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What Does Project Governance Really Mean?

ProjectManager.com

Projects like anything that involves a lot of people working together need governance. The government runs a nation and project governance in the same fashion runs the project. What Is Project Governance? You can look at project governance as a framework to help oversee the right course for the project. Structure.

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Organizational Project Management (OPM) Basics

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Program management is found in many industries, such as business, government and non-profit. It involves strategic planning, program governance, resource management, status reporting, direction setting and problem-solving. The goal is to improve organizational performance. A program manager oversees this process.

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Confident Meetings Management: A Masterclass

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We will not be talking specifically about facilitating agile ceremonies, but if you have other types of progress meeting, project boards, steering groups, governance meetings, problem-solving discussions and so on, then you’ll be able to apply the principles to those. However, I am not a registered PMI authorized trainer.

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Managing Multiple Projects: Statistics

Rebel’s Guide to PM

(Respondents could select several) Communication was closely followed by: Planning/scheduling (84%) Stakeholder engagement (62%) Team management (53%) Resource management (50%) and more on that below Leadership (49%) Risk management (39%) Governance came in last at only 31%. Having a dedicated, full-time team is rare.

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Project Risk Management: How-to guide (with tips)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Optimizing risk responses is one of the 12 Project Management Principles in the PMI/ANSI Standard for Project Management which is now bundled with the PMBOK® Guide. If there isn’t any governance around that then no one will ever know that there are shortcuts being taken. The PMI Risk Practice Standard doesn’t include anything.

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How to Implement Effective Project Portfolio Governance

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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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PRINCE2 and PMBOK: How They Compare

Rebel’s Guide to PM

First came PRINCE in 1989 as the UK government standard for IT project management. There are other differences: the PMBOK® Guide usefully covers procurement, whereas PRINCE2 assumes you are operating in an environment constrained by a contract, because of its roots in government IT projects. PMI regulates the PMP certification.

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