Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 21, 2021

— Leadership. A Good Project Manager takes ownership of devising an executive plan that delivers results, not excuses. Time limits and well-executed facilitation. They run meetings inefficiently, which results in participant frustration and complaints to VPs of PMO. And how can you be a good project manager?

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2021 PMO Executing Risk Management 485

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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PMO Leadership Governance Government 142

Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 31, 2022

Some Project Management Offices (PMOs) never get off the ground. So, how can you build a PMO, one that thrives? Why Are There So Many Troubled PMOs? Many PMOs fail to realize their potential. People have ways of undermining the PMO's effectiveness. Let's look at eight tips for implementing a PMO.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 29, 2022

The role of the project manager has long been shifting away from someone who can tick off tasks as complete on a Gantt chart and towards a strategic leadership position for effecting change in an organization. Project managers still provide an irreplaceably human combination of leadership, integration of specialists, and ethical behaviour.

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Artificial Inteligence 2023 Technical Review 2027 487

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Does your organization invest in a Project Management Office (PMO)? If you are reading this then you must be considering setting up a PMO or have concluded your approach to project management is not working and you are in the process of analyzing, dismantling and preparing to rebuild it. Put the right leadership in place.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

He learned a lot about project management in the process and eventually went on to become a PMO Manager. Portfolio Manager/Director A portfolio manager is a senior leadership position in an organization, overseeing an entire portfolio of change projects. Instead, people with PMO job titles are in a crucial support function.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 19, 2024

You’ll make sure that project management processes are being followed, with the support of the PMO. Organization Could be the PMO or the executive management – the group that the program manager reports into. They hold you accountable for the program outcomes. You might also find yourself mentoring project managers.

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2024 PMO Governance Government 321

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

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. Isn’t this what a PMO is for? Perhaps that is where the PMO comes into play. PMOs do generally have a bit more resource and a bit of thinking time.

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2012 PMO Manufacturing PMI 351

Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I've also had the joy and the pain of implementing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), two in Information Technology Departments and one Enterprise PMO. Through the years, I've noted many reasons that PMOs fail or struggle. It's rarely just one thing; it's usually a combination of things. Here is a list of causal factors.

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Technical Review PMO Leadership Information Technology 269

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

The project manager is the bridge between upper management, stakeholders and the teams tasked with the actual execution of the project. They make sure the project plan is sound, report regularly on its progress and monitor it to ensure that its execution stays within the approved budget and schedule. > Leadership skills.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

Leadership : ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Successful project managers will be those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Throughout the project, leadership is simple: you serve your team. Let’s jump in. But we can do better.

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2023 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 417

Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

First, organizations implement PMOs with a lack of clarity. Why does the organization need the PMO? What is the role of the PMO? How will the PMO engage with the senior leaders? Second, the PMO fails to ask for feedback and incrementally evolve. How PMOs Can Become Strategic Enablers 1.

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PMO Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Risk 457

The Lazy Project Manager

APRIL 12, 2017

To that end the author offers some focused workshops, keynote presentations and insightful supporting education to help organisations achieve the success in strategic change that they desire, and to help C-level executives understand the challenge and benefit from the opportunity. Workshop 1: Executives – stop failing your projects!

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Executing PMO 2013 Leadership 186

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

RapidStart PMO: Online Project Management Training Review. Diab is the CEO of Leadership Formation, a consulting firm that focuses on helping organisations with strategy, alignment, execution and people. The paid course covers everything you’d need to get a PMO up and running in a few months. Name: RapidStartPMO.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 6, 2023

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. Who is this book for? The good news is that you don’t have to do it all.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn how to develop a leadership philosophy for your projects and what skills are useful to underpin your chosen ways of working. A philosophy for the way you want to lead projects helps you make decisions about what projects to pursue, how best to execute them, and how to deal with problems along the way.

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Leadership PMO Defining Agile 378

The Lazy Project Manager

MARCH 2, 2020

Ellis – Colin 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.

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Healthcare PMO PMI Influencer 68

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

The creation process for an organization’s project strategy is in the hands of leadership and management. Project Management Office (PMO): A PMO is responsible for defining and maintaining the standards for an organization’s project management. Assemble a Team Your team will be the ones who execute the project.

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Budget PMO Defining Estimate 409

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

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. If you are new to the idea or thinking about implementing one for your PMO, here is an example so you can see how it works. Your lifecycle might look a bit different.

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Prince2 Governance Government PMO 406

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Check with your PMO. Your PMO should define exactly what ‘Red’ means and then you can check your project performance against those measures. Green means there are no concerns for senior leadership to worry about and no management intervention is required. That’s why it is important for the PMO to set up RAG status definitions.

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Software Review PMO Risk Management Closing 384

The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 8, 2016

Based on this understanding you can plan a means to re-engage the sponsor if possible, and if not you need to plan to ‘fill the gap’ through your own efforts and any additional executive support you can obtain. – a billion dollar software organisation delivering Workforce Management Solutions.

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PMO Executing Leadership Planning 267

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Successful project managers are those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Bill Dow , PMP, is a recognised expert in developing and managing Project Management Offices (PMOs.) Let’s jump in. Mark Phillips.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Here are some verbatim responses from people who had not considered leaving the profession: No direction from leadership. Executives, directors and even managers have no idea how much could be done if our project managers were given more autonomy and they would hold their people accountable to deliver on time. Always schedule.

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2021 Underperforming Technical Team 2020 Certification 464

Project Bliss

OCTOBER 3, 2017

You need strong leadership and communication skills, which you can develop during your work in any level of project management. You would evaluate whether the organization could improve the way projects are executed and determine if the projects are delivering the expected benefits. PMO (Project Management Office) Manager / Director.

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Underperforming Technical Team PMO Finance Executing 237

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Successful project managers will be those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Throughout the project, leadership is simple – you serve your team. Let’s jump in. And in no particular order we start with….

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2019 Technical Review PMO Consulting 292

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 15, 2022

You can also build competence across the business as a whole by hiring new personnel with the necessary skills or by making changes in leadership. Leadership. Most firms will want their leaders to be good at leadership because it underpins business performance. The ability to effectively plan, execute, and manage projects.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Innovation Leadership 371

MPUG

MARCH 30, 2020

PMI describes the Project Management Office (PMO) as a strategic driver for organizational excellence. The PMO seeks to enhance the practices of execution management, organizational governance, and strategic change leadership. After two years, the PMO most likely dissolves. Remember, People + Process = Success.

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PMO Technical Review Governance Government 111

The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The Blue Ocean Strategy framework is unique in that it incorporates execution into the strategy. They separately require strong execution, which usually takes strong project management. One of the ways that Blue Ocean Strategy incorporates execution is through its approach to leadership.

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Executing Leadership Construction PMO 97

The Lazy Project Manager

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Filled with insights and examples from tech providers and project experts, this book is an invaluable resource for PMO leaders, change executives, project managers, programme managers, and portfolio managers.

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Artificial Inteligence 2030 PMO Leadership 313

The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 6, 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.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 4, 2019

Do your sponsors and executives need better understanding of business change impact? I specialise in all things relating to project management and project leadership as well as presentation skills training, and executive coaching. Does your team need better presentation skills? Do you need help in any, or all, of the above?

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2019 PMO Leadership Executing 232

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This will give you an idea if it’s the right strategy to execute your portfolio management. Lean portfolio management is a process by which strategy is aligned with execution using a lean approach and agile portfolio operations and governance. The senior leadership team will apply lean principles to manage the portfolio.

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Lean Software Review Manufacturing Governance 361

Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 24, 2020

Mike was a functional project manager in an organization where I managed a PMO. Identify and recruit risk owners who have the expertise and ability to develop and execute effective risk response plans. He was winsome and a hard worker. In a one-on-one meeting, I asked Mike how he was identifying, analyzing, and managing his risks.

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Risk Management Risk Underperforming Technical Team PMI 459

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Books that cover ways of working, technical project management, leadership , power skills, soft skills for the workplace, business acumen and also strategic and business management topics count. Any books about achieving business goals, portfolio management, strategy execution or case-study driven books will count here.

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PMI Certification Sustainability Technical Review 361

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2018

During the 1990s, PMI tripled its membership to 90,000 in 120 countries, under the leadership of then president Virgil R. The PMO Symposium is a place to exchange best practices and new insights into the strategies and practices in project management. Following Carter, Gregory Balestrero directed PMI for a decade, starting in 2002.

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PMI Technical Review Certification Software Review 292

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. PMO Strategies Does your PMO have a traditional project focus, a more product-oriented approach, or a blend?

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PMO Technical Review Lean PMI 103

The IIL Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

By The PMO Squad August 21, 2024 Building a Project Management Office (PMO) is a complex endeavor, often underestimated in its scope and challenges. Many organizations task leaders who have never built a PMO before with this monumental responsibility. This frequently leads to suboptimal outcomes and even outright failure.

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