Is Your PMO Set Up for Success?
The tasks the project management office are faced with can be daunting, so it may be helpful to keep a few basic tenets in mind. To set up your PMO for success, your best bet is to play it S.A.F.E.,...
View ArticleHow PMOs Can Help Agile Projects
It may not always be apparent, but the goals of the Project Management Office and agile teams are well aligned. Both groups want to get to the same destination, but things often come adrift as soon as...
View ArticleThe Cure for the PMO Headache
PMOs can add significant value to an organization and be vital to the overall success of enterprise initiatives. But bloated processes and burdensome administrative overhead often lead to a fatigued...
View ArticleThe Value-Adding PMO: Myth, Mystery or Might-Just-Be-Possible?
If we assume that most people want to do meaningful work--and that these people also find their ways into PMO roles--value should theoretically come out the other side. That this does not occur...
View ArticleThe PMO Value Problem
Why do you have a PMO? The value of PMOs is not well understood. It's important to understand and explain their benefit--but how? This article offers some thoughts on how PMO leaders can demonstrate...
View ArticleBig Data: Is it a Big Deal for PMOs?
Big Data has become a hot topic these days. In fact, some are calling it "sexy". So what does this all mean? Even more importantly, will this emerging trend have an impact on the PMO and its role in...
View ArticleDemonstrating Value and Measuring Success through Planned Management
PMOs will have different contributions to the business based upon their unique mandate, goals and objectives. It is important to remember that PMO contribution is a matter of planned management...
View ArticleSave the PMO!
Do C-level executives make arbitrary decisions to kill PMOs? Alarming as this idea may seem, many organizations nowadays are building up a track record in terminating the services of their PMOs right...
View ArticleA Marketing Lesson for the Enterprise PMO
Operating at the executive level creates a conundrum of perception and political challenges for the Enterprise Project Management Office over and above those faced by departmental PMOs. Looking to...
View ArticleA Barrier to PMO Progress
When the organizational environment is out of alignment with what the PMO believes it needs to achieve, how can you manage for success? One PM's struggle can hopefully provide lessons that will...
View ArticleImplementing a PMO: Does it Have to be So Hard?
Starting a PMO is a daunting position for any PM to be in. If you are in a jam and need to get going, here are nine steps one author recommends you follow to get started.
View ArticleA How-to Guide for PMO Implementations
As organizations look to improve their performance, they often consider establishing a Project Management Office. The idea of creating a PMO is one thing; the actual implementation of it is entirely...
View ArticleThe PMO Decision: Should You?
Assuming you don't have a PMO, do you think you have what it takes to create one? There are many reasons to think that having a project management office is a great idea, but you should put a little...
View ArticleThe Litmus Test for PMO Success
Although some feel that the labels PPM, PgMO and PMO should be used to distinguish management offices, their sharing of very similar governing processes and common characteristics have caused many to...
View ArticleEnsuring PMO Success
Despite their high failure rate, PMOs have the potential to deliver numerous benefits to the enterprise. Unfortunately, many PMOs fail. So what can executive leadership do to ensure success?
View ArticleA Hierarchy of PMOs?
Is the new trend to create Enterprise Project Management Offices resulting in too much separation between decision making and execution--and if so, what can be done about that? How do we maintain and...
View ArticleHave We Reached Peak PMO?
The average lifespan of a PMO from inception to demise is approximately two years. That raises numerous questions regarding the purpose and relevance of PMOs. Those questions, however, can probably...
View ArticleHelping Your PMO Help You
For agile teams, a traditional PMO can seem to Present Many Obstacles--but it does not need to be that way. With some alignment and time invested, they can be useful advocates.
View ArticleA Blueprint for Creating a Profitable and Sustainable Technology PMO (Part 1)
Project Management Offices often fall short of expectations. Here we look at the root causes for failing projects and how mature PMOs can improve project efficiency and effectiveness--and significantly...
View ArticleHow to Run a Small PMO
You don't have to be a big firm to have a PMO. Even small teams benefit from taking a high-level view of the portfolio.
View ArticleThe PMO: An Organization's 'Problem Child'?
The more this writer talks to people about their PMOs, the more apparent it becomes that organizations frequently don't know what to do with them--and he's not sure why that's a problem. Why do so many...
View ArticleWhere Does the PMO Fit?
With everything going on in an organization, where does the PMO fit in? And how does it work with all the other components around it?
View ArticleA Blueprint for Creating a Profitable and Sustainable Technology PMO (Part 2)
In Part 1, we looked at the rise of Project Management Organizations and the need to improve project success rates. Here, we will explore the expectations and what is required to create a sustainable...
View ArticleWhy PMOs Should Start Measuring Project Performance Now
Creating a way to evaluate project performance may not be the first thought when creating a new PMO. But how else can it demonstrate value to the organization?
View ArticleThe Outsourced PMO
An organization running a fully outsourced PMO?! Crazy talk, right? Not so fast. Read on for a case study of an unusual PMO model--and what all PMOs can learn from it.
View ArticleBusiness-Focused PMOs
The common problem that has haunted endless PMOs is their inability to become credible partners with the businesses that they support. How can PMOs manage to come out on top delivering results that...
View ArticleThe Strategic PMO: What About the PMs?
In recent years, more visionary organizations have made their PMOs more strategic, giving them greater accountability for business-critical functions. But where does that leave the more tactical...
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