Once again my local congresswoman, Sharon Runner, ids a ridiculous project play in our California state legislature. Read it for an idea of things to come from our silly government:
During the debate for the 2008-2009 State Budget, no issue has caused more public concern than education funding. School districts, teachers and parents criticized the Governor’s […]
Fascinating job requirement received in my email:
….urgent Program Manager position…Client is really after large scale enterprise systems project management experience. They want someone with experience working in a PMO, but hands-on enough to build project plans. It’s not enough to just execute a plan, they have to know how to come up with a plan […]
The “Choosing the Right PMO Vision” series (20 posts I did in November 2007) is a step-by-step approach for executives to consider a few PMO models to implement. They run the gamut from low-value “repository” type models to high-value PMOs that can increase strategy execution from 10% to 90%. Wouldn’t that be nice!
For those of […]
In November 2007 I did 20 posts on how to go about choosing the right PMO vision for your company. It is a step by step approach that starts with a few posts on how to agree on the problem to be solved. Thereafter, PMO models were considered based on value based criteria. The series […]
A PMO conducting research? Sounds like we have a mini-Gartner or AMR on our hands. And why not? This is the ultimate best of the best practice for a company and a PMO. The PMO is in the best position to do this because it is the vehicle that best supports execution of strategies.
The logic […]
Best of the best PMOs can support marketing strategies by continuously performing two projects (or project areas):
1. One factor/single focus that makes the organization number one in their industry- This is truly a continuous effort that can change focus often. The PMO that plays a leading role in this area helps a company maintain it’s […]
The first of the three areas of a PMO pursuing the “vision beyond the vision” is a PMO that initiates it’s own continuous improvement projects. These projects would require governance board approval and prioritization just like all projects. A PMO that can create it’s own projects that survive the glare of a governance board will […]
I could easily write a book on the “vision beyond the vision”. It would be about achieving the best of the best business practices. I was inspired to write about this ultimate vision after reading about what a PMO can become in the book that guided my thinking about the “Choosing the Right PMO Vision” posts: Advanced […]
Up to now we have been dealing with convincing (value selling) executives on the value of a PMO. The value assessment gives you a chance to “sell” the PMO to the organization and verify the value that was discussed in the visioning/modeling discussions. The marketing to the organization is extremely important to the PMO’s success […]
Once you agree on the problem that is being solved with a PMO deployment, and you have a pretty firm understanding of the PMO model and vision at the executive level, you are ready for a full blown value assessment effort. This is NOT an excel spreadsheet exercise. It is not a gap analysis with […]
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