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.
Almost daily, we hear from companies that they want to create “a single source of truth” for portfolio management at their company. Software providers list “single source of truth” as a key feature of their products. And, in the midst of our months-long shelter-in-place, leveraging the collective wisdom of the company to make critical decisions...
Successful project management is an art form. It requires a delicate balance of understanding which projects are most beneficial and which resources are available at what times.
Some organizations are better prepared, equipped and determined than others to unleash their agile teams and put them in a position to succeed. They’re wisely doing the right things, and they’re just as wisely not doing the wrong things — which can be a tougher challenge and a greater accomplishment, since old habits die hard...
In recent weeks, organizations of all shapes & sizes were forced to transition part or all of their business operations to be conducted remotely. For most companies, this was a drastic transition which had to be done quickly & efficiently, and the challenge to execute this transition typically fell on the shoulders of each organization’s...
If you work in project management, without question, one of the biggest hurdles you face on a daily basis is time management. Your job is reliant on making sure tasks are completed within a timeline, which means efficiency and productivity are key. To be a successful project manager, you need to be continuously learning and...
At the core of any successful business is collaboration. Brainstorming sessions, working together towards a common goal, weekly happy hours… They all play an important role in innovating new ideas and then carrying them out effectively. In fact, Steve Jobs famously said, “Creativity comes from spontaneous meetings, from random discussions. You run into someone, you...
Many Marketing Departments and smaller functional groups are in the process of optimizing their processes for remote working. They are in an introspective mode, assessing how they can continue being productive and stay connected without a HQ Office, conference rooms, or break room. The transition to a more remote workforce is not a new concept,...
Does your PMO provide the project visibility and insights required to help the organization deliver on strategy? For some PMOs, project visibility is limited to just project status. This two-part blog series outlines how to design our own set of reports, analytics, dashboards, and KPIs to elevate visibility and provide the strategic insights your multiple...
One of the strongest qualities of a project manager is the fact that they know how to get things done, while one of the best qualities of a good leader is the fact that they know how to get people to do things. When it comes to project management and leadership it all comes down...
Effective marketing, without question, is a collaborative effort. To be successful, your campaign must be a 360-degree strategy incorporating research, graphics, copy, user experience, analytics, and more. Because each of these functions requires a very different kind of brain, an effective marketing team generally has several people involved in any given project. So if you’re...
