{"id":1529,"date":"2016-05-04T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T07:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2019-12-02T11:15:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T17:15:38","slug":"pmo-focus-value-outcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/pmo-focus-value-outcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready to Be That PMO? Focus on Values and Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While PMOs have been historically focused on project methodology and compliance with internal processes, it is becoming more evident that the business stakeholders aren\u2019t finding the value in these activities. Business leaders are looking for the PMO to provide the necessary information to enable the ability to plan, prioritize, and pivot to new priorities which is currently a struggle in most organizations. In Part 1 of the video series \u201c<a title=\"Facing the Challenges of Today\u2019s PMO\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/pmo-challenges\/\">Facing the Challenges of Today\u2019s PMO<\/a>\u201d, I talked bluntly about how the PMO needs to spark better conversations with the business leaders.<\/p>\n<p>More specifically, <strong>why not be the PMO that forces the business to rank priorities<\/strong>? In Part 2 of our video series, we\u2019ll delve into how using the right, easy tool can help you better analyze and understand tradeoffs against limited capacity. As an experienced Planview Product Manager and CPA, I am confident that your business leaders desperately want to have these conversations using real-time data base on current information.<\/p>\n<p>When you tune into Part 2, I\u2019ll show you how portfolio management with investment and capacity planning is helping PMOs to partner with their CIOs, CFOs, and business executives delivering unique benefits like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easy and repeatable processes to ensure PMOs are focusing on external processes providing the right information to their business<\/li>\n<li>Creating successful business partnerships<\/li>\n<li>Ranking scenarios that allow you to discuss and review priorities while creating scenarios for different viewpoints.<\/li>\n<li>Scenarios that offer tradeoff decisions mapped to strategy and outcomes \u2013 all while ensuring the capacity to deliver on these scenarios.<\/li>\n<li>Stop across-the-board cuts by making better decisions based on priorities, resources, and funding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, <strong>the PMO can offer portfolio-enabled agility to change how you interact with the business<\/strong> \u2013 even in times of uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Part 2 of my video series to learn how to drive the dialogue on when and what you should be doing!<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-thumbnail text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CZD9h5fD4oU&amp;rel=0\" data-video-id=\"CZD9h5fD4oU\" title=\"Make the PMO Valuable with Continuous Planning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/CZD9h5fD4oU\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Video: Make the PMO Valuable with Continuous Planning\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019d like to hear from you. Is your PMO currently focusing on value and outcomes? Share by leaving a comment below or <a title=\"Twitter hashtag #BeThatPMO\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bethatpmo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow the conversation on Twitter #BeThatPMO<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While PMOs have been historically focused on project methodology and compliance with internal processes, it is becoming more evident that the business stakeholders aren\u2019t finding the value in these activities. 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