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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... -
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 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... -
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... -
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... -
New Service Offering from Arras People – DWP Executive Support
Posted on May 28, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Given the turbulent nature of the job market at present and that thousands of highly skilled workers have found themselves out of work, it comes as no surprise 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... -
Real Issues that Project Professionals are Facing Right Now
Posted on May 5, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Talking to project management professionals during our recent project management careers clinic sessions, we’re seeing a common picture relating to real issues that people are facing in the current... -
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... -
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... -
Arras People Survey 2009 – Snippet #1
Posted on December 19, 2008 | No CommentsTweet Please note that the Arras People Survey is still open and can be completed by following the following link: http://optima.benchpoint.com/optima/SurveyPop.aspx?query=view&SurveyID=245&SS=gEQB3p This report is a short extract based on the... -
Blogs we like.. free project management templates
Posted on October 16, 2008 | 1 CommentTweet Kevin Brady’s blog includes some great templates for project managers (and project offices), recent templates include; project cost monitoring, MSP Benefits Log and Project Budget template Check out his... -
PMO Watch #3 Help is on hand to ride out the credit crunch
Posted on June 18, 2008 | No CommentsTweet The 14th conference from the PPSOSIG (The Programme and Project Support Office Specialist Interest Group) taking place on the 17th & 18th September 2008 looks like being another winner....












