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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.
Changing Times Whether it’s time to paint your living room or restructure your company, knowing when to make a change is not always obvious. But one thing is for certain: It’s never easy. Consider the widening debate over what to do about daylight savings. When the clock jumps forward in the spring, we sorely miss...
Micromanagement can be a common condition among all managers arising from personal stress with the results of a project, uncertainty about a team’s capabilities, a desire to prove “who’s the boss” or any number of other reasons. However, micromanagement is very inefficient, as it decreases the team’s confidence in their own abilities and takes the...
This blog series is part of our quest to help you enhance your resource planning, no matter where you are on the resource management and planning capacity curve. In part one of this blog series, we covered the first two guidelines, which are all about your people: Focus on your key resources first Assign and...
Projects in business today can be very challenging endeavors for a project manager, not least of which is ensuring that all stakeholders are kept in perfect alignment and on the same page. Good communication stands as the foundation of the project, holding this complex system upright and solid. To that end, making sure that everyone...
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,...
