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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.
The only thing certain about the new normal is that there won’t actually be a new normal — because the “normal” will keep changing. However, enterprises still need to look ahead and the critical question being asked right now is: “what lessons can we learn from the crisis to help us emerge stronger, better and...
Few times in history have there been such rapid change as we’re seeing right now. With each passing year the number of forces in play seems to grow exponentially, and business models are being disrupted at a rate that has never been seen before. To help businesses survive — and thrive — during this era...
We’ve heard a lot about the role, or lack thereof, of the Project Management Office (PMO) in the Agile world. And, about transforming IT from a ‘project’-driven shop to a ‘product’-driven shop – again threatening the role of the PMO. So what role is there for a PMO? The same one it’s always had. No...
Renowned educator, author, orator, and Presidential adviser Booker T. Washington reflected that “success is not so much to be measured by the position one has reached in life, as by the obstacles one has overcome while trying to succeed.” This is valuable advice that organizations can take to heart as they encounter — and strive...
In a recent Planview AdaptiveWork virtual summit called Embracing Uncertainty (which is available on-demand), guest speaker Brian Hopkins, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester, highlighted three core factors that will enable enterprises to emerge from the coronavirus crisis stronger and better: adaptability, resiliency, and customer engagement. Below is a deeper look at Brian’s timely...
In a memorable scene from the 1990s blockbuster Apollo 13, a NASA Flight Director warned his pessimistic team that when it came to bringing home a stranded shuttle crew: “failure is not an option”. In true movie magic fashion, this motivational commandment ultimately led to a breakthrough that turned a nearly-certain tragedy into an astonishing...
The success of your organization’s project portfolio is dependent on several factors, including the alignment of portfolio attribution. Having a standardized view of portfolios is essential in order to make effective business decisions that deliver better business outcomes.
With advanced technology, complex workflows and comprehensive policies dominating the work landscape, it is difficult — but vital — to remember that in essence enterprises are not made of artificial things. They are made of real people. And that is why any attempt to embrace uncertainty must focus on alleviating the very human reason why...
If there is a defining characteristic in today’s business landscape, it is uncertainty. This does not mean that strategies and plans are redundant. Rather, it means that organizations must have a core set of tools that enable them to expand their line of sight, so they can adapt quickly whenever needed and move ahead —...
Every business is facing challenges today that are testing them at all levels of the organization. As we enter the fifth month of the coronavirus global pandemic, we thought it was time to take a step back and reflect on what has already been learned to help us all benefit. So we hosted a virtual...
