ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

These 18 project management professionals, in particular, have established themselves as thought leaders and influencers. Susanne Madsen is the author of several books on project management and leadership, including The Project Management Coaching Workbook and The Power of Project Leadership. Who to Follow in Project Management.

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WorkOtter

JULY 11, 2024

Creating a strategic PMO doesn’t require rebellion, here are some steps to take to bridge the gap between project management tactics and company goals. Project managers (PMs) and the leaders in the Project Management Office (PMO) are crucial resources in any efficient business. Step 1: Get outside the silo.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Projects are the future, a good portfolio office can influence and shape strategy and project management is the only way to holistically deliver improvements. 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.

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The Lazy Project Manager

MARCH 2, 2020

It is a collaborative community with six of the brightest minds in Project Management leading discussions and sharing ideas to help you solve your challenges, increase your influence and accelerate your career! Who are the Faculty? What’s in it for me? The 6 faculty will freely share their expertise and experience in defined specialties (i.e.,

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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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The Lazy Project Manager

MARCH 2, 2021

You don’t do my type of work (project management, PMO leadership at a global level, keynote speaking, consultancy and training) without clocking up some pretty impressive airmiles and flight status. Won the PMO Influencer of the Year award. We know that now! It has, in more than one way, been an astonishing year.

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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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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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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?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Brush up on your virtual leadership skills. Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams. Safeguarding our emotional and mental health and that of our teams has to be up there as a trend for the forward-thinking leadership team. What you can do. Why is it important?

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Perhaps these individuals are influencing you through a blog, online videos, online courses, or books. Grab a cup of coffee as I share seven influencers that I follow. From the UK, Susanne Madsen is an internationally recognized project leadership coach, trainer, and consultant. Susanne Madsen. Dave Gordon. Jennifer Bridges.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Leadership. Demonstrate leadership behaviors. As a PM, you might not have much influence over processes led by the PMO, but you can certainly input and offer feedback to try to shape how work gets done. I think this one is pretty obvious. Build quality into processes and deliverables. Adaptability and resilience.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2024

By The PMO Squad October 30, 2024 Strategic planning is a pivotal moment for organizations, providing an opportunity to review, assess market conditions, and set a course for the coming year. It’s a time when leadership aligns on vision, goals, and key priorities.

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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. This would be a good book for people new to the workforce or taking a team leadership job for the very first time. Very useful and highly recommended. 42 Rules of Employee Engagement.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team. These could be project managers or PMO colleagues. It’s part of the leadership skills you’ll have to demonstrate in the role. However, you could move into program management from a senior operational role or another PMO role as well. Stakeholder Engagement.

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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. It will teach you how to influence others, even when you are not directly managing them. The Coaching Habit Author: Michael Bungay Stanier.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Given its vast influence, it’s important to have a basic understanding of PMI and its history. During the 1990s, PMI tripled its membership to 90,000 in 120 countries, under the leadership of then president Virgil R. The Project Management Institute also sets the standard for ethics in the field. Quick Facts About PMI.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

I do think that having a degree (of any kind, in any subject) is beneficial for securing a job, especially as project managers are expected to influence and lead, and many employers want to see evidence of the ability to operate at that level and use a degree as a benchmark for it. In my experience, job titles vary hugely between employers.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team. These could be project managers or PMO colleagues. It’s part of the leadership skills you’ll have to demonstrate in the role. However, you could move into program management from a senior operational role or another PMO role as well. Stakeholder Engagement.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2024

By The PMO Squad & Lori MIlhaven October 16, 2024 Check out Part 1 and Part 2 of our IPM Day Q&A! Through innovative leadership and cutting-edge technology, we successfully changed to virtual speaker filming. The PMO Squad The PMO Squad started in 2013 by global PMO Influencer Joe Pusz, PMO Joe.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

What’s it like running big projects/a PMO/working in X field? Who are the key influencers for Y? Understanding the workplace culture and the dynamics of soft power within the organization can hugely increase your influence, so use your mentor for the insider information! Which of these do you think would be the best fit for me?

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NimbleWork

JANUARY 26, 2025

As we look ahead to 2025, several top project management conferences are set to offer valuable insights into agile practices, digital transformation , leadership, and more. FuturePMO When: October 30, 2025 Location: London, UK Website: [link] Join us at the FuturePMO 1-day conference in London for an immersive experience in PMO excellence.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Tell your sponsor or your PMO manager that you feel there is a conflict of interest. This is where your leadership skills can make a real difference. We would have avoided this, had I disclosed the issue at the time, and given my manager and the company’s senior leadership the chance to take action on it.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 18, 2024

They are also great for people who haven’t had the opportunity for much formal training – like accidental PMs or those who did their formal training in another discipline and have moved to project leadership as a second career. Different industries will influence that and there is a minimum salary set by the government.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Strong leadership in projects is important for success, so getting your project board and/or project steering group set up as soon as you can is a good start. Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology. For example, on one project, I had the CFO steering group, and attendees were all SLT (senior leadership team members).

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2023

During a dinner conversation after the conference, you further discover that PMO (Project Management Office) can support you in leading an Agile transformation and successful Scrum adoption, by covering governance and ensuring alignment across the enterprise. Partner with the PMO, they are your key stakeholder.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

The best short answer is to appreciate what is within your realm of control and influence in order to create an action plan. That may give you an opportunity of influence outside the unit. Alternatively, you may see the senior management adopting a disrespectful tone and exhibiting poor leadership skills.

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Project Risk Coach

JULY 18, 2016

However, good leadership and stakeholder engagement lead to greater contentment among the troops. How Strong Are Your Influencing Skills? I recently spoke with a project manager who works in a Project Management Office (PMO). Work with others to develop a plan to engage and influence the key stakeholders.

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The Strategic Project Manager

JULY 15, 2024

The framework has bee applied most notably to high tech firms becasue it it there that digital influences, and thus rapid change, are most pronounced. Influencing Industry Trends : Whole Foods played a significant role in mainstreaming organic and natural foods, influencing other retailers to expand their offerings in this category.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

By The PMO Squad & Lori MIlhaven With International Project Management Day coming up on November 7th, we are excited to continue this blog series featuring an interview with Lori Milhaven, Executive Vice President of Strategic Projects, International Institute for Learning (IIL). Stay tuned for the final part of this series coming soon!

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MindGenius

APRIL 9, 2020

Are your project managers growing, expanding their careers, gaining needed training and certifications and mentoring colleagues the way a successful project management office (PMO) should be operating? Here are my favorites… Poor leadership. Lack of funding. Communication issues. Communication is Job One for the project manager.

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Kiron Bondale

APRIL 17, 2016

Effectively supporting project management doesn’t just mean setting up a PMO and expecting that it will be able to work miracles as the report indicates that 68% of organizations have a PMO. In addition to effective sponsorship, some of the following conditions should be met.

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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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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

AUGUST 8, 2019

Back in 2015, we took a look at the five advanced training options for people working in PMO. Four years on and a few things have changed in the PMO field. There is now another PMO certification option available alongside P3O from AXELOS and the PPSO ones from BCS, both of which feature in the last article. Business Analysis.

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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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