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The Meaning and Purpose of a PMO
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Let me start in the spirit of that classic US game show ‘Jeopardy!’ … Answer: ‘a PMO’ Question: (and therefore actually the correct answer; that is just the way... -
Leading Successful PMOs: Part 2
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Here’s the second part of Peter Taylor’s Leading Successful PMOs post, you can read the first part here if you missed it. Peter has also recently launched a new... -
PMO Resourcing – Recent Findings
Posted on February 2, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet Last week I listened in on a webinar from Terry Doerscher from Planview, the webinar featured their findings from a recent survey focused on PMOs. If you’ve not had... -
Classic Chicken or Egg: Portfolio Office!
Posted on November 29, 2010 | 3 CommentsTweet Here’s the classic conundrum; after the launch of P3O in 2008 where Portfolio Offices are described for pretty much the first time in a UK based textbook, we’ve started... -
The Problem with P3O
Posted on October 5, 2010 | 2 CommentsTweet A few weeks ago at the PMOSIG Autumn conference, the P3O author Sue Vowler led a session on the future of P3O. P3O is the Portfolio, Programme and Project... -
PMO Watch #19 – The P3O Practitioner Level Accreditation
Posted on April 6, 2010 | 3 CommentsTweet The P3O (Portfolio, Programme and Project Office) Practitioner level qualification was launched in January 2010 and in this PMO Watch I wanted to share an overview of what the... -
PMO Competency Levels – The Market View
Posted on March 25, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Last week I presented at the PPSOSIG conference, which was focused on Competence and Competencies, I focused on PMO Competencies in the Marketplace, trying to bring a marketplace view... -
Book Review: The Program Management Office Advantage
Posted on January 21, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet PMO (Programme Management Office) is still relatively new in the field of programme and project management, a browse through the business books tell us that it’s an area which... -
Q: What is the Project Manager’s New Year’s Resolution?
Posted on January 4, 2010 | No CommentsTweet A: Provide his/her colleagues with the most accurate reading of the project management climate in 2010. Q: How can one do this? A: Take the 2010 Project Management Benchmark Survey... -
P3O Manual – First Chapter
Posted on October 27, 2009 | No CommentsTweet If you’ve not had chance yet to buy or read the new P3O manual (Portfolio, Programmes and Project Offices) there are a few resources you might be interested in:... -
P3O – A Case Study
Posted on October 13, 2009 | No CommentsTweet P3O, Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices, has been out for about a year now and the above Case Study shows one organisation’s journey in the implementation of P3O. Further... -
Sending Out a Guest Blogger Request For How to Manage a Camel
Posted on September 29, 2009 | No CommentsTweet We, the people behind the blogs of Arras People (How to Manage a Camel and our own internal happenings Arras People blog), want you to know we’ve taken great pleasure... -
The Many Ways of Structuring a PMO
Posted on July 1, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet Unless you are a hopeless geek like me, this question is of no interest unless it helps you structure your own PMO, right here, right now. Well, attending the... -
Staffed by one person – me! Impacts on the PMO
Posted on June 8, 2009 | No CommentsTweet The headline was a quote from a recent survey in response to the question, “what pressures do you currently face in your PMO?” Interestingly this situation is pretty common... -
New P3O Offering – The Online Respository
Posted on June 5, 2009 | No CommentsTweet The OGC has just released an online P3O repository of supporting tools and templates aimed at providing some flesh to the theory of the recent P3O book. P3O has... -
PPSOSIG – From Acorn to Oak – PMO Maturity in Your Organisation, Your Team and You
Posted on May 27, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Title: PPSOSIG – From Acorn to Oak – PMO Maturity in Your Organisation, Your Team and You Location: Windmill Hotel, near Coventry Link out: Click here Description: In 2008,... -
From Acorn to Oak – new ppsosig conference on PMO maturity
Posted on May 20, 2009 | No CommentsTweet The new conference from the ppsosig has been launched today, ” From Acorn to Oak: PMO Maturity in Your Organisation, Your Team & You“. It’s taking place on the... -
PMO Watch #18 – Why you shouldn’t consider P3O
Posted on May 6, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Back to the PMO series, I’ve not updated the PMO Watch since Nov 08! The PMO Watch brings together news and views in relation to Portfolio Management Offices, Programme... -
PMO Watch #17 P3O Official Launch
Posted on November 13, 2008 | No CommentsTweet The official launch of the P3O guidance took place on the 28th October in London, the event kicked off with a short presentation from the lead author – Sue... -
PMO Watch #16 P3O Chapter 4 – How to put it into practice
Posted on November 4, 2008 | No CommentsTweet Well the guidance has been launched and if you’re still unsure about whether you want or need to purchase it, this chapter may be the decider. I didn’t manage... -
PMO Watch #15 Ready to have a peek at the P3O exam
Posted on October 24, 2008 | No CommentsTweet The APM Group have a 10 question sample for people to have a go at – luckily I got 80% which is a pass. > Take the P3O sample... -
PMO Watch #14 So what (exactly) is a P3O Model? Chapter 3 (Part 2)
Posted on October 21, 2008 | No CommentsTweet In this second part of the review, the functions and services of the PMO are covered. The functions and services have been broken down into the three functional areas... -
PMO Watch #13 – Foundations for a PMO
Posted on October 20, 2008 | No CommentsTweet Interesting Article – on PMOs and the four E’s > First seen on the Microsoft Project User Group website (MPUG) -
PMO Watch #12 – So what (exactly) is a P3O Model? Chapter 3 (Part 1)
Posted on October 16, 2008 | No CommentsTweet This is part one of my synopsis because this chapter is hefty! There’s a lot of information in here – the breakdown of types of models, the function and... -
PMO Watch #11 – Why have a P3O?, second chapter
Posted on October 14, 2008 | No CommentsTweet Well I’m cooking on gas now and getting into the nitty gritty of P3O, and this chapter is great for anyone who has come unstuck when thinking about the... -
PMO Watch #10 – P3O, first chapter
Posted on October 13, 2008 | 1 CommentTweet I received the P3O guidance book over the weekend and wanted to share a few things from each of the chapters. In this post I look at the introduction... -
PMO Watch #9 – P3O Books Available
Posted on October 10, 2008 | No CommentsTweet The new P3O guideline book is now available to purchase from the TSO Bookshop, price at £45 with £3.75 shipping charge. -
PMO Watch #8 – The Latest News on P3O
Posted on October 9, 2008 | No CommentsTweet The launch of P3O will be taking place on the 28th October by the OGC, a select launch party for some of the people who have been involved in... -
PMO Watch #7 – Example of IT PMO
Posted on October 9, 2008 | No CommentsTweet An account of an IT Programme Management Office for MGM Mirage was recently published on the web, the account from the Programme Office Manager talks about the move from... -
PMO Watch #6- P3O – Latest Update
Posted on September 25, 2008 | No CommentsTweet The newsletter from the OGC arrived on the desk yesterday (this is the Portfolio, Programme, Project and Risk Management News), you can also see this news on the website...
