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.
Remote workers can add skills and flexibility to any business, but managing them and integrating them successfully into a team can present many challenges. So, are they worth it? We take a look at the pros and cons. Pros of Remote Workers Access to greater skill sets With technology making distances and borders obsolete, organizations...
Meeting your goals in a challenging work environment can be tough. Last minute surprises, fast changing priorities and ineffective resource allocation can throw a wrench into even the best of plans. To meet their goals, managers should learn how to identify each individual member of their team’s work style, and allocate tasks in accordance with...
As we settle into 2020, businesses are still as busy as ever trying to strike a balance between wellness and productivity in the workplace. The past couple of years have seen study after study on burnout and the impacts of poor work/life balance on our health – including a disturbing look at the hunch-backed “office...
Successful project portfolio 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.
If just the thought of making another New Year’s resolution makes you groan, there’s a good chance you’re one of the 92% of people who can’t seem to stick with them. We’re not trying to berate you here––just letting you know that you’re not alone! New Year’s Resolutions are tricky for a number of reasons,...
In recent years, project management offices (PMOs) have generated their fair share of bad press internally.
Whether you’re aware of it or not, most of your waking hours are filled up with tasks — both big and small ones. These tasks can be anything: from driving to work every morning, to fixing yourself a healthy meal or reviewing a document for work. No matter the type of job you’re performing, it’s...
Resistance to change isn’t always just hard-nosed recalcitrance. Most of the time, it comes from a place of strategic concern. Consider the questions: Is this really the best use of our resources considering how tight things are already? How can we be certain that the payoff is going to be worth the investment? Are we...
Considering potential career paths – either when starting out or looking to switch lanes – can be a difficult process. There are many variables to consider, and often too many unknowns involved to ever make a perfect decision. The more information you have, the better, helping you to see how you would fit into a...
