pmo Archive
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Is your project portfolio GREEN?
Posted on March 18, 2011 | No CommentsThis time I am not talking about the color of money or what one wears on St. Patrick’s Day. Introducing a fairly new KPI – the environment! Over the last decade, most clients have gradually developed interest in non-financial performance aspects, including concerns on the... -
PMO Trends – Two Common Themes Emerge at PMO Symposium
Posted on November 10, 2010 | No CommentsI just returned from PMI’s PMO Symposium 2010 in Dallas. It was an extremely well attended event. A number of common themes were apparent throughout a majority of the presentations (including mine). Two stood out most of all: - PMO as Integrator- To remain relevant, PMOs... -
PMO Symposium 2010 – Virtual Integrated PMO Presentation
Posted on November 5, 2010 | No CommentsFor those who will be at the Project Management Institute’s PMO Symposium 2010 in Dallas, I’ll be presenting on The Virtual Integrated PMO on Tuesday, November 9th at 3pm. The concept of a “Virtual Integrated PMO” is gaining wider recognition as three parallel trends have emerged:... -
PMO Focus + Flexibility = Value
Posted on April 10, 2010 | No CommentsHow project management offices (PMOs) function differs as widely as the organizations they serve. A PMO may oversee and execute projects, implement process improvements, serve as a center of excellence, or align projects to the organization’s strategy. The consensus seems to be that the more... -
Scalable Project Discipline
Posted on May 14, 2009 | 2 CommentsShould we classify projects by size and scale project discipline using size (cost / effort) as the meter for project discipline? I’ve seen that more often, since investment size (cost / effort) at risk warrants discipline to improve likelihood of success. But how about situations... -
Agile Expertise Shared
Posted on February 14, 2008 | No CommentsPMO director and senior project manager share their experiences with agile project management methods. … -
PMO Organize for Transformation
Posted on November 11, 2007 | No CommentsThe program management office is seen as an organizational model for transformation. In this situation, four operating teams are under the leadership of the PMO – delivery, process, visibility, and communications. This office will provide oversight of the various project teams deployed to achieve the... -
PMO Success: A Matter of Integration
Posted on November 8, 2007 | No CommentsThere’s a great article on Projects@Work about Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s (HPHC) PMO, examining the elements that have made it succesful. It’s rare you hear about a successful PMO these days, and when you do, it’s usually a result of the factors listed here. Key... -
PMO: Center of Project Excellence ?
Posted on October 1, 2007 | No CommentsIs a project management office a center of excellence? Subject matter experts = project managers; Central repository for materials = project portfolio, schedules, business case forms, scope documents, etc.; Clearinghouse of standards = project methodology; Source of educational opportunities = project training, mentoring; Development and... -
Chaos and Order: The Ingredients for Project Success
Posted on August 1, 2007 | No CommentsIn my upcoming book, Managing the Gray Areas, there’s a chapter on the need for both structure and flexibility—-order and disorder. I’ve been exchanging some emails on the subject with Garry Booker of Project Frontier, who I’m happy to say is our newest PMThink blogger....
