Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 11, 2020

We surveyed 220 project managers to better understand what it’s like to work in project delivery. This probably speaks to the self-selecting nature of the survey respondents in both cases. Over 20% of survey respondents said that was their goal for the next 12 months. Read next: Why are people leaving project management ?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

Personally, I think employers value work experience over a degree, so a degree in project management, while it will show that you have the technical and soft skills, will not ensure you a job. That’s due to: an increase in the number of jobs requiring project management-oriented skills (i.e. That’s about 2.3 million new jobs a year.

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Technical Review Prince2 PMI Certification 382

The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 27, 2016

As has been already discussed the reality out there in ‘PMO land’ is that there is not a plethora of wise and experienced PMO managers, directors, leaders, heads, etc., and so it is sensible for anyone who is engaged to help an organisation set up a new PMO or advise on improvements to an existing PMO to reach out for some help.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 17, 2022

My 2020 Project Management Survey of 228 people shows that the majority of project managers are leading 2-5 projects at any one time. The weekly report covers what work was done this week and what work is due for completion the following week. How many projects are project managers leading? 11% lead 6-10 projects.

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Technical Review Software Review 2020 PMO 424

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 15, 2021

My 2020 Project Management Survey of 228 people shows that the majority of project managers are leading 2-5 projects at any one time. The weekly report covers what work was done this week and what work is due for completion the following week. How many projects are project managers leading? 11% lead 6-10 projects. Key Takeaways.

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Technical Review Software Review 2020 PMO 377

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

Whatever your level of commitment to this vital task, please review how you can do even better. My PMO Lifecycle: Building, Running, and Shutting Down course is going strong and I will be launching updates in 2019 that will really help PMO Managers be successful. So I’ll offer you an additional tip for 2019. Robin Burk.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Deloitte Global Cost Survey reveals, “ Cost reduction is the most significant initiative for any business. Due to their dependencies, delays caused by a critical resource’s unavailability in completing their work can delay other tasks and meet milestone deliverables. We’ve picked out a few to review in detail.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you want to use subjective measures , think about how you could survey the team in this scenario. Also, if you have internal auditors or a Quality Assurance function, or someone in the PMO who can do an informal (or formal) project review, book that in as well. Training could include technical skills.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology. If you are expecting the project oversight committee to make a decision at the meeting, make sure that they have information in advance of your meeting so that they can review the different options. Action review and next steps. Call your meetings anything you like.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2019

Whether you want to achieve a certification , gain more confidence, build your technical skills or something else – it isn’t going to happen unless you make it happen. You don’t have to wait until the end of the year to review your progress with your manager. Create a Professional Development Plan. Get Certified. Book an Appraisal.

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Project Accelerator News

JULY 12, 2024

At Stoneseed, we have the privilege of working very closely with a wide range of project teams: as a provider of IT Project Management as a Service (PMaaS) resources; Project Management Office (PMO) advisory and support; and Stoneseed’s P3MO Platform (our new innovative, structured and strategic approach to managing projects and programmes).

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Technical Review PMO 2024 Government 52

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

Whether you want to achieve a certification , gain more confidence, build your technical skills or something else — it isn’t going to happen unless you make it happen. Buy Now Read Our Review We're pleased to be affiliates for The Project Management PrepCast #ad Cost-effective training BrainBOK PMP Training $149.99

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Project Accelerator News

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

A survey by Manpower Group suggests that worldwide, across all industry sectors and company sizes, the average declaring difficulties finding talent is about 75%, and in the UK it’s even higher – 80%. However, the supply of professionals with the required technical and managerial skills has not kept pace.

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Technical Review PMO Prince2 Innovation 52

The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2024

appeared on Harvard Business Review [7]. It is quite apparent that in comparison with the project manager, the role of the Project Leader is evidently wider and inevitable more difficult because due to the dynamics of humans as individuals and groups, in the context of national, regional, and functional culture.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2019

A 2017 survey showed that teams using Slack had: 32% less email 23% fewer meetings 24% of features (in technical teams) delivered on time 27% less time required for software testing 10% improvement in employee satisfaction. For instance, on a website redesign project, a designer wanted to share basic sketches for the team to review.

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Workamajig

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

68% - more than 2/3rd - of organizations in PMI's annual survey said that they used outsourced or contract project managers in 2018. ( As per Wellingtone's survey, only 22% of organizations use a PM software. Project Management Office (PMO) Statistics. PMO and EPMO: 80% of high-performance organizations - Champions - have a PMO.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 2, 2016

He captured the risks in his risk register and periodically conducted risk reviews. He skipped capturing his risks and conducting the risk reviews. If you survey project managers on the importance of risk management, a high percentage will say that risk management is important. Facilitate a risk review for each of your projects.

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Project Accelerator News

JULY 26, 2024

We invest a lot of time, energy and budget on the “self-care” of our IT projects, in terms of robust governance, strong PMO (Project Management Office) and world-class processes, etc – but do we pay enough attention to our individual or team’s self-care? Hope you’ve been feeling the love. So, let’s put self-care in the spotlight.

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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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Planview

JANUARY 20, 2022

In Planview’s global benchmark study – The State of Strategy Execution – only one-third of the 1,000 business professionals surveyed said their companies have access to timely, accurate data. Failure to do so can lead to conflicting priorities, market delays, and even cause breakdowns in existing systems and technologies.

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Keys to Project Success: 48% say the team’s technical skills. Lean & Test Driven Development (TDD) – 11%. Technology. Shifting requirements/technical complexity. Information/Technology – 67%. 55% of organizations surveyed review project portfolios monthly, 23% review them quarterly. [13].

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The Lazy Project Manager

MAY 5, 2016

To bring about some further objectivity (I am trying here but it isn’t easy since I realise might be part of the problem) I conducted a simple survey [1] through LinkedIn and Twitter and this is what I found. This is also the basis for ‘blind’ SME (subject matter expert) review of the submissions. Or how scientific were the questions?

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WorkOtter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Getting ahead of these challenges is critical to realizing the benefits of every project and for the continued success of a Project Management Office (PMO). Inadequate Resource Allocation and Capacity Planning Managing resources (whether they are budget, staff, or technology) effectively across multiple projects is a recurring problem in PPM.

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Inloox

AUGUST 5, 2018

PMI’s most recent Pulse of the Profession is about how to succeed in a disruptive world, with challenges being, among others, new technologies (like autonomous vehicles), artificial and data intelligence and big data. New technology. The Pulse charts the major trends for project management now and in the future. Increased competition.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2018 Telecoms Healthcare 100

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Often, this is through its Project, Program, or Portfolio Management Office (PMO). Rapid changes in the market demand arising from social trends, competitor activities, or technical capability, for example. Rapid development in the technology available. So, agile project management responds with an incremental approach.

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Planview

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Indeed, a survey of more than 700 project professionals in large enterprises around the world found that poor communication was the biggest barrier to project success — even ahead of organizational change and budget. Project review. Internal project team, PMO, and project sponsor. Project review. Project review.

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Planning PMO Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 78

Planview

MAY 15, 2018

Assess the Current State of Your Organization: Part 3 – Review processes, take an inventory, align work and resources.”. Today, 40% of businesses use mobile technology for business planning, and it is only becoming more important as teams are becoming more geographically dispersed. Now, let’s tie this analogy to the business.

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TrustRadius Project Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

We surveyed over 200 project management professionals to find out their top buying criteria for project management tools. In a recent TrustRadius survey, 50% of PM end-users said that ‘ease of use’ was one of their top buying criteria. Lead Systems Analyst | Information Technology and Services (10,001+ employees) .

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Technical Review Software Review Information Technology Estimate 62

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MARCH 7, 2019

Strategy Execution released the top ten trends for 2019 a few weeks ago and my first thoughts were; we’re seeing a lot of them in the PMO community which is both exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. Disruptive Technologies Will Continue Their Trajectory. Vendor Management and Outsourcing is Growing.

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NimbleWork

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

With the advent of technology, especially mobile and AI – how has the job of a project manager evolved? Mobile devices and technologies have certainly eased things a lot, especially on the go. These also include those industries where adoption of large scale agile was not feasible due to the nature of the project deliverables.

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Wrike

AUGUST 29, 2018

In our Work Management Survey , 34% of workers claimed to be unhappy with their company’s process of managing work, citing “missing information” as the number one cause for stress in the workplace. With all the new technology being thrown our way, why are we so married to these outdated tools? Life should be good!

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Planview

OCTOBER 7, 2020

    In a recent PWC  manufacturing industry survey  that examined the impacts of COVID-19, 41% of CFOs listed the effects on workforce reductions in productivity as one of their top three concerns. But managing resource shortages to support portfolio strategy during these uncertain times is not exclusive to manufacturing.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

them keeping your plan under review and in version control. Development approach for technology and New Product Development (NPD) projects. Guidance from your PMO (Project/Program/Portfolio Management Office). Planning your project, and how you will deliver and control it is a process of: making assumptions. creating a draft.

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Planning Government Governance PMI 107

Wrike

JULY 6, 2022

This has created a diverse landscape of projects for the IT PMO to manage. We have an excellent introduction to IT PMOs that breaks down what an IT PMO is, the benefits of an IT PMO, and how Wrike can help you enable a successful IT PMO within your organization. The IT PMO is a very important piece of the puzzle.

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WorkOtter

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Project timelines and costs are hard to predict and a lack of upfront planning may lead to surprises in the future like technical debt. Focus on continuous improvement: Hold regular review meetings to assess progress, gather feedback, and adjust plans as necessary. There are, however, downsides to using an agile approach.

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Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Agile Software Review 78

Planview

OCTOBER 5, 2018

To review any of these elements, click through the first three parts of the series below: Part 1: Failing to Deliver Strategy… Slowly. References: *Gartner 2016 CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey Shows that Half of CEOs Expect their Industries to be Substantially or Unrecognizably Transformed by Digital.

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Technical Review 2016 Underperforming Technical Team Innovation 60

nTask

MAY 5, 2021

We included it in our list due to the importance of planning in the product development lifecycle. Mobile survey. What Does PMO Mean? Manage all your tasks, projects, collaboration, resources and more in one place. Sign up today! Get Started for Free. GoodDay is a road-mapping software. Key Features: Feedback management.

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