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 […]
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. […]
Why PMOs Fail (And How To Stop It From Happening To You)
Why do PMOs fail? If you have been working in the world of Project Management Offices for any length of time you’ll know that the average life of a PMO is about 4 years. PMO practitioners around the world have been looking to improve on that for some time now, and with good reason. A […]
5 Annual Objectives for PMO Leaders
You might be wondering why we’re focusing on annual objectives for PMO leaders right now, when typically you’ll see articles about goal setting at the start of the year. It’s because now is a great time to be reflecting on objectives and making sure that you and the team are on track to achieve them. […]
What’s Next For The Distressed PMO?
Do you have a distressed PMO? The realization that your Project Management Office is in trouble can be paralyzing. When you know there are so many things to put right it’s hard to work out what to focus on first. This can happen whether you take over a failing PMO or have completed a PMO […]
10 Signs That Your PMO Is Struggling
Here are 10 signs that your PMO is struggling. You’ve implemented a PMO – great. PMOs can add a lot of value but sometimes they fail to meet the organization’s needs. You want to be able to step in before that situation gets out of hand and you find yourself managing a team with low […]
5 Benefits of a PMO Health Check
Making time for a PMO health check is perhaps not top of your list of priorities right now. We understand that running a PMO can be an all-consuming job. We understand that running a PMO can be an all-consuming job. That’s exactly why it’s worth putting some time in your schedule now and give your […]
Time To Give Your PMO A Health Check?
You regularly assess the performance of projects, but as a Project Management Office team, how often do you assess your own performance? It might be time to give your PMO a health check. In this article, we look at why you would want to do that and when is the right time. We also look […]
5 Difficult Conversations for PMO Leaders To Have
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 […]