Defining objectives for a PMO to help the sponsor measure success
This post will cover the steps a PMO can take to define objectives that can be used to measure success. This is important due to the following:
Senior management do not
Example of simple PMO cost trend analysis tool
The last post, How a PMO can use cost trend analysis to identify project budget under and overruns, it covered how using cost trend analysis can help a PMO quickly
How a PMO can use cost trend analysis to identify budget under and overruns
One of the responsibilities of project manager is to manage the project budget. This covers, estimating the initial budget (in most cases or at least reviewing), creating a monthly budget
PMO tips – Importance of meeting logistics
This may appear to be a strange topic to cover in a post. However, if you stop to think, a meeting has usually been organised for a very good reason
How a PMO can help manage stakeholders
The last post, PMO Stakeholder Analysis, covered why stakeholder analysis was important to the health of a PMO and, the approach to conducting the analysis. This post will provide some
PMO stakeholder analysis
For a PMO to be effective, it needs the correct level of support (especially from the PMO sponsor – see post PMO sponsorship why it is vital). However, it is
PMO Quality Assurance part 4 – mechanics of the QA review
A quick recap. In this series of posts on PMO Quality Assurance (QA), it has covered the following steps:
PMO Quality Assurance part 1 – types of review
PMO Quality
PMO Quality Assurance part 3 – tips for scheduling PMO QA reviews
In the last post, PMO Quality Assurance part 2 – prioritise projects to review it covered the approach for building an inventory of active projects and then how to prioritise the list
PMO Quality Assurance part 2 – prioritise projects to review
In the last post, PMO Quality Assurance part 1, it covered the fact that designing and building a PMO is only part of the journey. After you have invested all
PMO quality assurance part 1
You have invested valuable time, money and emotion into designing and constructing a PMO. The tools and processes have been created and published to the project managers. Sessions have been