Justification of a PMO
A common question that many PMO professionals get asked is to “justify the setting up a PMO”. This stems from the fact that a PMO costs money to set up
What is the benefit of a PMO?
A very common question for an organization is “what is the benefit of a PMO”? The question is usually raised because somebody has been asked to set-up a PMO by
PMO Benefits Management Overview
It is interesting that in the majority of cases, a project or programme is launched in order to deliver some form of benefit. However, for some reason, many project managers
Are you in control of your actions?
It is important as a change agent, project or PMO manager that you constantly strive to develop your skills. This will help to ensure that the service, the value you
PMO Change Request Checklist
Project’s are unpredictable. A project manager never can fully predict what will happen over the project life cycle. However, what can be depended on is that there will be project
Rapid PMO Mobilisation
The mobilisation of a PMO can appear daunting, especially if you organisation does not have an established PMO methodology and you have not set one up before. The objective of
Using KPI’s to measure implementation of PMO
Earlier this year there was a series of posts on how a PMO can help the sponsor define objectives, convert to SMART objectives, create vision and mission statements, define aligned
Beware of perfection when developing project templates
This article will share some thoughts on why as a PMO it is important to be mindful of not allowing perfection to impede progress. While the principles will be in
Stakeholder analysis template
It is fair to say that an important factor to the success or failure of a project is the behaviour of stakeholders. Therefore, it is important to ensure that project
PMO Career Path: A practical guide to your options
An overview of the different PMO career paths and the simple steps to making your career action plan.