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Organizational Project Management (OPM) Basics

ProjectManager.com

A business plan, budget and responsibilities by the leadership team define them. Project Management Office (PMO) A project management office (PMO) is a group within an organization or outsourced by the organization to help projects by providing support and making sure the projects comply with best practices and standards.

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What Is a PMO Director? Role, Responsibilities & Salary

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PMO stands for project management office and it’s responsible for the project management standards in an organization. Either way, it’s run by a PMO director. There are different types of PMOs, all headed by a PMO director. What Is a PMO Director? The responsibilities of a PMO director are varied.

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How to Create a Powerful PMO Mission Statement

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There’s a lot riding on getting your PMO mission statement right. After all, the mission statement is what will guide the PMO as it strives to achieve its goals and objectives. Creating a powerful PMO mission statement doesn’t have to be difficult – but it does require some thought and careful planning.

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Managing Multiple Projects: Statistics

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. 16% have workloads prioritized by the PMO 17% have workloads prioritized by their manager And if you don’t have those in place, or another way, then the only option is to try to work out what is the most important work yourself. A project manager says.

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Realign Your Vision – 3 Ways The PMO Can Drive A Successful Business Transformation

Speaker: Peter Taylor, Speaker/Author, The Lazy Project Manager

In this webinar, Peter Taylor, Author of The Lazy Project Manager, will explore the three key areas that a PMO can focus on to drive successful business transformation: Leveraging large-scale collaboration within your organization. Ensuring that visions are aligned, from the C-Suite to those directly working on the project.

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Portfolio Management: The Career Move You’ve Been Looking For?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Its a leadership job As a portfolio manager you might head up a division with a significant amount of project management work, or you could be a Project Management Office manager or a project sponsor. Thats something to work on first! Portfolio office roles Finally, there are more jobs in the portfolio office than Portfolio Director.

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The Art Behind Becoming a Strategic PMO Leader

Planview

Unlock the strategies to overcome key PMO hurdles—mastering resource management, driving change, and streamlining processes—with expert insight from Athena Smith, Senior Director, Portfolio Management. PMO Strategies Does your PMO have a traditional project focus, a more product-oriented approach, or a blend?

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