There has been a tremendous amount of buzz more recently about PMOs, otherwise known as Project Management Offices. Here is what a select group of experts are saying about PMOs today.
PM War Stories #13 - Creating a PMO from the Ground Up
The Program Management Office (PMO) can be defined as the organizational group, staffed with skilled professionals, that provides services in core and supporting areas during the planning and execution of a project. …
PMO Tips: Five A+ habits PMO managers like project managers to have
Habit (noun) / something you do often, without thinking about it. We all know or have an idea of the kinds of project management skills that PMO Managers like their project managers to ha…
Well you got to hand it to the crack team of political geniuses who work in the Prime Minister’s Office. They sure know how to make a terrible situation worse. I mean, what in the world was that fiasco of a media briefing on the …
Most organizations of size have a Project Management Office (PMO) charged with defining processes and best practices (the way of doing things). These organizations typically sell the processes to a CIO to get executive-level support and …
PMO 2.0: New Directions, New Challenges
Terry Doerscher of Planview has an fascinating blog about what he calls PMO 2.0. The premise (a spin on the Web 2.0 jargon) is that today’s PMO isn’t your grandmother’s PMO anymore. Today’s PMO is becoming more of a business center of …
Building Your PMO – People, Process, Tools – Part II – Process …
Building Your PMO – People, Process, Tools – Part II – Process - The PMO as a Professional Services Organization (#3 in the series Building your PMO - People, Process Tools) By Derry Simmel, PMP, MBA, FLMI For the most part, PMOs are …
Implementing a PMO is not a panacea to an organization’s project woes. Instead, it is the maturity of the PMO that makes the difference, according to a new study. As a PMO matures and assumes more responsibility in areas such as …
PM War Stories #14 – Creating a PMO to better manage IT projects
Download PMW_0014_PMO_IT_Projects.mp3 (18.5 MB) One of the biggest challenges IT departments face is their struggle to deliver projects on time and within budget. But with today’s focus on getting the most out of resources and budgets, …
Why You Need a Project Management Office (PMO)
While not a new solution, the trend toward implementing PMOs to instill much-needed project management discipline in IT departments is spreading fast. “More people lately have been talking to me about PMOs than they have in the last 10 …
The Secret to Successful Project Teams
Your instinct might be to appoint a “super project manager” from your project management office (PMO). Many IT organizations include within their PMOs a pool of project management experts who serve as project managers for tough projects …
PM War Stories #14 – Creating a PMO to better manage IT projects …
That challenge has led many IT organizations to turn to project management offices (PMOs) as a way to increase IT efficiency, cut costs, and improve on deliverying projects in a timely fashion and within stringent budget requirements. …
PMO Leadership: PMO Dashboarding
Dashboard (noun) / a visualization of important information, often tailored to a specific role or point of view. …
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