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What Is a PMO Director? Role, Responsibilities & Salary

ProjectManager.com

PMO stands for project management office and it’s responsible for the project management standards in an organization. Either way, it’s run by a PMO director. There are different types of PMOs, all headed by a PMO director. What Is a PMO Director? The responsibilities of a PMO director are varied.

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15 Free PMO Templates for Excel and Word

ProjectManager.com

A PMO, or project management office, can be an internal department or an external group or agency that defines and maintains the standards for a company’s project management. However, all three can use PMO templates to support project programs and portfolios. We’ve collected 15 free templates that are suitable for a PMO.

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Eight Tips to Build a PMO

Project Risk Coach

Some Project Management Offices (PMOs) never get off the ground. So, how can you build a PMO, one that thrives? Why Are There So Many Troubled PMOs? Many PMOs fail to realize their potential. People have ways of undermining the PMO's effectiveness. Let's look at eight tips for implementing a PMO.

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10 PMO Problems and How to Manage Them

Project Risk Coach

I highlight 10 of the 40 PMO problems and provide ways to manage them. 10 PMO Problems and Solutions 1. No project sponsor or project charter for the implementation of the PMO. How to manage: Typically, a senior leader in your organization must make the decision to implement a PMO. In this article, we go a step further.

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Realign Your Vision – 3 Ways The PMO Can Drive A Successful Business Transformation

Speaker: Peter Taylor, Speaker/Author, The Lazy Project Manager

In this webinar, Peter Taylor, Author of The Lazy Project Manager, will explore the three key areas that a PMO can focus on to drive successful business transformation: Leveraging large-scale collaboration within your organization. Ensuring that visions are aligned, from the C-Suite to those directly working on the project.

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Project Management Job Titles: Understanding the Types of Roles in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

He learned a lot about project management in the process and eventually went on to become a PMO Manager. Instead, people with PMO job titles are in a crucial support function. Here are some common job titles you’ll find within the PMO. PMO Analyst This is another relatively junior job title, for someone who works in a PMO.

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Build A PMO You Can Be Proud Of

Project Risk Coach

So, how can you build a PMO you can be proud of, one that thrives? Why Are There So Many Troubled PMOs? No one intends to build an impotent PMO, but it happens. The PMO lacks power and effectiveness. Therefore, people see the PMO as a hindrance, not an enabler. Click here to discover 40 reasons PMOs fail.

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Agile vs Waterfall: May the 4th Be With You in the Great Debate

Speaker: Joe Pusz, President, The PMO Squad

In this discussion, PMO Joe will challenge your thinking and perhaps bring you to the conclusion that the debate doesn’t exist. In the Project Management world, organizations are constantly debating which management approach is best. Thus ensues the great debate: Agile vs Waterfall.