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The PMO is under constant pressure. From maintaining standards for project management practices to planning and delivering projects – the PMO needs to be in constant sync with strategy and business outcomes. This PMO blog category provides numerous recommendations from experts to encourage top down and bottom up planning, improve processes, promote stakeholder satisfaction, and ultimately eliminate silos to advance the PMO function. Get expert advice on the pros and cons of adopting a continuous planning model. Experts will also share real-world advice on choosing your next Project Portfolio Management tool and how to #BeThatPMO your business needs.
4 Ways to Improve Billable Utilization Having worked in the professional services industry for many years, I am surprised at how many organizations still struggle with resource management and fail to optimize billable utilization. I’ve also had the privilege of working with organizations that got it right! In this blog, I share some recommendations and...
The past several months have seen a flurry of dealmaking in pharma and biotech. Pfizer, having been rebuffed by AstraZeneca, bought a manufacturer of biosimilars, increasing speculation that the company is planning to split itself in two. Shire, similarly stung by its failed attempt to buy AbbVie, is buying NPS pharmaceuticals. A very public drama...
Before I share the final piece in the “best-of” 2014 series for IT and EPMO professionals, here’s a quick run-down of the resources covered so far in this series: The 2014 State of Resource Management and Capacity Planning Report “Four Key Strategies on Managing Resource and Capacity for Enterprise Initiatives” 13-minute video “Why Resource Management:...
We’re at the homestretch! This series features the most popular resources for IT and EPMO professionals of 2014 has so far included: insightful research on the state of resource management and capacity planning as well as a best-practice video on four key strategies for managing resource and capacity when rolling out a new enterprise initiative....
Last week I introduced a 4-part blog series for IT and EMPO professionals that features our most popular resources of 2014. We started by looking at The 2014 State of Resource Management and Capacity Planning Report and interactive website which provides insight into how you can work towards maturing your organization’s resource and capacity management...
For those of you in IT or part of an enterprise project management organization (EPMO), we want to share a few of the most popular resources of 2014. In case you didn’t have the chance to read them, they should give you insights into best practices and methods leading organizations are implementing to improve processes...
When planning to implement a Project Portfolio Management software solution, there are several factors to keep in mind that could be the difference between success and failure. Below are six key areas to examine prior to implementation kickoff… How much change will the PPM solution be creating? One of the biggest reasons that PPM implementations...
What is Top Down Portfolio Management? Top down portfolio management is an approach to implementing project portfolio management software that helps to minimize organizational change and promote solution adoption. Opposed to the bottom up approach to PPM which focuses on improving individual project execution through detailed task management, top down portfolio management focuses on improving...
It is that time of the year where we reflect on what we are thankful for. Thanksgiving comes and goes, but in my opinion, every organization can count on their Program Management Office (PMO) to get it done. I think all organizations need to be thankful for their PMO. Whether your PMO is made of...
What is a PMO? The basic definition of the PMO in a business or professional enterprise is a permanent organization tasked with one or more of the following objectives: Define and maintain the guidelines, policies, processes, and standard documentation around projects. Encourage and sustain repeatability related to project management. Provide central, coordinated management/oversight into the...
