ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2025

This is a great opportunity for those new to project management, but also serves professional project managers and their teams who can never go over this critical information enough. Their role is to define the project’s purpose, establish governance structures and secure approvals necessary for transitioning into detailed planning.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Project Management Offices: An internal or external project management office (PMO) sets standards, ensures project governance and supports project managers across the organization. This Oracle PPM software is tailored to help organizations manage their investments, make informed decisions and optimize financial outcomes.

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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?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Then well review the best products Microsoft has for managing multiple projects to help users make an informed decision. Lets look at the top products the company offers and what their pros and cons are to help consumers make an informed decision. Keep stakeholders informed with in-depth PPM tools to share progress.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

Project governance is an important part of project management processes – even if it’s not the most exciting part of getting work done. Governance is a key part of that, and gate reviews are part of navigating through the project. Governance is a key part of that, and gate reviews are part of navigating through the project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

You can leave the detailed stuff until your review is finished but having something at high level will eventually inform your detailed project planning for the next 6 months. 5: Review the governance structure. Is there a governance structure ? Action if you can’t find out: Talk to the PMO again. Click To Tweet.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Future PMO: London, UK, 26 October 2023 The Future PMO is a day devoted to PMO professionals and this year’s theme is The Final Frontier. The main takeaways will be about leveraging technologies for improved decision making, governance and risk management, and a deep dive into AI.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2023

The project manager , another project manager, a PMO person, or a risk audit person could carry out the audit. Audits are part of internal controls on a project and fall under the governance arena, so if you have specific PMO team members who look at governance, they are the ones to ask. Who carries out the risk audit?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2024

Project managers are constantly making requests to the project management office (PMO). Having a single entry point for these requests is the best way to capture key information and fully understand the costs, benefits and impact of the request before committing to it. That’s normal. There shouldn’t be many ways to receive requests.

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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. The notion that “information is power” is disappearing in the project management landscape as strategic information is being shared.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

Organizational Process Assets (OPAs) are the collective knowledge, experience, and information that an organization has accumulated over time. But they are not the regulatory environment, government standards, or external environmental policies or regulations. What are Organizational Process Assets?

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. They will need your support, guidance and information to make an informed decision on next steps.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The manual says you will seek approval from the project board for each of these documents, but in reality you’ll probably use PMO tried-and-tested standards and templates and the board members will care very little about how you intend to run the project as long as they trust you.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Processes are too informal. “Oh, Informal processes cause you lots of problems. An informal attitude might tumble over into a, “I didn’t think it mattered” attitude and suddenly no one remembers why you spent £100k on something as nothing was documented about who signed it off. Fix by: Work with the PMO to review the processes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

You can leave the detailed stuff until your review is finished but having something at high level will eventually inform your detailed project planning for the next 6 months. 5: Review the governance structure Is there a governance structure ? Action if you can’t find out: Talk to the PMO again. How do you spend it?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

They could use benchmarking from other projects, compliance to policies and procedures and lessons learned from other projects to inform their assessment. In my experience, assurance is carried out by the PMO or another project manager whom I have invited to do a peer review. When does assurance happen?

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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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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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Kiron Bondale

MAY 6, 2018

This might be a reasonable assertion as many PMOs were first formed to provide oversight over a portfolio of projects and enforcing standards sounds like the antithesis to agility. So what can a PMO do to actively support an agile transformation? Migrating from an artifact-centric delivery approach to an information-centric model.

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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. Morris, PMP – Rick has written 4 bestselling books (Project Management That Works!,

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 18, 2023

Lessons learned are key nuggets of information, tips and tricks, good practices and things to avoid that you pick up through delivering a project. Share that information with the team. Act on the information. Wikis/Software If your PMO doesn’t currently have a wiki for lessons learned, suggest that they set one up.

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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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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2019

If you are looking for information on project budgeting, check out my blog over at ProjectManagement.com, The Money Files. The Infrastructure & Projects Authority (IPA) arranges and manages project assurance reviews for the UK governments’ complex and high risk projects. ProjectManager.com. The product launch template in GanttPRO.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 24, 2020

Project Management Office (PMO). Sometimes an organization will have a segment devoted to developing a set of standards and policies to govern their project management and to make sure those standards and policies are being followed. The PMO also will archive the project for historical data, collecting and analyzing its results.

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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 help with prioritizing projects, providing governance guidelines and ensure that projects are beneficial to the organization by aligning with larger strategic goals.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

These could be project managers or PMO colleagues. It’s essential to be able to assimilate lots of information and condense it into a format that people can understand. However, you could move into program management from a senior operational role or another PMO role as well. Program Management in the Organization.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

The baseline is established based on different sources of information such as project files from previous projects or subject matter expert opinions. There may also be some background information about the organization or team tasked to reach this goal. It is also called a Business Case. It includes the plans to fulfill these goals.

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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. Learning to Walk Before You Start Running.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 27, 2024

This will also apply to you if you work within a PMO. In the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ran campaigns to raise awareness and to help businesses comply. The ICO defines personal data as: information about a particular living individual. What is GDPR? Their guidance continues to be pragmatic and very helpful.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 11, 2022

However, the free template you can download below is what I used to keep upwards of 60 people informed of a big ERP project deployment. The most important thing is to make sure your stakeholders are able to easily access the information and it’s in a format they can use. Tip: If you are emailing that many people, put them in BCC!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 27, 2020

He 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. Colin joined us on one of the Rebel’s calls last year.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

John also highlights best practices for project management governance and the importance of staying updated on relevant skills. Dr. Leon Herszon Leon Herszon , Civil Engineer, Msc, PMP, is finishing his PhD studies and started his career at Shell managing HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment), Information Technology and strategic projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 24, 2020

How do you balance the need to collaborate with the governance and control that’s required in a project environment? The common access to open information through collaborative ‘social’ tools allows for faster impediment removal and higher levels of inter-project activity to remove such inefficient practices. Thanks, Peter!

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