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There are 3 basic types of Project Management Office (PMO) organizations. They vary in the degree of control and influence they have on projects within the organization.

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Processes on Demand, by BOT International, is a robust suite of PMO tools – project management templates and software integrated together – to enable [tag-ice]structured project management. The toolset is focused on Project Management Office (PMO) functions to provide a structure for organizing projects enterprise wide.

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There are some key factors that must be in place in order to put Earned Value Management into practice. These ‘key factors’ are all good project management practices. Indeed, part of the benefit of practicing earned value management is the disciplined process that earned value demands up front! In other words, you cannot implement earned value management without practicing good project management!

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There are a number of project management certifications available worldwide. Here is a quick summary of what they are about, and links to learn more.

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Enterprise architecture is a key consideration in portfolio management in the IT arena. One major issue related to portfolio management involves the issue of putting into place a system for creating enterprise architecture.

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George Pitagorsky examines the possibilities of using Zen practices to become a more effective Project Manager in his article “Manage Wisely” on Projects@Work (August 9, 2007). The article is an edited excerpt from Chapter 1 of “The Zen Approach to Project Management”. I thought it was relaxing just reading the article – and thinking of the possibility of being relaxed with eyes and mind wide open! And I think this was the intent.

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I am not yet familiar with the PMI Program Manager certification and will be looking to learn more.   My concern with certifications lies more in what they are not than in what they are.    What they are is good and helpful – to practitioners and organizations to having a guiding framework to do [...]

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I think the idea of building enterprise architectures is a great ideal. It relates very closely to the idea of project portfolio management – where multiple projects are coordinated as a hole for the benefit of the enterprise. Here are some of the ideas based on experience at the US Army. This topic is sure to be revisited!

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