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Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Recruiting PMO Staff
Posted on March 2, 2012 | No CommentsTweet As PMO lead my PMO is at a point where it is at a good level of maturity and we feel it is time to expand it, can you... -
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... -
New Year’s Resolution – Is THIS the year for the Results Management Office?
Posted on December 21, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Deloitte have been pushing something called a “Results Management Office” (RMO) for a couple of years now. The RMO is all about moving the PMO on to the next... -
Implementing a PMO is a Project in Itself
Posted on December 1, 2011 | No CommentsTweet When we began our collaboration on this article, we wanted to ensure that our readers didn’t see it as another article on how to manage and/or define the benefits... -
PMO Leadership – Free Event
Posted on October 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsTweet There’s a free event taking place in London on Tuesday 29th November 2011 on the subject of PMO Leadership. It’s being hosted by the PMOSIG which recently became part... -
PMO – The Value Proposition
Posted on October 26, 2011 | No CommentsTweet My good friend Andreas Splett and I had a discussion over email a few months back about PMOs. Andreas is a Head of Project Management for a firm based... -
Leading Successful PMOs: Part 1
Posted on October 11, 2011 | No CommentsTweet EDITOR’S NOTE: Many of you will know Peter Taylor from his popular book – The Lazy Project Manager – but did you know Peter also recently released a new... -
Our Simple Seven Keys to Establishing a Successful PMO
Posted on September 29, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Much has been written about how best to establish a PMO. There are many elements to take into account, and this article seeks only to provide what we believe... -
PMOs – The Custodial of Project Management Training?
Posted on June 14, 2011 | No CommentsTweet ESI International, the professional development group for project management, recently released the results of a new survey focused on the value of PMOs within organisations across the globe. Entitled ... -
The People Challenges for the PMO
Posted on May 24, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Next week on the 2nd June there is a free session from the PMOSIG taking place at the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank. The event is open to... -
PMO Leadership – Get the Basics Covered
Posted on February 17, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Earlier this week I went along to a PMO Workshop in my capacity as a committee member for the PMOSIG. The workshop was being run by Mark Duddy from... -
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... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – A PMO Career
Posted on October 1, 2010 | No CommentsTweet New for October 2010 on the Camel is the Q&A Project Management Careers, an opportunity for you to pose a question directly to me. First up, this week’s question... -
Are you a PMO professional based in the North?
Posted on July 16, 2010 | No CommentsTweet If you are, there is a free networking and seminar available for you to attend through the PPSOSIG (Programme and Project Support Specialist Interest Group) in Leeds on the... -
PMO Gathering
Posted on June 3, 2010 | No CommentsTweet If you’re a PMO professional (PMO Manager, Project Co-ordinator, Project Support) you might not be aware of the new gatherings in London which are free to attend and last... -
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... -
PPSOSIG Spring Conference
Posted on January 3, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Title: PPSOSIG Spring Conference Location: Milton Keynes Link out: Click here Description: The PPSO Competence and Competencies – High Level Performance Conference will provide the opportunity for you to... -
PPSO SIG Conference – From Acorn to Oak
Posted on September 23, 2009 | No CommentsTweet This year’s PPSO Conference in Coventry took place between the 16th and 17th September. Given the conference title of ‘PMO Maturity in your organisation, Your Team and You’, the... -
The many types of programme and project office professionals
Posted on August 5, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Programme Management Offices (and the many variations on a theme) have become much more popular in recent years, in fact I would say it is one of the fasting... -
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... -
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... -
Update to the “Understanding the PMO” section
Posted on April 9, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet When we launched our Project Management Benchmark Report back in February 2009 we included a section in our findings about the role PMOs play in our respondant’s organisations. We... -
To train or not to train?
Posted on April 8, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet Reading through the responses to the APM qualification questions from the Arras People 2009 Benchmark Report I saw a common trend emerging – generally the qualification wasn’t seen as... -
The Career Switch – How Arras People’s Careers Clinic Can Help
Posted on March 9, 2009 | No CommentsTweet It’s as close as some people might ever come to a full-fledged identity change, this concept of making a career change. Imagine the rugby union professional who cuts his... -
Getting Into Project Management – How a Careers Clinic Can Help
Posted on March 5, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet It is nowhere close to the struggles of a “glass ceiling” or a “seperate but equal” workplace inequity, but breaking into a new line of work undoubtedly has its rough patches... -
Project Management Guidance – The Lowdown
Posted on February 26, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Many project professionals turn to the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) range of programme and project management products for guidance, knowledge, training and accreditation. The suite includes the popular...
