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Questions to ask a project management mentor

Rebel’s Guide to PM

At regular meetings You’ll find a regular cadence and probably settle into a regular agenda or routine with the check in sessions. What’s it like running big projects/a PMO/working in X field? The first meeting is likely to be all about getting to know each other, creating rapport and setting the intention going forward.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology. It’s fine to have a different cadence at different points in the project lifecycle. Take minutes, or co-opt someone from the PMO to help. Do I need a project board or a steering group? What you need is adequate governance for the project. When to hold the meetings.

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Use This Free Project Status Report Template for Fast and Easy Project Reporting

Project Bliss

If your PMO or governing body already has requirements in place, follow those. Be consistent – use a consistent format and cadence for your status reporting. Use this project status report template if your Project Management Office or governing body doesn’t have a standard template in place. Talk with those making purchases.

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Operationalize Your PMO

Bridge the Gap Consulting

Once your PMO is up and running, operationalizing and doing continuous improvement (CI) go hand-in-hand. Sometimes CI may lead to changes to the PMO’s operations, but you’re only making more efficient something you’re already doing. Here are some aspects of operationalizing your PMO. PMO-Specific Reports.

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Connecting Business with IT to Achieve Agility in the Financial Sector

Planview

Joaquim’s response: The starting point was providing a governance framework that aligns the work of different roles to company objectives, KPIs, and cadence, with a good balance of rigor and flexibility. What was the biggest issue Santander encountered when incorporating the PPM solution with your existing PMO?

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The Transformation Journey: Lessons Learned

Planview

A continuous planning cadence – quarterly, monthly, or even weekly – enables organizations to be ready to move fast when change occurs, or new opportunities appear on the horizon. How to Start Your Own Transformation Journey – Questions and Answers from the Webinar. Where do you begin? What needs to change? Start your journey with us.

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Conducting a PMO Assessment

Bridge the Gap Consulting

My favorite is the PMO assessment. Whether considering standing up a new PMO or revamping an existing, doing an assessment is a key initial step to setting one up. Though there are PMO maturity models, which are all good, I don’t like to talk about those right away. Yeah, I talk about this a lot when discussing PMOs.

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