Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2022

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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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 25, 2024

A project management office (PMO) as a service (PMOaaS) is a way for companies to execute their enterprise strategy. PMO as a service or project management as a service seeks to do many things from increasing project managers’ capacity to streamlining processes through automation. What Is PMO as a Service (PMOaaS)?

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In this article, let’s see how the PMBOK® Guide, Seventh and Sixth Editions differ, explore the Risk Principle in the Seventh Edition, and look at how risk management methods relate to principles. 3 The Risk Management Principle 4 What is a Method? Here are some takeaways from this risk management principle.

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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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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A PMO, or project management office, can be an internal department or an external group or agency that defines and maintains the standards for a company’s project management. However, all three can use PMO templates to support project programs and portfolios. We’ve collected 15 free templates that are suitable for a PMO.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 18, 2021

I highlight 10 of the 40 PMO problems and provide ways to manage them. 10 PMO Problems and Solutions 1. No project sponsor or project charter for the implementation of the PMO. How to manage: Typically, a senior leader in your organization must make the decision to implement a PMO. In this article, we go a step further.

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The Lazy Project Manager

APRIL 6, 2021

Project resource management by PMO has changed significantly in the last 20 years. This article would help you understand how a value-driven resource management can become a major game-changer for the PMO and become a profit centre for the business. How Value-Driven Resource Management can be a Game Changer for the PMO?

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

He thinks his project managers have identified most of their risks, but he’s not sure where to focus his attention. What areas have the highest risk exposure? Let’s look at how to actually define risk categories and how they can help Tom (and you). What are Risk Categories? Why Use Risk Categories?

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 22, 2018

So, how can you build a PMO you can be proud of, one that thrives? Why Are There So Many Troubled PMOs? No one intends to build an impotent PMO, but it happens. The PMO lacks power and effectiveness. Therefore, people see the PMO as a hindrance, not an enabler. Click here to discover 40 reasons PMOs fail.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 24, 2024

This is done by a variety of skills and techniques, led by a project manager and includes defining project scope, identifying deliverables, managing risks and effective communication across teams. They help select projects and deal with budgets, risk and reporting. This service can also be contracted out to a PMO as a service company.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 31, 2022

Some Project Management Offices (PMOs) never get off the ground. So, how can you build a PMO, one that thrives? Why Are There So Many Troubled PMOs? Many PMOs fail to realize their potential. People have ways of undermining the PMO's effectiveness. Let's look at eight tips for implementing a PMO.

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Musings on Project Management

OCTOBER 21, 2020

And within the business there may be transactional relationships among business units and the PMO. In project situations, there are usually many counter-party transactional arrangements, such as contractors and suppliers with transactional relationships.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

Project Quality Manager Project Scheduler (often found in the construction industry or engineering) Project Risk Manager If you love agile project management, then look for a Scrum Master role — even though this is not the same as project management it might be a good fit for you. These are not delivery roles.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Most of your project problems can be avoided or greatly reduced through risk management. The simple act of identifying and discussing risks goes a long way towards reducing problems in your project. Let’s look at how to start the risk management process. How will you identify risks? Who will own the project risks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

Assumption log Risk register Backlog (see, agile project artifacts are relevant too) Stakeholder register. Work breakdown structure Product breakdown structure Organizational breakdown structure Risk breakdown structure. Your PMO may define mandatory artifacts: a list of project documents that you must create for each project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

Risk management. Project risk can be re-evaluated, and that can provide useful information for the program or portfolio team. Obviously there are regular project boards and other governance checks, but the practical implication is that we have freedom of action for low value initiatives that are low risk and things we’ve done before.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2024

Project managers are constantly making requests to the project management office (PMO). A PMO is setting the tone for how projects are managed and should structure its activities as they demand projects. But there are only so many resources in which to do this and, therefore, the PMO must prioritize projects. That’s normal.

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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. Hire the right people. What do you need?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

It’s a way of automating repetitive tasks and it’s having a bit of an impact on the PMO community. AI can accurately identify potential risks in a project and augment a project leader’s decision-making ability by analyzing data from multiple projects at the same time.”. Think about how your PMO teams are rewarded.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Usually, companies have a project management office (PMO) that will oversee the portfolio or program to ensure it meets strategic goals. These are high-level positions for people who already are tasked with managing projects, programs and portfolios as well as the aforementioned PMO. Let’s take a moment to define these positions.

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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. Program board The program manager and program board control the program i.e. by deciding on risk management measures, holding projects accountable and tracking progress. They hold you accountable for the program outcomes.

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Musings on Project Management

MARCH 3, 2024

Every PMO plan includes some form of risk management, and a favorite way to communicate risk to your team, sponsors, and other stakeholders is the (ageless) risk register.So much has been written about the ubiquitous risk register, it's a wonder there is anything more to be said.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 15, 2021

B Blue Project closed R Red Project is likely to deliver late/over budget A Amber Project has missed some targets but overall end date/budget is not at risk G Green Project on track. Check with your PMO. There’s a significant level of project risk with no plans to address that risk. What is a ‘Red’ project?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 24, 2024

As a project manager, we’re constantly tracking actions, risks, issues, and more – these are the bread-and-butter activities for project managers to keep the project on track. We dove deep into risk management and other areas, as well as the value of historical logging – and how this can save you! What is a RAID log?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

One for risk, one for escalations, one for changes, issues, new project kick-off, closure, logging dependencies… the list goes on and on. The risk there is that people make up their own processes to work around the edges of the formal policy, skipping steps because they are focused on keeping the momentum going on their project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Instead, people with PMO job titles are in a crucial support function. Here are some common job titles you’ll find within the PMO. PMO Analyst: This is another relatively junior job title, for someone who works in a PMO. The role will include a range of tasks, depending on the type of PMO.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. Action if there is no budget plan or information: Back to the PMO or your Finance team. 6: Review the budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 21, 2021

They run meetings inefficiently, which results in participant frustration and complaints to VPs of PMO. Instead, he or she provides recommendations and options as well as highlights potential risks to consider in order to estimate a given task. A Good Project Manager proactively anticipates a particular issue, a question, or a risk.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

They might also advise the project manager on how best to do particular project management techniques like communication management , risk management , quality management and change management. In my experience, assurance is carried out by the PMO or another project manager whom I have invited to do a peer review.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I've also had the joy and the pain of implementing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), two in Information Technology Departments and one Enterprise PMO. Through the years, I've noted many reasons that PMOs fail or struggle. It's rarely just one thing; it's usually a combination of things. Here is a list of causal factors.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The earlier problems are spotted, the easier it is to implement corrective measures and reduce risk. Project Management Office (PMO): If theres a PMO , they prioritize things like strategic alignment, portfolio management and process improvement, so they will want to be involved in tracking project progress.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

AI is already a feature in some project management tools and robotic processing will help automate routine PMO tasks. I don’t know yet what this would look like in a project setting beyond the innovations we are seeing in AI, particularly in the PMO. According to Deloitte, 70% of organizations are exploring or using AI.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

You’re trying to get clarity on: The reasons for doing the project The benefits of doing the project Any risks that you can foresee now The scope and deliverables The costs and timelines Who should be involved and who should make decisions What quality looks like and how it will be achieved.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Each of them has pros and cons depending on your portfolio management or PMO needs. For example, you can assign numeric values to a project’s level of risk, potential benefits, feasibility and other variables. For example, you can assign numeric values to a project’s level of risk, potential benefits, feasibility and other variables.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Unfortunately too much of the discussion around project management skills is still rooted in hard skills and techniques: planning, scheduling , risk management , budgeting. If leadership is concerned with influencing and motivating people then project managers need to be skilled leaders, not just successful administrators.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

I recently spoke with a project manager who works in a Project Management Office (PMO). Whether you are leading a PMO, a program, or a challenging project, you may have resigned yourself and feel there's nothing you can do. The post 10 Ways to Engage Project Stakeholders appeared first on Project Risk Coach.

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