by PMO Advisory | Aug 9, 2016 | Management, Uncategorized
Dr Locke says, “I think it’s really important for people who want to be effective leaders to have that ‘big picture’ view, otherwise you just end up in this narrow perspective within your own organisation and you can’t see beyond it. That’s not an effective business...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 9, 2016 | Project Management, Uncategorized
“All strategic change in an organization happens through projects and programs. Changes in a political environment are no different. Following the UK’s recent Brexit referendum, change is inevitable and close. Whether it takes two years or two months before the...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 9, 2016 | Project Management, Uncategorized
“The Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015 (PMIAA), if enacted, will enable extraordinary improvements to program and project management policy and bolster workforce development across the US federal government. It will help ensure that...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
“The second key trend among firms we work with is to improve processes with Lean Six Sigma. These firms’ new and improved processes have a lot more project management best practices built into the process than ever before. So, whether we’re talking tax, audit,...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
“It takes a lot of work and an incredibly diverse skillset to be a great project manager. And when you’re running a project for a large enterprise company, the stakes are almost never higher. But that fact shouldn’t distract you from running any project at your...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Strong leadership and the trusted engagement of key business stakeholders are critical in pushing bimodal forward in any organisation. To keep up momentum, Gartner maintains that a two-to three-year bimodal vision is essential to a long-term strategy....
by PMO Advisory | Aug 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
“The role of the client-side project manager is quite different and not so well documented. Client side project managers should: Work to ensure the delivery organisation and project are aligned to the needs of the client; Have the authority to represent the...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Project Management” was #3 on the list of top 10 skills on track to be most in demand, according to IT pros who participated Computerworld’s Forecast 2016 survey. 3. Project management * 39% of respondents with hiring plans said they will be seeking...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Governance happens in corporations at three levels”. “So what should a CIO take away about governance? Here are three steps I recommend: First, assign one accountable owner of integrating governance, whether that’s the project management office or...
by PMO Advisory | Aug 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
We came across a fun site from John Carroll that we would like to share called “The Tao of Project Management”, he writes: ” Soft Leadership: Continuing the theme of soft leadership, I like to think back to some of the project managers I have worked...