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Good Project Manager vs Bad Project Manager

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A Bad Project Manager does not understand domain areas , and they do not take the initiative to build up their knowledge base. They run meetings inefficiently, which results in participant frustration and complaints to VPs of PMO. They constantly make excuses when issues arise on their projects.

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Enterprise Environmental Factors in Project Management

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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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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Organizational Process Assets (OPAs) are the collective knowledge, experience, and information that an organization has accumulated over time. OPAs include standard processes, procedures, tools, techniques, templates, and corporate knowledge bases or other resources used to manage projects or operations.

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Professional Services Industry Fundamentals

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These services are typically knowledge-based and delivered to businesses, organizations or individuals to help them achieve specific objectives or solve particular problems. PMO Professional Services: A project management office (PMO) can be embedded or independent, such as a PMO as a service (PMOaaS).

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The Rise of the AI-Powered PMO: Skills and Strategies for Thriving in an AI-Augmented Project Landscape

The IIL Blog

The Project Management Office (PMO) is no exception. In this article, we will explore the rise of the AI-powered PMO and provide actionable strategies for project managers to thrive in an AI-augmented environment. Here is a foundational Generative AI PMO Template, along with guidance on how to customize and use it effectively.

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Symptoms of an Ineffective PMO by Brad Egeland.

MindGenius

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? A PMO needs leadership and that isn’t just the most experienced project manager giving some direction and running weekly PMO meetings.

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Back to Basics: What is Project Governance?

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An organization’s project governance framework provides project managers and teams with structure, knowledge base, support, and tools to for managing their projects. Project Management Office (PMO) is a central body that comprises of technical, business, and management personnel. Does it include a PMO?