Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

5: Review the governance structure. Is there a governance structure ? Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. Who is your project sponsor?

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PMO Governance Government Budget 507

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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Planning PMO Manufacturing Logistics 430

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

He managed all the logistics for the project including booking rooms for testing and training, making sure the right delegates showed up to the training, supporting them with claiming expenses, organizing project boards, steering groups and other governance milestones, and generally making everyone’s lives easier.

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PMO Construction Engineering Logistics 398

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Managing stakeholder expectations Stakeholders tend to not like Red projects as they bring a lot of attention from senior leaders and the PMO. Let them know that there are governance hoops to jump through and that you’ll be escalating the problem, with a view to securing support to keep the project moving forward.

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Underperforming Technical Team PMO Governance Government 328

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2021

If that’s you, be on the look out for these kinds of job titles, as you can probably enter project management higher up the ranks: Project manager Senior project manager Program manager Business change manager Organizational change manager Delivery manager PMO manager. Government jobs typically pay better than working in education.

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Technical Review PMO Healthcare Retail 406

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 19, 2024

Governance management Program governance happens at 3 levels: Project level The project manager/project sponsor keeps the individual projects on track and reports progress to you. You’ll make sure that project management processes are being followed, with the support of the PMO.

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2024 PMO Governance Government 321

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

You should expect them to report back to the steering group to share any proposed changes to the standard methods for your organization! In my experience, assurance is carried out by the PMO or another project manager whom I have invited to do a peer review. The assurance role can be quite hands-on. When does assurance happen?

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Prince2 PMO Risk Management Risk 364

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Setting up these procedures is the responsibility of a project management office (PMO) , While not all organizations have a PMO overseeing these responsibilities, it’s sometimes under the purview of the project manager, PMOs are in charge of coordinating all project, program and portfolio management-related activities.

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Underperforming Technical Team Influencer PMO Governance 375

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

But they are not the regulatory environment, government standards, or external environmental policies or regulations. In particular, look at what governance approaches and organizational standards you have to stick to when managing the project. Process Groups: A Practice Guide does talk about OPAs.

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Process Technical Review Software Review Influencer 433

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

5: Review the governance structure Is there a governance structure ? Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. Who is your project sponsor?

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PMO Governance Government Budget 308

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.

PMO 170

PMO Sustainability 2012 Underperforming Technical Team 170

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In the group identifying as having ‘some experience’, 41% have considered or seriously considered leaving. It’s a little less for those identifying as ‘experienced’, as only 35% of that group had considered or seriously considered ditching the job. Within this group, 52% are managing between 2 and 5 projects.

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2021 Underperforming Technical Team 2020 Certification 464

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 27, 2020

I support project managers individually through 1:1 mentoring , and also through my small group membership scheme, Project Management Rebels. I’m constantly trying my best to bring great experts into the group and provide members with personalised responses to their questions. I look forward to chatting to you in the group!

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Healthcare Influencer PMI Governance 62

MPUG

DECEMBER 5, 2022

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. Project governance is sometimes confused with project management, and many people use these terms interchangeably. Project Governance.

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Governance Government Project Life Cycle PMO 110

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

Project Management Office (PMO): A PMO is responsible for defining and maintaining the standards for an organization’s project management. They can be an internal department or an external group or an agency. The following professionals will handle the actual creation of the project strategy.

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Budget PMO Defining Estimate 409

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

If that’s you, be on the lookout for these kinds of job titles, as you can probably enter project management higher up the ranks: Project manager Senior project manager Program manager Business change manager Organizational change manager Delivery manager PMO manager. Government jobs typically pay better than working in education.

Technical Review 349

Technical Review Prince2 PMI Certification 349

Henny Portman

JUNE 25, 2022

The book PMO Services and Capabilities – Including an overview of AIPMO’s competence framework – Competences per PMO service – Techniques and tools per PMO service is written by Robert Joslin. Each organizational unit is unique, each organizational unit needs its own set of PMO services.

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PMO Governance Government Consulting 115

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 18, 2023

There are plenty of different ways to spread what you have learned from your project around the PMO, project managers and teams. This is a good way to reach a wider audience with your lessons learned as you can invite members of other project teams or the wider PMO community to come along and hear what worked on your project.

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PMO Software Review Initiating Finance 327

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

E – Project Management Terms Earned value management (EVM) A way to measure project performance, and is commonly used in government projects. Project management office (PMO) PMO is the title for the person or business group within an organization that maintains the standards of project process.

Software Review 418

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Lean Event Chain 418

Leading Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects. A clean-sheet development opportunity with a smart team and engaged business group – what could go wrong? As it turns out, plenty due to my ill-advised approach. My enthusiasm was about to be tested.

Governance 121

Governance Government Process Underperforming Technical Team 121

WorkOtter

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Implementing a strong governance framework involves setting up clear processes for project approval, oversight, and review. Governance should be designed to ensure that all projects align with strategic goals and that they are executed according to standardized best practices. What is Portfolio Governance?

Governance 78

Governance Government Technical Review PMO 78

The Strategic Project Manager

AUGUST 11, 2022

PMO’s institutionalize those processes and frameworks across all projects within an organization or domain. Are project management and PMO skillsets different? The PMO Skillset. There surely are more things a PMO does, but this covers the main groupings. The House of PMO.

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PMO PMI Monitoring Controlling 97

nTask

APRIL 7, 2021

This is where the Project management office (PMO) enters the scene. Companies, now, rely on PMO to counter the problems encountered during project management. PMO not only adds to the efficiency of a project but also helps enhance the overall productivity of a team. What does PMO mean? What is PMO?

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PMO 2016 Controlling Executing 133

Henny Portman

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

AIPMO is developing the first ‘leading’ international PMO standard based on a combination of research findings and expert knowledge. There are three core certifications (IPMO-F, IPMO-P and IPMO-E) that provide in total 15 days of training, workshops, real case studies, focus groups, coaching and exams.

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PMO Certification Monitoring Consulting 88

Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

Stakeholder Mapping Stakeholder Mapping is about grouping stakeholders based on how you want to engage them. High Influence High Interest: This is the most important group and you need to collaborate with them. High Influence High Interest: This is the most important group and you need to collaborate with them.

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Influencer Governance Government Consulting 214

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 11, 2022

Large, mixed groups of stakeholders won’t want a formal project reporting template that stretches into multiple pages or many tabs. If you are setting up a PMO for example, you’ll want your project managers to use something more formal. Tip: If you are emailing that many people, put them in BCC!

PMO 334

PMO Governance Government Controlling 334

The IIL Blog

JULY 24, 2024

In the past, business risk management related to projects was considered a responsibility of the project sponsor, the project governance committee, and even senior management. If the group must be broken down in smaller groups, multiple concurrent virtual sessions may be necessary. This is no longer the case.

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Sustainability Innovation Governance Government 158

Project Bliss

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The Portfolio Manager may also establish portfolio governance standards and procedures for approvals, reporting and other needs. PMO (Project Management Office) Manager / Director. Instead, you’d be managing a group of project managers who report to you. You’d be managing a team of project managers. Consulting.

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Underperforming Technical Team PMO Finance Executing 237

Planview

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

First, let’s acknowledge that it’s not easy to establish an effective prioritization process when your PMO and teams are in high demand. This disconnect points to the struggle PMO directors face to identify and enact an effective prioritization process. Just enough governance involving the right people, timing, criteria, and methods.

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PMO 2018 Initiating Governance 103

Planview

DECEMBER 13, 2019

A healthcare PMO today must have a strong constitution. Not only are they faced with challenges unique to healthcare, PMOs are also going through the trends mentioned in our recent post, “ Conquer Your Business Transformation.” Investing in and prioritizing the right work were also hot topics for the rest of the group.

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Healthcare PMO Innovation Lean 97

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2022

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. Nearly 70% of project professionals thought that team management was crucial, with 62% reporting they felt project control and governance was key. As someone running several projects at a time, which of these challenges do you face?

Underperforming Technical Team 386

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Risk Management Engineering 386

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 13, 2019

There are plenty of different ways to spread what you have learned from your project around the PMO, project managers and teams. This is a good way to reach a wider audience with your lessons learned as you can invite members of other project teams or the wider PMO community to come along and hear what worked on your project.

PMO 270

PMO Software Review Initiating Governance 270

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 26, 2019

Large, mixed groups of stakeholders won’t want a formal project reporting template that stretches into multiple pages or many tabs. If you are setting up a PMO for example, you’ll want your project managers to use something more formal. Tip: If you are emailing that many people, put them in BCC!

PMO 284

PMO Governance Government Controlling 284

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 4, 2022

It is a topic that comes up time and time again, in my Facebook group, and with people that I mentor, because frankly, the days of having one massive, great big project to manage, are gone. We’ll be looking at Milestone planning, dependency management, multi stakeholder management, governance across multiple projects.

Software Review 273

Software Review Governance Government Technical Review 273

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 25, 2022

They will articulate the project objectives and goals to the PMO and anyone else who will listen! The role is predominantly assurance and governance, approving deliverables and making sure the work moves through any gate reviews and governance points as necessary. to support the team at the request of the project manager.

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Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Influencer Executing 325

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. Nearly 70% of project professionals thought that team management was crucial, with 62% reporting they felt project control and governance was key. As someone running several projects at a time, which of these challenges do you face?

Underperforming Technical Team 358

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Risk Management Engineering 358

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 10, 2024

ProjectManager is award-winning portfolio management software that allows users to group and organize projects, manage resources across a portfolio and collect valuable project data to make more insightful decisions. The portfolio summary provides an overview of progress and a breakdown of all the projects by time, cost, workload and more.

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Software Review Software Technical Review Project Life Cycle 231