{"id":4602,"date":"2017-06-08T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=4602"},"modified":"2017-12-11T15:51:02","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T21:51:02","slug":"why-establish-adaptable-pmo-and-continuous-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/why-establish-adaptable-pmo-and-continuous-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Reasons to Establish an Adaptable PMO and Continuous Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your customers expect immediate responses to their demands. Your executive team expects a budgeted plan for costs, value, and capacity that can be measured with accuracy to speed up decisions when there is a need to adapt to change. \u00a0Adaptive cultures don\u2019t come easily.\u00a0 Does your organization have a mindset to drive innovation\u2026 fast? Maybe it\u2019s time the establish an adaptable PMO<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0evolve how they evaluate and innovate as opportunities emerge.<\/p>\n

Often, traditional project management tends to hinder adaptability for anything beyond tasks and processes.<\/p>\n

In the on-demand webcast, Power Your PMO with the Adaptive Enterprise<\/a>, <\/strong>I sat down with author, keynote speaker, and change architect, Stephen Parry, at Lloyd Parry International and discussed how to establish a flexible PMO that adjusts to the needs of the business and external forces.<\/p>\n

\"Webcast:<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are some of the high-level benefits (from the webcast) of engaged and adaptable PMO teams:<\/p>\n

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  1. Ability to self-organize, making better and faster decisions<\/li>\n
  2. Improved responsiveness with greater control<\/li>\n
  3. Executive confidence; PMOs partner with the business to become the change-maker<\/li>\n
  4. Work can be broken into smaller increments with shortened planning horizons<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    By empowering the PMO to quickly adapt to change, your organization can promote collaboration, drive value for customers, and establish differentiation for long-term prosperity.<\/p>\n

    Annual planning and cumbersome project lifecycles are no longer enough to meet these challenges. How can the organization achieve such benefits without giving up planning? Register for the on-demand webcast, Power Your PMO with the Adaptive Enterprise<\/a>, to learn how to achieve such benefits. Stephen and I offer tangible ways to help you get started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Your customers expect immediate responses to their demands. Your executive team expects a budgeted plan for costs, value, and capacity that can be measured with accuracy to speed up decisions when there is a need to adapt to change. \u00a0Adaptive cultures don\u2019t come easily.\u00a0 Does your organization have a mindset to drive innovation\u2026 fast? 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