The Strategic Project Manager

AUGUST 31, 2023

Finally, it discusses its impact and relevance to both strategy and project management. Strategic Implications: Strategy as a Portfolio of Options The idea of building the capacity to adapt, innovate, anticipate change, and respond to change aligns with the “Strategy as a Portfolio of Options” concept.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams. Six videos covering tools and techniques, the process and more. In 2021, Cisco estimated that 82% of consumer internet traffic was video. Video shifts behavior? Make sure you’re alert to burnout in remote teams.

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Planview

APRIL 24, 2020

It’s operationalizing the new plans to ensure everyone keeps executing on strategy. They can ensure that people, money, and technologies are focused on the right work that will deliver the strategy. Here are some of the ways savvy PMOs are doing this. Staying on Strategy Amid Disruption. Visualizing Impacts.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Plus we’ve added handy links to help you dive deeper into different topics with videos, articles and even our round-up of all resources so you can put these important terms into practice with your projects. Devin Deen explains how to use Activity on the Arrow diagramming to chart the critical path in this video.

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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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The Strategic Project Manager

MAY 8, 2022

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. Quality advantages can drive a strategy of differentiation. What Is the PDCA Cycle? This is a perfect place to apply PDCA.

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Planview

APRIL 24, 2020

It’s operationalizing the new plans to ensure everyone keeps executing on strategy. They can ensure that people, money, and technologies are focused on the right work that will deliver the strategy. Here are some of the ways savvy PMOs are doing this. Staying on Strategy Amid Disruption. Ensuring Work Delivery.

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The Strategic Project Manager

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Michael Porter, top Harvard Business School Professor and one of the most well-known long time strategy experts in the world, spoke at the PMO Symposium by the Project Management Institute (PMI) a few years ago. You can watch the one-hour video here: Michael Porter on Aligning Strategy and Project Management.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This will give you an idea if it’s the right strategy to execute your portfolio management. Lean portfolio management is a process by which strategy is aligned with execution using a lean approach and agile portfolio operations and governance. The Ultimate Guide to Project Management Office (PMO). Establish Strategic Themes.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Is there a way to boil down strategic choices to three generic strategies? Strategy guru Michael Porter has done just that. This post explores the generic strategies, the pitfalls in choosing one, and their importance to project managers. Overview of Porter’s Three Generic Strategies. The Cost Leadership Strategy.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2022

This is the east coast global Project, Program, and Portfolio Management Summi t with a focus on Biopharma Portfolio Strategies. PMO Conference UK: London – 8th – 9th June 2022 & Edinburgh – 14th – 15th June 2022. Watch the video below. The Future PMO: London, UK, 6 October 2022.

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The Strategic Project Manager

APRIL 7, 2022

This post provides an overview of the Key Resources block on the business model canvas, provides related considerations for organizational strategy, and outlines the impact on project management. Strategy – Ensure the Right Key Resources. I recommend these strategy resources (paid link): —————————————-.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

Examples of ways to earn Giving Back PDUs include: Doing your day job Sharing your knowledge through publishing articles, podcasts, videos on your own website, your company website or a community platform Giving a presentation at an event Teaching others. That’s got to be the easiest way to get started on your PDU total.

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The Strategic Project Manager

AUGUST 23, 2022

This post gets down to the basics of the Project Management Office (PMO): What is a PMO, what is its purpose, and why do you need one (or more) in your organization? The rest of what a PMO might provide is situation-specific. So, there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to PMO’s.

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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. If you missed the presentation or wish to see it again, click this link to watch the full video. It’s time to become a ‘liquid’ enterprise.

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The Strategic Project Manager

APRIL 14, 2022

This post provides an overview of the importance of Cost Structure as a canvas component, gives guidance on how to approach identifying the Cost Structure for a business, looks at different types of Cost Structures, and looked at the implications of Cost Structure considerations for strategy and project management.

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Planview

JULY 23, 2018

The success of an organization hinges on its ability to collectively deliver on strategy, yet many struggle to do so, as they are bound by different point tools that limit communication, collaboration, and visibility into work and projects. Only then will you be able to ensure that your organization’s strategy is being delivered.

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Planview

APRIL 6, 2022

We’re going to look at how the PMO Delivery Lead of a global telecommunications company successfully implemented demand management software. We needed a way to manage and provide visibility of the demand throughout its lifecycle,” recalls the PMO Delivery Lead for Group IT Services and Technology.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Lindsay Scott is the director of Manchester, UK-based PMO Learning Limited which is dedicated to helping PMO professionals get the most out of their careers with training and organizational development opportunities. Lindsay Scott. Pawel Brodzinski. Ron Rosenhead.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In this article, we’ll tackle this very topic from the perspective of IT PMO and how it can shape work both inside and outside of the IT department. Let’s take it from the top: The IT PMO As established with our overview of the IT PMO , some of the key elements of the PMO include governance, intake, allocation, collaboration, and reporting.

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The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 18, 2023

It explores ideas around an ‘AI ecosystem’ and discusses impacts for strategy and project management. It’s an infrastructure strategy problem. Strategy Implications of an AI Ecosystem The key for organizations is to identify which are the key pieces of the AI infrastructure that they need to put into place.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 27, 2018

We’re just happy to help people manage their projects with our project management software , blog posts and videos that offer practical solutions to things like time management, using resources more effectively and managing teams. Project Management Guide: Tips, Strategies, Best Practices. This is a good thing.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Examples of ways to earn Giving Back PDUs include: Doing your day job Sharing your knowledge through publishing articles, podcasts, videos on your own website, your company website or a community platform Giving a presentation at an event Teaching others. Get a video webinar delivered to your device every month. Maximum Requirements.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

For example, by identifying relationships and trends in data, the system can remove excessive information and ‘white noise’, enabling management to focus solely on the most relevant and important information to derive actionable insights and strategies. Risk Management. Effective risk management has to be proactive. Active Assistance.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

Here's why these skills are necessary and where they find their applications: Increased Efficiency and Productivity Automation of Routine Tasks - Digital tools can automate time-consuming tasks such as scheduling and resource allocation, freeing project managers to focus on higher-value aspects like strategy and innovation.

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Planview

JUNE 1, 2021

Executive teams have seen how Agile practices can help organizations gain speed, pivot quickly and effectively when needed, and deliver high-quality outcomes on strategy. 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.

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MPUG

APRIL 11, 2024

Let me suggest that there are worlds out there awaiting your gentle touch, and worlds that require the firm hand of a project office (PMO) or a project manager with a will of steel. Many people have mastered the scheduling, resourcing, and costing aspects of Microsoft Project Planner® , thinking they have no more worlds to conquer.

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The Strategic Project Manager

MAY 24, 2024

Strategic Implications of the Three C’s The three C’s relate to the operational aspects of a strategy. This blog provides many models and approaches to operational compatibility, including: McKinsey 7S Framework Model – Helps take a holistic look at the organization’s readiness to implement a strategy.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

As a team leader, you might watch some YouTube videos on ways to connect with your team during virtual meetings. We don’t meet up that regularly but when we do it always ends up in sharing good advice, strategies for dealing with particularly tricky situations and I respect her opinion. She asks me for tips, I ask her.

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Ganttic

JANUARY 6, 2021

The author of the blog runs a series of videos and podcasts for people that learn more from audio and visuals." Sarah describes herself as “a project manager, product manager, and strategy consultant who is slightly obsessed with productivity.” A comprehensive portfolio of project management training videos, articles, and resources.

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Workamajig

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

As this chart shows, social media and video chat are among the least-used PM features. Project Management Office (PMO) Statistics. As we wrote earlier, creating a project management office (PMO) can drastically improve productivity and bring greater clarity to your PM processes. It's not always a rosy picture for PMOs.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2019

As a team leader, you might watch some YouTube videos on ways to connect with your team during virtual meetings. Whether you join the Project Management Café group on Facebook, the PMO Flashmob , or the discussion groups on LinkedIn, you’ll learn something if you chip into the discussion and meet new people.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

APRIL 28, 2020

Not everything will be learned from a book or a YouTube video because of the intricacies of complexity. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog. What we do have is behaviors, patterns, and approaches that seem to work. How to Deal with It?

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Moira Alexander

JUNE 13, 2016

It only makes sense if organizations have both CRM and EPMO/PMO teams that both teams should closely collaborate on projects in order to ultimately align common goals to improve customer satisfaction. Related Video. CRM's role. Related story: 6 ways to be a better project manager ]. Aligning the CRM and project manager focus.

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Wrike

APRIL 22, 2015

In the following interview you ‘ll learn about: The Fourth Phase of Project Management and the dangers for companies that don’t clearly link project management success to company strategy. The different roles of the PMO and how they help companies and organizations stay on track. Read Next: .

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The Strategic Project Manager

DECEMBER 8, 2022

An organization needs to keep that in mind when setting up a PMO, for example. PMO’s can easily go heavy on requiring a lot of documentation, which is counter to agile and Crystal approaches. PMO’s need to empower project teams, rather than constrain them – the basis for organizational project management.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Imagine a conversation that starts, “… you know, a role in a PMO might be a good place for you to start…” and ends , “….er er what’s a PMO??” With The Hub , you can watch instructional videos, take assessments, and even earn a certificate from any device. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog.

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