Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2022

There’s a lot riding on getting your PMO mission statement right. After all, the mission statement is what will guide the PMO as it strives to achieve its goals and objectives. Creating a powerful PMO mission statement doesn’t have to be difficult – but it does require some thought and careful planning.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2024

Project managers are constantly making requests to the project management office (PMO). It’s used by PMOs to manage the requests they get from the many projects they’re overseeing. The process usually begins when a project initiator completes a project intake request form. That’s normal.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2023

It sounds simple – we all know we should do it, but it’s hard to know where to start for a new PMO. Moore explains that estimates are biased towards the initial values because people don’t adjust their estimates again after making that initial decision. He recommends being pragmatic with monitoring.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Usually, companies have a project management office (PMO) that will oversee the portfolio or program to ensure it meets strategic goals. These are high-level positions for people who already are tasked with managing projects, programs and portfolios as well as the aforementioned PMO. Let’s take a moment to define these positions.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2021

Ideally, you’d be able to provide a definitive estimate, carefully created from loads of input from subject matter experts and plenty of research on past projects and their budgets. And we haven’t yet received the mandate to do a deep dive into requirements and scope that would enable more accurate results from the budget forecasting.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 6, 2022

Not you as an individual, not you as a PMO, not you as a group of dedicated project managers. There may be good reasons for investing in ethical or green projects throughout the year, for example, if your company has a commitment to spending, say 20% on environmental initiatives. It’s not difficult to see the problem.

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WorkOtter

JULY 11, 2024

Creating a strategic PMO doesn’t require rebellion, here are some steps to take to bridge the gap between project management tactics and company goals. Project managers (PMs) and the leaders in the Project Management Office (PMO) are crucial resources in any efficient business. Step 1: Get outside the silo.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

PRINCE2® requires at least two management stages: one to initiate the project and then however many you need after that to do the rest of the work. The phases of a typical predictive lifecycle are: Idea or concept phase Initiate Plan Execute Close. The PMO will specify the route your project has to follow.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

The first category is documentation that relates to strategy and project initiation. Here are some examples: Budget Milestone schedule Scope baseline Performance measurement baseline. Your PMO may define mandatory artifacts: a list of project documents that you must create for each project. Strategy artifacts.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. 6: Review the budget. Is the budget approved? Action if there is no budget plan or information: Back to the PMO or your Finance team. Action if you can’t find out: Talk to the PMO again.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

The importance of a project strategy is simple: it helps deliver projects on time, within budget and aligned with larger strategic goals. Project Management Office (PMO): A PMO is responsible for defining and maintaining the standards for an organization’s project management. This will inform your schedule and budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 28, 2019

Having said that, the business case could be as simple as an email to an exec asking for permission to go forward with an initiative. Once the business case is approved, you can move forward into the Project Initiation phase. The most important document in the Project Initiation phase is the project charter. Project Charter.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 16, 2024

When you’re a project management office (PMO) or program or portfolio manager, you’re going to have to deal with multiple projects in various stages of the project pipeline. It shows each project as it moves from one stage to the next in the project management process, from initiation to closure. That’s called the project life cycle.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 13, 2024

That meant there were some key things missing from the project's paperwork and the most important thing missing was which budget was going to pay for it. Having said that, the business case could be as simple as an email to an exec asking for permission to go forward with an initiative. That was a bit of a headache to sort out.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2025

By systematically capturing and applying these insights, organizations can continuously improve their project management approaches, increase efficiency and drive better outcomes in future initiatives. But if that plan doesnt keep to the schedule or the budget, theyre not doing what they were intended to do.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Both being beyond the control of the project team, and even the organization that initiated the project, enterprise environmental factors can affect the outcome of the project, both negatively and positively. Then you can track the progress in real time to ensure the project is delivered on time and within budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 15, 2021

B Blue Project closed R Red Project is likely to deliver late/over budget A Amber Project has missed some targets but overall end date/budget is not at risk G Green Project on track. Check with your PMO. It could be over budget, running behind schedule or have uncontrolled scope changes (or all three).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 21, 2021

A Bad Project Manager does not understand domain areas , and they do not take the initiative to build up their knowledge base. They run meetings inefficiently, which results in participant frustration and complaints to VPs of PMO. They constantly make excuses when issues arise on their projects. Communication.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

When you’re a PMP, program manager or portfolio manager, you need to deliver all those multiple projects on time and within budget. On the other hand, if an organization has underdeveloped management, the more likely that its projects will have trouble meeting deadlines and staying on budget.

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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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ProjectManager.com

MAY 14, 2024

Project Managers Program Managers Project Portfolio Managers Project Management Office (PMO) Executives & Board of Directors Department Managers Business Decision Makers Free Project Status Report Template The RAG status is used when making a status or portfolio report. They are as follows. There’s even a risk management overview.

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 30, 2025

An effective Project Management Office (PMO) in an organization is a must nowadays. Therefore, weve compiled a list of 15 best PMO software tools. What is a PMO? A PMO has the following functions: Project governance includes establishing frameworks, methodologies, and policies to guide project execution.

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 30, 2025

An effective Project Management Office (PMO) in an organization is a must nowadays. Therefore, weve compiled a list of 15 best PMO software tools. What is a PMO? A PMO has the following functions: Project governance includes establishing frameworks, methodologies, and policies to guide project execution.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 10, 2022

You’ll probably end up with a number of different types of reports going to different audiences: project reports, budget reports, briefings to senior managers, and others that you do on an ad hoc basis. Doing this part of governance is most likely in your project manager job description : it’s such an important part of the role.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2024

Strategic workforce planning is used by an organization or its project management office (PMO) to achieve its long-term plans. This helps with workforce planning to achieve business objectives but also informs both employee development initiatives and hiring programs. This makes everyone work at capacity and keeps them productive.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 28, 2023

B Blue Project closed R Red Project is likely to deliver late/over budget A Amber Project has missed some targets but overall end date/budget is not at risk G Green Project on track As you can see, this equates to the acronym BRAG. Check with your PMO. The budget is overspent by more than 10%/outside tolerance.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In this article I’ll share estimating techniques for schedules and budgets: the kind of things we need to know to get projects done. We create estimates mainly for project budgets and project schedules. The answers to these questions will allow you to pull together a project timeline and a budget. Why estimate? Expert judgment.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Project managers plan, budget, monitor and report on the project with project management tools , sometimes pitching the idea of the project or being assigned to it once it’s already been approved. A project can begin and certainly is designed to fail if there first wasn’t a plan devised to see it through, on time and within budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 24, 2023

Ideally, you’d be able to provide a definitive estimate, carefully created from loads of input from subject matter experts and plenty of research on past projects and their budgets. And we haven’t yet received the mandate to do a deep dive into requirements and scope that would enable more accurate results from the budget forecasting.

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Planview

JUNE 5, 2020

PMO leadership today is about more than being a purveyor of governance and delivering projects on time and on budget. The Savvy PMO fosters organizational agility, cultivates efficiencies, and drives growth strategies. Start with this quick-start post to becoming a Savvy PMO. The Journey to Becoming a Savvy PMO.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2019

Inside the resource library you can also find: A multi-project report template on a page A project initiation checklist A project organisation chart. If you are looking for information on project budgeting, check out my blog over at ProjectManagement.com, The Money Files. The most downloaded resource is the Career Planner.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The overall change is managed as a program, under a program manager who consolidates program-level risks, manages resource conflicts across all projects, controls the budget and works with business owners to realize the benefits across all the initiatives. In this role you’ll work under your own initiative most of the time.

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NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

His work with ThoughtWorks as an executive consultant and his contributions to initiatives like Business Agility and Agile-Adaptive Leadership showcase his ability to bridge gaps between technology and management teams. He is the co-author of The Project Management Communications Bible and The Tactical Guide for Building a PMO.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 24, 2024

We used to tell students to initiate planning, scheduling, and budgeting activities after you get a scope statement or detailed statement of work. These new projects are strategic in nature, such as innovation, research & development, new product development and strategic planning initiatives. The PMO has to transform.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 24, 2020

The project sponsor is in direct communication with the client or customer who is the reason the project has been initiated. They tend to monitor the budget and hold the purse strings of the project. Project managers are also responsible for managing risk and the budget. Project Management Office (PMO).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

I started with the high level process steps – initiation , execution, testing and so on. This is a huge advantage for a PMO (even a fledgling PMO in a team that is just getting on the ladder with project management). As well as a baseline, you can track SPI, EV, and progress against budget. Yes, really!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. 6: Review the budget Is the budget approved? Action if there is no budget plan or information: Back to the PMO or your Finance team. Action if you can’t find out: Talk to the PMO again.

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