Benefits of Data Visualization Tools Your data from Primavera P6 doesn’t have to stay in complicated data tables. You can create helpful graphs and dashboards to highlight key information and present the information in an engaging way. Senior leaders have so many demands on their time at the moment that the slicker your presentation of […]
3 Ways to Secure Resources for Your Projects
The project is approved and the executive team expect something to start happening soon. The first challenge for many PMOs at this point is to find people to do the work. You need to secure resources, the right resources! It’s unlikely that you’ve got the perfect selection of people on the bench, so the juggle […]
How to Use Facilitation Techniques in the PMO
Use Facilitation Techniques in Your PMO Whether it’s leading a risk workshop, a scheduling session or a discussion about how to train the next generation of home-grown program managers, there’s a lot of facilitating to do as a PMO leader. The role, by its nature, is collaborative, and involves collecting input from a wide range […]
How to Migrate to a New Scheduling Tool
Need a New Scheduling Tool? There are lots of tools for project management scheduling, but what happens if your client wants you to use a particular one? That’s easy if you already have the tool they specify, but if you don’t… You have a choice to make: do you turn down the contract or set […]
5 Top PMO Skills in Demand This Year
As a PMO professional, or leader of a team of PMO professionals, what should you be considering for development opportunities this year? And what PMO skills should you be looking for when you are hiring new team members? We work extensively with PMOs at all levels and we’ve seen a shift in the kinds of […]
The Changing Role of Change Management
Change management is the art and science of getting people to adopt new ways of working. Effective organizational change management (OCM) helps overcome employee resistance and effectively manages the people side of change. In practice, it looks like a mix of processes, tools and techniques to ensure that shifting to new ways of working – […]
What’s Your Technology Quotient?
Today, we’re looking at Technology Quotient (TQ) in project management. No, that’s not a typo. It’s not IQ or EQ. TQ stands for Technology Quotient. It relates to how capable a person is at adapting, managing and integrating technology based on the project’s or business’ needs. As a term, it’s been around a while, but […]
Everyone’s Talking About Hybrid Project Management
It seems like everyone’s talking about hybrid project management at the moment. With the new version of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, affectionately known as PMBOK 7, due out in August this year, there is more focus than ever before on the wide range of approaches that help deliver project work. […]
How to Improve Knowledge Sharing in the PMO
Improve Knowledge Sharing in the PMO Your PMO is a hotbed of knowledge. You’ve got experts in scheduling, risk management, training, audits, quality and more. But how good is the team at knowledge sharing in the PMO? Organizational knowledge capture can be tricky. A lot of what we learn about good project management practices and […]
Why You Should Know About ISO 21500
Do You Know About ISO 21500? You’ve got project and program standards, processes and tools in your organization. But how effective are they really? It’s hard to benchmark your company’s performance against what others are doing because most businesses don’t publish their internal processes – and for good reason. So how do you know whether […]