The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 25, 2019

The same is true of the PMO. A balanced approach will definitely pay dividends and will not only ensure that the PMO is as effective and efficient as possible but will also aid the acceptance of the PMO by the rest of the organisation. Far better is to prevent the fires from even starting. P = Process. P = Promotion.

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PMO Sustainability Executing Leadership 212

The Lazy Project Manager

MARCH 2, 2021

It was (and I still can’t quite believe this) one year ago that I last stepped off a plane after a visit to Geneva and Zurich to deliver a series of presentations and workshops for CERN and PMI Switzerland. Won the PMO Influencer of the Year award. We know that now! It has, in more than one way, been an astonishing year.

PMO 312

PMO Underperforming Technical Team 2019 Influencer 312

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Do you need to earn PDUs to maintain your PMI certification? If you hold a PMP ® , PgMP ® , PfMP ® or PMI-PBA ® certification, you need to earn 60 PDUs every three years. If you hold a PMI-ACP ® , PMI-RMP ® , PMI-SP ® certification, you need to earn 30 PDUs in a three-year cycle. You’re in the right place!

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2020 PMI Certification Technical Review 350

The Lazy Project Manager

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Book your VIP option place here [link]. More information and booking here [link]. Three great options from myself are also open to you and your teams: The Lazy Project Manager: Productive Laziness in Project Management hosted by PMO Leader. Based on the Amazon #1 Bestselling Project Management Book by Peter Taylor.

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Artificial Inteligence PMO 2020 PMI 391

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

He is the author of Reinventing Communication by Routledge, a book on how to design, lead and manage high performing projects. You can see Mark’s book, and all the other experts’ books on Amazon here. He is author of 13 best-selling books, including four about project management.

2023 417

2023 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 417

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

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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2024 PMO Government Governance 288

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

PMI defines ethics like this: Ethics is about making the best possible decisions concerning people, resources and the environment. The PMI website says: Ethical choices diminish risk, advance positive results, increase trust, determine long term success and build reputations. What is the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct?

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Underperforming Technical Team PMI Risk Management Estimate 435

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

RapidStart PMO: Online Project Management Training Review. He is a former Chair of PMI and has extensive speaking experience around the world. When I talked to him about this course he thought it made more sense to create it as online media as opposed to a book, and I think with the way learning is going right now that makes sense.

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PMO Technical Review Software Review Certification 166

The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 27, 2016

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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PMO Sustainability 2012 Underperforming Technical Team 170

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Reimagine the must-have project management skills,” says Brantlee Underhill, Managing Director, North America, Project Management Institute (PMI). Read Anthony Mersino’s excellent book: Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers. It’s a way of automating repetitive tasks and it’s having a bit of an impact on the PMO community.

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2022 PMO Risk Management Artificial Inteligence 489

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 27, 2020

He started his career as a project manager in 1997 and worked his way up through program manager and PMO manager to eventually head up large project departments in the private sector and government in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. Rick has written 4 best selling books (Project Management That Works!, Morris, PMP. Peter Taylor.

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Healthcare Influencer PMI Government 62

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

You don’t need a PMO to be able to put it to use. As you don’t have to evidence hours of project management experience when you apply, PRINCE2 is a great alternative to the Project Management Professional (PMP)® course from PMI, the Project Management Institute. 7 Best PRINCE2 Books for 2023 (Including PRINCE2 Agile Books).

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Prince2 Certification PMI 2023 374

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

If this is all new to you, check out PMI Kickoff , a free overview of all things project management that will help get you started. For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. Action if there is no budget plan or information: Back to the PMO or your Finance team.

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PMO Government Governance Budget 308

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2019

Getting a professional certification can help your career – studies like the PMI Project Management Salary Survey (2018) show that certification is directly linked to earning more money and it certainly can’t hurt your employment prospects. For that, you need to turn to the good old fashioned book. Book an Appraisal.

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Certification PMO PMI 2018 337

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

The ISO 9001 definition is very similar to APM’s, as is the definition in the PMI PMBOK ®. Book quality checks Now you know what project quality measures you are trying to hit, book some quality checks in. Schedule testing If you’re not making a physical thing (or even if you are), book in some testing time.

Software Review 342

Software Review Technical Review Budget Defining 342

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

Get certified Getting a professional certification can help your career — studies like the PMI Project Management Salary Survey (2020) show that certification is directly linked to earning more money and it certainly can’t hurt your employment prospects. For that, you need to turn to the good old fashioned book.

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Certification Software Review PMI Technical Review 315

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

You can see a list of all their books in one place here. He is the author of Reinventing Communication by Routledge, a book on how to design, lead and manage high performing projects. You can see Mark’s book, and all the other experts’ books on Amazon here. Many of them are authors. Ranjit Sidhu. Ranjit Sidhu.

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2019 Technical Review PMO Consulting 292

The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 8, 2016

Peter Taylor is a PMO expert currently leading a Global PMO, with 200 project managers acting as custodians for nearly 5,000 projects around the world, for Kronos Inc. – a billion dollar software organisation delivering Workforce Management Solutions.

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PMO Executing Leadership Planning 267

Planview

AUGUST 22, 2024

Unlock the strategies to overcome key PMO hurdles—mastering resource management, driving change, and streamlining processes—with expert insight from Athena Smith, Senior Director, Portfolio Management. Working in museums was a fantastic way to develop project management skills, even though I wasn’t using PMI terminology then.

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PMO Technical Review Lean PMI 103

The Lazy Project Manager

MAY 5, 2016

So what is my concern and why am I mentioning PMI? Well I’m not just focusing on PMI but the behaviour I am concerned about seems to be rather more prevalent within PMI and PMI Congresses than others. PMI’s global membership currently exceeds 500,000, impressive of course. Let me explain.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

He is the author of Reinventing Communication by Routledge, a book on how to design, lead and manage high performing projects. He is author of 13 best-selling books, including four about project management. Bill Dow , PMP, is a recognised expert in developing and managing Project Management Offices (PMOs.) Ranjit Sidhu.

2018 310

2018 Artificial Inteligence Consulting Underperforming Technical Team 310

Planview

APRIL 16, 2021

The role of the PMO is changing. We recently got an in-depth look into this new face of the PMO during our webinar – “What’s Ahead for the PMO?” She and I discussed the responsibilities, expanding skill sets, and strategic capabilities of the modern PMO – and how to advance in that direction. Types of Today’s PMOs.

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PMO Development Team Review Government Governance 99

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

The PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct included as part of the standard for Responsibility the statement: “We report any illegal or unethical conduct.” He has over 25 years of management, legal, and PMO, portfolio and project management experience. He serves as member of the PMI Ethics Member Advisory Group.

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Underperforming Technical Team Influencer PMI PMO 195

The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 7, 2017

After two and half great years investing heavily in a Global PMO and in project and program management, the company I was working for have done a complete U-Turn and abandoned project management as a primary focus and, as a result, don’t feel the need for a Head of Global PMO.

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PMO Manufacturing Engineering Leadership 93

Kiron Bondale

JULY 11, 2021

It should be noted that PMI’s qualification process for inclusion in the teams did result in diversity of thought in the feedback provided. I appreciated the content on motivational theories as well as the appendices which focused on the critical role of the project sponsor and the benefits which a PMO can provide.

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Software Review 2019 PMO PMI 240

The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 27, 2017

Peter Taylor is a PMO expert who has built and led four global PMOs across several industries, and has advised many other organisations in PMO and PM strategy. But how do you effectively go about developing project sponsors inside an organisation?

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PMO 2013 Executing Risk Management 0

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 4, 2022

Managing Multiple Projects: How Project Managers Can Balance Priorities, Manage Expectations and Increase Productivity is a book that offers a comprehensive framework for juggling your workload and still leaving the office on time. But PMI had a conference in Orlando as well, one year. Get Your Copy. Right, let me show you the slides.

Software Review 273

Software Review Government Governance Technical Review 273

The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 7, 2020

Peter is the author of the number 1 bestselling project management book ‘The Lazy Project Manager’, along with many other books on Project Management, PMO development, Executive Sponsorship, Transformation Leadership, and Speaking Skills. PMO design, build and re-engineering expert. www.thelazyprojectmanager.com.

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Aerospace Project Life Cycle PMO Finance 43

MPUG

MARCH 8, 2024

Live Event: Copilot Studio and the PMO – Creating a Capable and Useful AI Assistant Wednesday, March 20, 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST Earn 1 PDU: 1 Ways of Working Click to register now and join us live! Sadly Sam Hofman’s “Do’s and Dont’s” e-book was larger than 3 MB. Smaller files are available to test.

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PMO Generative AI PMI Certification 111

LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 11, 2022

PMI talks about a need for a high project management technology quotient, or PMTQ, to be successful in this new AI project world, in ‘The Future of Work: Leading the Way with PMTQ [2]’, they comment that “capturing the value of AI isn’t just about rolling out a bunch of new technologies. And they even help save you time through automation.

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Artificial Inteligence PMO PMI Leadership 148

The Lazy Project Manager

JUNE 22, 2017

Leads, and is aided by, the PMO. Sadly, I have yet to see a future ‘C’ work their way through the project arena, the PMO, the project management practise. In the long run it will only benefit the PMO, your projects, you yourself and, of course, the organisation. Managing resource requirements across the project portfolio.

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PMO 2014 Finance Leadership 130

Leading Answers

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Mark Langley, president and CEO of the PMI, gave a keynote presentation on the importance of innovation. His presentation featured the 2017 PMI Thought Leadership Series publication “ Achieving Greater Agility ” and he highlighted the Agile Practice Guide that was released with the latest PMBOK® Guide.

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2009 2008 2017 PMI 122

Henny Portman

APRIL 12, 2024

These two books can be enjoyed independently, yet they share a significant connection through their central theme of principles and the fact that a PMO is part of the broader PPM environment too. This book is part of a series, some of which are still in development. The book unfolds across three primary sections.

PMO 59

PMO Government Governance Sustainability 59

International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I recall a time when I was the program manager of a large initiative, and the PMs who reported to me would constantly roll their eyes when they had to submit their weekly status reports to the PMO. I recall having a disagreement on how “proper” risk statements should be written with the PMO manager. What can we do?

PMO 59

PMO 2022 Government Governance 59

The Lazy Project Manager

DECEMBER 30, 2016

I presented on many subjects including ‘The Lazy Project Manager’ (still popular after all this time), PMO leadership, Sponsorship and many more, but in 2017 I have a new resolution, one that has been nearly 12 months in the making. I will though, require your help to do this.

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2017 PMO 2014 Leadership 150

The Lazy Project Manager

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

In my recent book ‘The Social Project Manager: Balancing Collaboration with Centralised Control in a Project Driven World’ (Published by Gower) I speak about the various aspects of value that social project management, supported by social project management tools, can provide.

PMO 150

PMO Executing Estimate Leadership 150

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 25, 2022

There is no single, perfect definition of a project sponsor that all the professional bodies like APM and PMI agree on. They will articulate the project objectives and goals to the PMO and anyone else who will listen! Some information in this article first appeared on the PMO Perspectives blog. What is a project sponsor?

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Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Influencer Executing 325