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What Is Lean Portfolio Management? A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

There are many ways to do this and one of which is lean portfolio management. Let’s first define lean portfolio management and then delve into how it works. We’ll also explain when to use lean portfolio management and how project management software can help you manage your portfolios better. What Is Lean Portfolio Management?

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

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Career paths tend to lean towards larger, more complex and more strategically important projects, or program management. While you can incorporate some of these elements into your job if you manage a PMO or a large division, its going to be far more effective if you have the support of the exec. What does a portfolio manager do?

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Rebel PMO: How to claim your seat at the strategic table

WorkOtter

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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The 18 Most Influential People in Project Management

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Lindsay Scott is the director of Manchester, UK-based PMO Learning Limited which is dedicated to helping PMO professionals get the most out of their careers with training and organizational development opportunities. He writes consistently on his blog about software development and lean, Kanban and agile development principles.

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The PMO Roadmap for Driving Business Agility

Planview

Portfolio Management Offices are in a prime position to deliver this business agility – with the right PMO roadmap. Peter, who wrote the book The Lazy Project Manager , drew upon his 30 years of experience building and leading PMOs to provide some guideposts. Can you go over Lean versus Agile? But keep it as Lean as possible.”.

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5 Simple Reasons Why Processes Don’t Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There is a chance that processes lean too far in the other direction too. Fix by: Work with the PMO to review the processes. Everyone needs to know what is required from them so they can work to the right level of structure. Read next: 5 golden rules for writing project documentation. Processes are too bureaucratic.

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