Project, program and portfolio reporting is one of the main services provided by a PMO. It’s also one of the most time-consuming. Finding the data, updating presentations and spreadsheets, getting it to the people who matter before all the information is out of date – it’s a headache for many PMO teams. There is a […]
Project Management and PMO Career Paths
As a project manager, career paths are something you might spend a fair bit of time thinking about. Some businesses have formal job families for project and program-related careers. But many do not, and you are left to plan your own career and to work out what is next after Project Manager appears on your […]
Document Management for the PMO
Document management is a way of referring to how documents are stored, retrieved and updated. It’s simply a way of organizing your files so that you can get hold of them when you need them again. Typically, document management these days refers to how you store electronic files. As there are a lot of documents […]
Top 6 Digital Skills for Project Delivery
A new report from PMI highlights the top six digital skills that are needed for project delivery – and they are all things that a PMO can and should be supporting. The Project Manager of the Future: Developing Digital-Age Project Management Skills to Thrive In Disruptive Times (2018), is a study commissioned by PMI and […]
5 Things That Make Your PMO Annoying (Fixing PMO Annoyance Factors)
Do you know what your PMO annoyance factors are? Project Management Offices (PMOs) set out to be centers of excellence for their business. However, unintentionally over time little changes can take away from that purpose. You might not have noticed those changes happening. An extra field on a form here. A little tweak to a […]
5 Resolutions for Your PMO
It’s the beginning of a new year, and that’s the perfect time to be thinking about what you’d like to approach differently this year. Not sure where to start? We’ve got some suggestions for you. Here are five resolutions for your PMO that you can apply this year. Traditionally, New Year’s resolutions are goals we […]
Business Case Benefits for a Project Management System
Many times we are asked by folks implementing project management systems to help with the business case and in particular, the benefits to the business. What are the project management business benefits from your system? Articulating the project management business benefits of a project management system is normally done at a high level and signed off […]
What To Include In a PMO End of Year Report
What do you put in your PMO end of year report? Another 12 months has passed and it’s time to take stock of what your PMO has achieved in the last year. A PMO end of year report is a common deliverable for all teams, and the PMO is no exception. In this article, we’ll […]
PMO Trends to Watch in 2019
PMO Trends to Watch in 2019 Two things happen about this time of year: we all start talking in the office about how fast the last 12 months have gone. And we pour through journals, trade magazines and sum up our diverse experience with clients to assess what trends will be hitting Project Management Offices […]
10 Project Selection Criteria for Your PMO
10 Project Selection Criteria for Your PMO The lifeblood of any Project Management Office (PMO) is a stream of new ideas that turn into projects. Projects help deliver strategy, and they keep the team busy doing valuable work that helps the business achieve its objectives. The biggest challenge for business leaders is to decide what […]