Is a PMO role good for your career
The reaction to someone taking a role in a PMO is very diverse. Some embrace working in a project management office, others feel that it is a backward step, especially project and programme managers. Therefore, this post will spend time exploring the question if a PMO role is good for your career. 1. Exposure Working…
Does your PMO practice continuous improvement?
To design and implement a PMO can be hard work. It obviously helps if you have set one up before or have the appropriate tools and methodology. Therefore, it is understandable that when it is up and running, the PMO manager can think their set-up work is complete. While this may be technically true, the…
Project inventory overview (planning next years change portfolio)
In the 3rd and 4th quarters of a year, many organisations are planning and budgeting for the coming year. This has to include any projects so that the budget can be secured. This post will provide an overview how to construct a project inventory. An organisation will undertake a number of change projects at the…
Project close review
The last 3 posts have explored the different aspects of project reviews and how they can be used to improve the delivery of change. This post will cover the dimensions of a review and the types of question to ask. Lessons Learned Template The actual lessons learned template should have a logical structure that covers…
Project review at close of project
The last couple of posts have been covering the topic of project reviews and how the output can help improve the outcomes of other projects across an organisation (or even later phases of the same project). When to conduct a lessons learned review focused on the different points where you can conduct a review. By…
When to conduct a project lessons learned review
The last post, Project and PMO Lessons Learned Overview, provided an overview of the project lessons learned review process. This post and future posts will go into more detail on the different aspects of the process. I also would like to state that I will highlight where there are differences with PMO lessons learned. However,…
Project and PMO lessons learned overview
If all goes well, a project should eventually come to an end, hopefully with a positive outcome. However, even though all the project deliverables are complete and the product, process, platform, etc is now handed over into business as usual, there is still a very important project tasks to be completed before the project can…
First week in a PMO role
The last few posts, have been focusing on the move from one PMO role to a new PMO role. To build on this, this post will spend some time considering some of the Do’s and Don’t for the first week in the new PMO role. Build understanding If the role is in a new organisation…
Taking on a new PMO role
The last post, PMO Handover Plan, covered the importance and key elements of transferring the running of the PMO when you are in the process of moving to a new role. Therefore, it is logical to cover the steps to take when you take-on a new PMO role. Overview of PMO Make sure you have…
PMO handover plan
It is highly likely that at some part of your career, you will decide to move roles (either internally or externally). While you will be very excited and focused on what the new opportunity will bring, you will also need to consider how you will complete a seamless handover of your current role. In this…
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