Planview

JULY 9, 2019

This blog is part of a series on Lean portfolio management for the enterprise. If you haven’t already, we recommend reading: Part 1: What is Lean Portfolio Management? Part 2: Lean Portfolio Management: Lean Budgets and Investment Funding. Didn’t we just say that a centralized PMO undermined LPM?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Boost your skills: Make sure everyone on the team knows how to manage risks and what the process is. Skill #3: Managing scope Understanding the change management process and being able to navigate your way through the changes as they hit the project – that’s a great skill to have. Check that you know who needs to approve changes.

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Planview

DECEMBER 13, 2019

A healthcare PMO today must have a strong constitution. Not only are they faced with challenges unique to healthcare, PMOs are also going through the trends mentioned in our recent post, “ Conquer Your Business Transformation.” It’s an exciting time as we go through the portfolio process.

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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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Planview

MAY 11, 2018

Breaking news update: as I previously reported in the blog, “ Symptoms of the Zombie PMO ,” zombification is still proliferating in businesses throughout the world. In this updated report, I will expound upon the cures discussed by experts in the on-demand webinar, “ Avoiding the Pitfalls of a Zombie PMO.”.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

XP, scrum, lean, etc.) Second, the use of lean and agile tools and methodologies beyond IT, software and manufacturing. Visual, lean tools that truly engage all team members are going to become essential. Lean in a little more to the opportunities before you. He has 20+ years as a project manager and PMO leader.

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2023 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 404

Planview

MARCH 6, 2020

Executives expect PMOs to be the catalyst for this change. Success requires becoming a more “Adaptive PMO,” evolving how you plan, govern, and empower delivery teams to do their best work. This transition can be uncertain, but Planview is working with PMOs to make it easier as this new video demonstrates.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Agile , lean, predictive methods, iterative approaches – and the guidance from professional bodies like APM, PMI, and the Standard for Project Management now all includes content on values, and soft skills that underpin how we work. Developing your own philosophy doesn’t have to be a complicated process. Agile projects?

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NimbleWork

APRIL 25, 2024

While it works out great initially, this approach does not scale – and teams, customers and stakeholders struggle to stay on the same page while ensuring effective use of their investments.

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Inloox

JUNE 15, 2021

Particularly in large, rigid organizations, but also in SMEs, any change process can grow into a huge project that requires lot of effort. Definition Change Management The goal of change management is to adapt processes, strategies and structures in companies in order to move with the times and achieve competitive advantages.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 23, 2022

For example, prior to the pandemic, structuring teams around specialist skills, building an amazing planning and resource allocation process (PMO), and putting in place as much automation as possible would for many be the holy grail of productivity. Expensive resources would be optimized. Keep teams and endeavors as small as possible.

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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. For the PMO and project management professionals, this new manifesto for modern work execution has a number of implications.

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Planview

APRIL 18, 2019

In my last blog, “ Agile Transformation: The PMO’s New Paradigm ” we covered the significance of embracing different types of work and the role that continuous planning plays in becoming an Agile PMO—but that’s only the beginning. Part 4: The Move to Product-Centric Portfolios. Redefine Success. Adapt Your Funding Approach.

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Planview

AUGUST 26, 2019

Throughout this series, we’ve discussed the five ways to become agile, addressed the primary issues and roadblocks, as well as the critical steps required to transform the PMO, all based on the whitepaper, The Agile PMO: 5 Steps to Driving Agility at Scale. Part 1: Driving Agile at Scale: The Agile PMO. This must change.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2022

Experience has shown that once successes have been delivered and the customer sees evidence that the process delivers real benefit to them, face-to-face meetings follow very quickly at the customer’s request. A way to handle this is for the PMO to reassure project managers that scores will not be used to rank project managers.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Business Analysis A process in which an individual identifies business needs, defines solutions and facilitates change to meet organizational goals. Change Control A formal process of documenting, reviewing, approving, and managing a change to a project’s scope, schedule, budget, or quality parameters.

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The Lazy Project Manager

AUGUST 1, 2017

Perhaps we might begin with the PMO. Since PMOs lead the project management community – either directly or indirectly, according to your PMO model (see appendices) – then by considering what the best PMOs offer we can gain some insight and see that: The best PMOs have consistent, repeatable PM practices across the enterprise.

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Planview

JUNE 1, 2021

At the same time, our traditional planning processes cannot keep up or sustain us anymore: The annual plan is most on-strategy the day you finish it. When you combine Agile practices with in-flight visibility into work, resources, financials, status, and more, the process accelerates on-strategy delivery of business outcomes.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 2, 2023

For example: PMO or Finance department in a company can affect how the budget has been used, this can impact how much we can build. Stakeholder Engagement is the process of effectively communicating and engaging with stakeholders. This article is part 1 of the Effective Stakeholder Engagement series.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

PMOs are quickly realizing that in today’s changing world of work, it’s not really about what methodologies are used to get work done that impacts results, but it’s about taking a hybrid approach to portfolios—empowering teams to use the methods and processes that will help accelerate strategic delivery.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

It represents the ongoing effort to enhance products, services, or processes through incremental and breakthrough improvements. The continuous improvement process is driven through various frameworks and methodologies that encourage regular reflection and incremental improvement. What is Continuous Improvement in Project Management?

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Henny Portman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

(article) Too many rules makes agility impossible (article) Scaling agile in organisaties (book, Dutch) Whitepaper: Exploring the delta in AgileSHIFT (whitepaper) PM World Journal 2019 Editor’s Choice Awards. Agile related books. Elke dag een beetje beter.nl (Dutch) Recensie Hoe manage jij jouw agile transformatie? Project/programme management.

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Planview

MAY 20, 2022

Except that, as every PMO knows, project execution is the most challenging stage of the project life cycle, and it’s only gotten more difficult in a world of hybrid and remote work. Starting the execution process can be overwhelming, especially when juggling stakeholder and team needs. Now it’s time to execute. Simple enough, right?

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Lead process of issue identification and resolution. Manage risk tracking process. PMP certificaction required; PMO experience preferred. Knowledge of agile and lean approaches such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, among others. Align project objectives with company goals, and make sure project team is clear on objectives.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JANUARY 30, 2020

StratEx has developed a unique Lean & Agile certification program that is methodology agnostic and teaches best practices from Lean, Agile, and the emerging field of DevOps. In this program, students will learn how to apply the principles of Lean, Kanban, and Agile delivery to both their IT and non-IT projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

XP, scrum, lean, etc.) In 2018, I plan to expand my book, Project Management for Creatives , into a full course, and dive more deeply into resources that guide successful implementation of tools, process and systems in the simplest way possible. Lean in a little more to the opportunities before you. Helena Lui. Helena Lui.

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Planview

APRIL 24, 2020

PMOs have a Rosetta Stone of sorts: Strategic roadmaps that help them continuously translate strategy to delivery on an organization-wide, cross-functional scale. As plans change the PMO determines how best to adjust or shift resources, budgets, and outcomes (products, technologies, services, etc.) to achieve the strategic objectives.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2017

Today I’m interviewing Karen Chovan, MASc, PEng, PMP, who has dedicated her career to helping others deliver clean, lean and green approaches to project and programme management. How did your career start out? I really am appreciative that I gained so many business skills at a young age, but I’ve still a lot to learn myself!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2017

My job is twofold – I am a project manager and a PMO Manager. My boss and the company believe in a work life balance and that was made very clear in the interview process. Currently, I work for GlaxoSmithKlein (GSK) which is a global pharmaceuticals company. I really value what they stand for and the difference they make to the world.

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Online PM Courses

OCTOBER 14, 2018

And we mustn’t forget that there are other widely used hashtags in the #PMOT community, like #Agile, #PMO, and #PMP. Enthusiastic PMO bod. PMO flashmobber: arraspeople.co.uk. Leadership #PMO #StrategicPlanning Join us: project-management.pm. Senior Project Manager, PMP, PMO-CP certified. PM Bloggers.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

DECEMBER 5, 2019

However, there are plenty of effective agile tools and metrics to measure and report progress—if your agile PMs are strong enough to mentor teams and clients through the process and your organisation can be flexible and open to new methodologies. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog. Re-thinking Project Metrics.

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Meisterplan

JANUARY 11, 2019

PPM is nothing more than the process of deciding which projects your company does and when they do them. Successful and organized PPM processes answer: . The project portfolio experts at Meisterplan created the Lean PPM framework to give companies the benefits of PPM without all of the heavy lifting. . What Is Lean PPM ?

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Planview

APRIL 24, 2020

PMOs have a Rosetta Stone of sorts: Strategic roadmaps that help them continuously translate strategy to delivery on an organization-wide, cross-functional scale. As plans change the PMO determines how best to adjust or shift resources, budgets, and outcomes (products, technologies, services, etc.) to achieve the strategic objectives.

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Meisterplan

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Different project management tools can record all processes in real time, documentation systems can collect completely new data and make it comparable to each other, and some apps can allow your employees to easily document all work steps through any smart device. The Stages of Lean PPM . To Data, Or Not To Data?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Agile A methodology for project and product management, typically used to deliver software projects in an iterative way with short bursts of work called “sprints” Though initially designed as a process for IT and engineering projects, it has since been successfully applied to other industries like marketing.

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Meisterplan

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Phil Morris, Head of PMO, First Utility. This is an example of how Scenarios and Portfolios can be incorporated into such a process for monthly update and approval of project and resourcing plans, an example of which is shown below: In this example the Project Managers work within Portfolios during the month to update their plans.

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Ganttic

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

And with the advent of computer technology, Gantt chart software was developed that made constructing one of these a quick and painless process. Schedule your projects and their corresponding tasks and projects, while getting an overview of the entire project process. This helps with efficiency and can keep your projects lean.

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