needed training and certifications and mentoring colleagues the way a successful project management office (PMO) should be operating? Here are my favorites… Poor leadership. Lack of funding. Communication issues. Communication is Job One for the project manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

If you are working in any kind of project delivery role, PMO role, or similar in any industry, you can count some of your professional service working hours towards the maximum requirements for Giving Back. Get instant access to 10 high quality webinars on leadership and specialist topics to help you earn the difficult 'Power Skills' PDUs.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Check with your PMO. Your PMO should define exactly what ‘Red’ means and then you can check your project performance against those measures. Green means there are no concerns for senior leadership to worry about and no management intervention is required. That’s why it is important for the PMO to set up RAG status definitions.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 15, 2022

You can also build competence across the business as a whole by hiring new personnel with the necessary skills or by making changes in leadership. Leadership. Most firms will want their leaders to be good at leadership because it underpins business performance. Communication. Pin for later reading.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Anything that has a start and a finish, resulting in a product, is a project and its life cycle requires the oversight and leadership of a project manager. A project manager either takes a leadership role with an existing project team or creates one. Leadership skills. Try Our Award-Winning Project Management Software Free!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team. These could be project managers or PMO colleagues. It’s part of the leadership skills you’ll have to demonstrate in the role. However, you could move into program management from a senior operational role or another PMO role as well. Stakeholder Engagement.

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