Project Management Offices (PMO) should be responsive teams: a responsive PMO. OK, the business strategy doesn’t evolve that regularly, but there are still plenty of reasons to stay in touch with the people who are using the PMO’s services. Unfortunately, most PMO activity seems to be sending out information, and not listening to what is […]
Using a PMO in Strategic Planning
Using a PMO in strategic planning. If you want to move the discussion away from strategic alignment for projects and towards strategic execution – doing the work that will help you meet your business goals instead of just talking about it – then strategic planning is essential. The Project Management Office (PMO) has a huge […]
5 Ways Your PMO Can Streamline Resource Management
How much of a role does your Project Management Office play with resource management? Here are 5 ways that your PMO can help streamline resource management across the portfolio. Sourcing The first step to smooth resource management is finding the right staff for your projects and programs in the first place. Recruiting is a time-consuming […]
Troubleshooting Your PMO’s Performance
Project Management Offices (PMO) might be the guardian of processes and best practice, but that doesn’t mean they always work smoothly themselves. Here’s a look at how to assess PMO performance with a view to troubleshooting the problems you find. What Does Good Performance Look Like? Before you can assess how well your PMO is […]
Sensitivity and Risk Path Analysis
This very interesting article “Sensitivity and Risk Path Analysis” was written and submitted by John Owen at Barbecana. Sensitivity Analysis is a very useful tool albeit, with some shortcomings. Here we explore Sensitivity Analysis and how Risk Path Analysis can overcome some of these shortcomings. Sensitivity Analysis Sensitivity Analysis shows us which tasks are creating […]
Leveling Workloads Manually to Achieve the Tightest Schedule Possible
In resource constrained projects the end date of the schedule is driven by the availability and assignment of resources. Leveling workloads on resource constrained projects manually helps to achieve the tightest schedule possible. Here’s a look at a few different ways to achieve this. Microsoft Project has a ‘level all’ feature that will automatically level […]
How To Assess Your PMO’s Performance
How do you assess your PMO’s Performance? Project leaders typically spend a lot of time monitoring the progress of their projects and programs: understandably so, as that’s where the value comes from. However, as Project Management Office leaders, wouldn’t it be good to know that your function is successful too? Assessing your PMO’s performance is […]
Good Rules for Estimating
Accurate estimating is a challenge, as you are typically attempting to predict the future based on past experience and limited data. Estimating is part science and part art, and made more difficult by a project’s uniqueness. Focus on sound estimating rules to significantly increase your opportunity for an accurate forecast. Estimators forecast the future; they […]
PMO Trends To Watch In 2017
Here are what we see as the PMO trends to watch for in 2017. At this time of year we like to reflect on what’s happened in the market over the last 12 months and also look forward to what’s coming. In PMO terms, at the moment every year feels like a seismic shift. This […]
5 Ways To Track PMO Success
How do you track PMO Success? The Project Management Office in any business is often judged on the success (or otherwise) of the projects that it supports. Whether you’ve got a governance-based PMO or a supportive PMO, or some other flavor of PMO that works for you, you’ll have projects to track and report on. […]