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Sustain Your PMO: Nine Easy Lessons

The Lazy Project Manager

As has been already discussed the reality out there in ‘PMO land’ is that there is not a plethora of wise and experienced PMO managers, directors, leaders, heads, etc., and so it is sensible for anyone who is engaged to help an organisation set up a new PMO or advise on improvements to an existing PMO to reach out for some help.

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2019 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want to Miss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Elizabeth Harrin speaking at EVA 2015. PMO Conference UK: London, UK, 13 June 2019. Completely focused on all things PMO, this one day event features expert speakers, an exhibition with PMO products and services, plus the change to connect with other professionals in the industry. There is even a candlelit dinner.

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Managing Multiple Projects: Statistics

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. 16% have workloads prioritized by the PMO 17% have workloads prioritized by their manager And if you don’t have those in place, or another way, then the only option is to try to work out what is the most important work yourself. A project manager says.

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Bridging the PM Competency Gap [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The authors quote the PMI pulse of the Profession report (March 2015) that concludes that organisations that are good at knowledge transfer are 32% better at meeting project schedules than those that don’t have effective knowledge transfer. Do You Need This Book? OK: you get why PM competency is an issue and you want to support your teams.

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2018 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want To Miss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Elizabeth Harrin speaking at EVA 2015. PMO Conference UK: London, UK, 13 June 2018. Completely focused on all things PMO, this one day event features expert speakers, an exhibition with PMO products and services, plus the change to connect with other professionals in the industry. PMO Symposium: Washington, D.C.,

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The Social Project Manager [Interview]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This interview was first published in 2015. About my interviewee: Peter Taylor is a PMO expert and author of the number 1 bestselling project management book The Lazy Project Manager, along with many other books on project leadership, PMO development, project marketing, project challenges and executive sponsorship.

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Project Management Conferences and Events 2020

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Elizabeth Harrin speaking at EVA 2015. PMO Conference UK: London, UK, 2-3 June 2020. Completely focused on all things PMO, this two day event features expert speakers, an exhibition with PMO products and services, plus the chance to connect with other professionals in the industry. There is even a candlelit dinner.

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