Your path to business agility
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.
Project management is a constant learning curve and keeping up with the latest technologies and global best practice is essential for any PM that wants to stay at the top of their game. Whether it’s learning more about a particular project management methodology, networking with peers or keeping up to date with advances in project...
Everyone makes mistakes. But when you’re in a leadership role, the stakes are higher. Your missteps resonate across teams, and in some cases, entire organizations. Acknowledging mistakes is crucial to recovering from them—if you do it right. Once the shock subsides in the wake of a screw up, instincts kick in. You might want to...
For a long time, too long in fact, spreadsheets have been the primary tool that organizations use for budgeting, planning and forecasting. It has become ingrained in the DNA of how organizations function, the foundation of everyday reporting and transmission of vital information. Some teams exchange hundreds of spreadsheets every day, this is despite the...
The best way to keep pace with the innovations in the project management industry, get acquainted with the latest tools and methodologies and find out about new trends, is by attending the project management conferences held throughout the year. Seize the opportunity to learn from the best, enhance your knowledge and skills, build networks and...
It’s not easy to keep track of project costs. It’s even harder to relate them to resources, time, and budgets while projects are still ongoing. Often, we find ourselves waiting to the end of the month (or even longer) to see accurate project financials. By that time, it’s too late to make quick decisions if...
These days, there are no shortage of systems in the enterprise ecosystem – in fact, there is an abundance (or in some cases an excess) of them. However, not all systems have the same profile and importance. Some are auxiliary and enhance work, while others that fall into the category “mission critical” are fundamental and...
The best task management software is the one that most closely fits your company’s processes and objectives. That means it may not be the same for all companies, but there are some basic criteria most companies can use while shopping around. When choosing the right tool for your business, it’s important to factor in the...
Marketing is a varied and nuanced field, and often what works for one client or project won’t be the same fit for another, even in the same field. So, when trying to choose the right kind of methodology for marketing project management, you should consider a number of factors. And with such a wide range...
Our PMO Spotlight blog series endeavors to uncover the person behind the use case. We ask them to share their unique project management backgrounds, strategies, and perspectives. In this latest edition, the spotlight shines on June Stewart, Head of Project & Resource Management at ITV. Let us start with a bit of background into your...
As the role of project management continues to expand, the ways in which tasks are carried out can be assigned to a multitude of methodologies. A recent study on the state of Project Management in Manufacturing reported that 74% of respondents that experienced a high level of success used a variety of methods to get...
