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PMOs Shifting from Watchdogs to Strategic Enablers

Project Risk Coach

Unfortunately, many Project Management Offices (PMOs) become nothing more than a watchdog, one that ensures compliance to a strict set of rules. In this article, we will explore why this happens and what it takes for PMOs to become strategic enablers. PMOs Have Gone to the Dogs PMOs are started with the best of intentions.

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10 PMO Problems and How to Manage Them

Project Risk Coach

One of my popular blog posts is 40 Reasons PMOs Fail. In this article, we go a step further. 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. What do you need to communicate about the PMO?

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Why is it a project manager’s job to fix companies?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Projects are the future, a good portfolio office can influence and shape strategy and project management is the only way to holistically deliver improvements. If you have sat through any project management conference presentations or talked to someone evangelizing about the role of the PMO then you will have heard this stuff before.

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Business Resilience: An Overview

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Some other less obvious but equally important benefits are: Increasing productivity Adopting a ‘one team’ approach across the organization Delivering in a predictable fashion (every PMO leader wants this!) This book would be great for PMO practitioners. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management

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11 Program management skills employers expect in 2024

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this article, I’ll share the skills that have been the most useful for me in the role. Benefits management I’ve probably hammered home the role of benefits management and realization enough already in other articles but benefits should always be top of mind. Want to make it as a program manager ? These are in no particular order!

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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

They might be influenced by market conditions (risk appetite statements might change, for example, if the market suddenly gets a lot more competitive). They serve the same purpose – to influence the context and environment for the project – except they are external influences instead of internal influences.

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Book review: Risk Happens

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This can lead us to set up risk management activities that are less than effective, or influence our approaches to managing project risk. There are useful tables and processes, which will save you having to work out a risk management process for yourself – handy if you are setting up a PMO and want to save some time. Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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