The PMO Conference in London, UK, is in its fourth year. It’s a large gathering of PMO people and focuses heavily on the issues, challenges, tools and process around PMO practices. We love it because it’s totally dedicated to the world of the project office, whereas many other project management process around PMO practices
White Paper – Difficult Conversations for PMO Leaders To Have
For the PMO leader, much of the working day is taken up with operational issues and ensuring that projects, programs and portfolios are operating as they should. From time to time, you’ll have to face difficult conversations to ensure that you can still deliver those projects, programs and portfolios as a team
5 Benefits of the Agile PMO
Agile methods are on the rise, and the chances are a project team near you will be using agile or adaptive approaches to manage their work. But agile works at the organizational level too. It goes beyond sprint-based planning and other techniques, and is something that can be
How To Build Capacity In Your Team Through Recruitment
It won’t come as a surprise to you to know that having the right people on the team is crucial for project success. But how do you get the right people in the PMO? In this article, we’ll show you how. You have 3 options for growing your project management team with skilled staff
PMO Conference 2018
This years’ PMO Conference will be held in the heart of Central London at etc.venues at St. Paul’s 200 Aldersgate,London, EC1A 4HD on June 13 2018. This conference is for anyone who has an interest in Portfolio, Program and Project Offices and covers a multitude of industries from Construction
Your PMO Is More Than An Executive Assistant
Project Management Offices exist at all kinds of levels in an organization. You may have one set up to support a particular large project, or a specific team. The PMO may be attached to a corporate division, or support the work of one country in a multi-national business. Or you may have an
How To Launch PMO Training for Executives
Frequently, we see leaders within an organization who mean well, but who simply don’t have the skills to be able to carry out their roles on projects. They might be senior managers who have a lot of experience, but who have never been in the role of project sponsor before. They might be board
How To Get Your PMO Involved in Strategic Discussions
How many times have you been in a meeting and felt you didn’t have the whole picture? Whether it’s a reference to a strategic decision, new plans for transformative change or something about the business landscape – it’s clear that they knew something that you didn’t. This kind of situation
What Does A PMO Do?
A PMO is a Project Management Office. It’s a function within an organization that defines the standards for project management. And it can do a whole lot more than that too. The main purpose of a PMO is to make sure that projects and programs are run in a repeatable, standardized way
Webinar: Tips for Handling Tough Conversations as a PMO Leader
For the leader of a Project Management Office, much of the working day is taken up with operational issues and ensuring that projects, programs and portfolios are operating as they should. From time to time you’ll have to face difficult conversations to ensure that you can still deliver those projects, programs and portfolios as a team.