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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

These could be project managers or PMO colleagues. A program manager is responsible for: Defining, facilitating and completing programs, including setting the approach. You’ll see these skills on a program manager job description – and if you don’t you should be asking why! Change Management.

PMO 335

PMO Technical Review Leadership Risk Management 335

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2022

Being able to influence and get results, even when you aren’t in charge, is so important if you want to collaborate effectively with the team. It’s also very expensive for the amount of pages, so see if you can get your PMO to invest in it! Very useful and highly recommended. 42 Rules of Employee Engagement. Conflict 101.

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Prince2 Underperforming Technical Team Influencer PMO 429

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

The extension of self-care is caring for others, also crucial for project management and change management. Connecting with people, collaborating, partnering, so you can inspire enthusiasm, overcome resistance, and help make change happen. It’s how we can help people and organisations adapt in fast-changing times.

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2023 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 424

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

” Firstly, I should say that I don’t think you require a degree in a particular subject in order to become a project manager – both my degrees are in English Literature and I work as an IT project manager in the healthcare sector. For example, let’s say you have a job as an IT team leader or marketing manager.

Technical Review 358

Technical Review Prince2 PMI Certification 358

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2018

As an organization, it offers training and certification in project management, and it reports regularly on industry trends. The Project Management Institute also sets the standard for ethics in the field. Given its vast influence, it’s important to have a basic understanding of PMI and its history. Quick Facts About PMI.

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PMI Technical Review Certification Software Review 381

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 27, 2018

That’s how you start the project, and how you start it is going to influence every phase that follows. The article is insightful in why projects fail, defining terms, goals and why project management is similar but different than change management. Project Initiation: How to Start Your Project Off Right.

2018 370

2018 Initiating PMO SCRUM 370

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

These could be project managers or PMO colleagues. A program manager is responsible for: Defining, facilitating and completing programs, including setting the approach. You’ll see these skills on a program manager job description – and if you don’t you should be asking why! Change Management.

PMO 284

PMO Technical Review Leadership Risk Management 284

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As a project manager, you are expected to have all-round skills encompassing the technical fields of project management like planning and scheduling, through to the interpersonal skills like communicating up and influencing others. And I don’t have them all – I’m aware of that.

Finance 339

Finance Risk Management Budget Risk 339

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

The extension of self-care is caring for others, also crucial for project management and change management. Connecting with people, collaborating, partnering … so you can inspire enthusiasm, overcome resistance, and help make change happen. It’s how we can help people and organisations adapt in fast-changing times.

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2019 Technical Review PMO Consulting 294

MPUG

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

1] The Phases of Product Development The things a company does and the products it designs will influence the phases of the project or how it is divided into key segments. These checkpoints provide the essential pauses for reflection and foresight, embodying Janus’s wisdom in guiding products from concept to market reality.

Development Team Review 111

Development Team Review Technical Review Manufacturing 2008 111

Planview

APRIL 27, 2023

You know the saying: The only constant is change. It’s true in business — it’s certainly true in life — and it’s why proactive change management matters. Integrating and Standardizing a PPM System Before this biotech company came to Planview, its leadership recognized the need for managing the people side of change.

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Change Management PMO Technical Review Governance 88

House of PMO

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Each year at the House of PMO, we bring you the top ten trends to watch out for in PMO over the coming year. We have been writing about trends and predictions in PMO since 2016 and this year we thought why not take a look at some of the earlier trends and see where we are right now and what to watch out for in 2025.

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2025 PMO Sustainability Artificial Inteligence 52

House of PMO

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The PMO Conference 2025, celebrating 10 years of bringing the PMO community together, is set to take place in London this June and its going to be our best yet. A Day Designed for PMO Professionals If you work in a PMO, lead a PMO, or support projects, programmes, and portfolios this is your day.

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MPUG

DECEMBER 5, 2022

My task was to develop guidelines and artifacts for Technology Change Management processes. A Project Management Methodology is an integral part of project governance. Organizations can choose any project management framework or methodology to establish project governance structure. Does it include a PMO?

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Governance Government Project Life Cycle PMO 110

International Institute for Learning

JANUARY 25, 2023

How do we know PMOs are in poor health?  Check out the latest stats from the 2022 Research Report from The PMO Squad: Only 43% of PMOs would rate themselves as successful,  78% don’t have a process in place to measure PMO Value, and  Only 59% measure executive leader satisfaction.  Don’t be a statistic.

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PMO 2022 Consulting Leadership 52

Planview

JANUARY 26, 2023

As a project management leader, you’ve likely encountered the challenges of using multiple project execution methodologies (such as: waterfall projects, as well as collaborative and Lean-Agile work delivery). When explaining the change, focus on how the stakeholders will benefit—they’ll want to know what they have to gain.

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Executing PMO Healthcare 2017 88

Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 22, 2021

So, what do Disney movies and PMO’s have in common? While having coffee with a PMO director, he mentioned the PMO he’s leading is maturing at a good pace. We talked about the usual; portfolio prioritization, greater stakeholder engagement, better processes/tools, and change management.

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PMO Influencer Consulting Controlling 52

Taskque

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In addition to this, this conference also covers different project management frameworks and provide you networking opportunities so you can get in touch with hundreds of project management professionals. Change Management Conference 2020. Change management has become an integral part of project management.

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2020 PMI PMO SCRUM 82

Project Accelerator News

JANUARY 17, 2025

IT Project managers, of course, are perfectly placed for digital transformation and their natural skill sets (change management, digital strategic thinking, tech implementation, stakeholder engagement, etc) could not be more suited. GREEN SHOOTS OF GROWTH Happily, we are seeing some green shoots of growth!

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2025 Sustainability Energy Generative AI 52

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Change management is one of the most challenging components of a project’s success, but having acceptance for the changes a project brings will help realise the benefits of the project. Resistance to Change. If there is still resistance, alternative ways of approaching the change initiative are needed.

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Change Management Influencer PMO Executing 43

Planview

OCTOBER 8, 2020

  Top 6 things that will change in PPM  These six things topped the list of PPM-based changes that your business is likely to see in the next year and beyond:  A shift from the traditional PMO to a centralized Enterprise PMO (EPMO). The need for more seamless change management integration.

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PMO Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 78

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JANUARY 9, 2020

Yet, as the aforementioned Adaptive Leadership Skills: What’s Needed Today e-book makes clear, new technology and changing customer expectations mean projects are now managed in a more complex, uncertain context. This could mean that requirements change mid-project, or that new data emerges, which challenges key assumptions.

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2020 Artificial Inteligence PMO Leadership 73

Planview

MAY 26, 2023

In this post, you’ll jump back into the story of a large biotech company undergoing transformation the intelligent way – by leveraging the principles of organizational change management. Put another way, it means they attended, with clear intention, to “the people side of change.”

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Influencer Logistics Leadership Defining 78

Tony Adams

DECEMBER 16, 2018

If we take these assumptions further, they break down into 5 key ideas: Things change. Organisations change how they decide to allocate resources over time, as circumstances evolve. Decisions are influenced by culture and politics within an organisation. This is where the Project Management Office has a critical role to play.

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2006 PMO Influencer 2016 72

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Change Control A formal process of documenting, reviewing, approving, and managing a change to a project’s scope, schedule, budget, or quality parameters. Change Management The approach to plan and implement strategies that guide individuals and organizations through a change (e.g.,

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Development Team Review Project Life Cycle Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 148

Leading Answers

JUNE 9, 2017

That’s where the bigger set of skills around change management and emotional intelligence that take a lifetime to learn come into play. It is almost always people focused, and why the skills of empathy and influence are critical. Then you change industries and start from square one, learning about a new business domain.

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Consulting Agile Lean Innovation 90

Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

Change management is a critical aspect of any successful project. By effectively managing change, organizations can minimize disruption, build stakeholder support, and achieve project objectives. One of the key factors in successful change management is clear and consistent communication.

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Change Management Initiating Leadership Risk Management 36

Project Pulse Journal

MAY 3, 2024

Change - Effective change management is essential for adapting to evolving stakeholder needs and external conditions, ensuring the program remains aligned with its goals. What is a PMO, and how does it lead within the organization? It ensures that programs and projects are strategic and aligned with organizational goals.

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PMO Governance Government 2013 52

International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

This sweet spot is what we call the “Edge of Chaos” All this means, that rather than trying to control the single elements of the system, we aim to take action to influence the project system, as a whole. His focus areas in project management relate to both operational and management. That’s right!

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2022 Controlling Risk Management PMO 59

Tony Adams

DECEMBER 16, 2018

If we take these assumptions further, they break down into 5 key ideas: Things change. Organisations change how they decide to allocate resources over time, as circumstances evolve. Decisions are influenced by culture and politics within an organisation. This is where the Project Management Office has a critical role to play.

2006 40

2006 PMO Influencer 2016 40

PM Times

APRIL 7, 2021

It will discuss why the Core IT Complexity model is a good approach for most IT organizations and why it is important to determine project complexity as an ongoing and integral part of the Change Management and Risk Management process. Introduction.

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2016 2014 PMO Software Review 52

Planview

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

While this is controlled by finance, you can have influence by leveraging continuous planning to improve the measurement of how funding was spent and the value obtained from it throughout the annual cycle. It enables you to begin to change behavior in the organization to put strategy first and deliver more often, creating agility.

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Finance Underperforming Technical Team Influencer Budget 60

Traxidy

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Performance Monitoring Systems Effective performance monitoring involves tracking both project KPIs and human factors that influence delivery. While not entrenched in daily operations, their influence extends far beyond high-level oversight. Smart allocation ensures maximum progress and optimal results.

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Executing Leadership Sustainability Underperforming Technical Team 52

PM Basics

OCTOBER 26, 2020

PMO Manage should review and approve the list of risks. It’s a list of people or groups of people who can influence your project or will be influenced by your project. Project Charter sets the change management foundation. Summary budget: $100,000. Project Approval Requirements. Stakeholders.

Software Review 52

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle Risk Management 52

Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

is a state of resource allocation performed by a project manager. is an external factor or event capable of influencing the project’s success. . Earned Value Management . are either internal or external circumstances influencing the project’s success directly or indirectly. Functional Manager . Risk Management .

Software Review 40

Software Review Project Life Cycle Estimate Technical Review 40

Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

is a state of resource allocation performed by a project manager. is an external factor or event capable of influencing the project’s success. . Earned Value Management . are either internal or external circumstances influencing the project’s success directly or indirectly. Functional Manager . Risk Management .

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Software Review Project Life Cycle Estimate Technical Review 40