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An Interview with John McIntyre of Ticketmaster International's PMO

November 20, 2015 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

All three of this year’s finalists share a business model of leveraging IT to deliver services. In the case of UK-based Ticketmaster International (TMI), the service they provide is … fun. Across 13 markets (not including the U.S.), TMI is there at the touch of a button to hook up fans with their...

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From Resistance to Results: PMO of the Year Finalist Symcor

November 19, 2015 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Symcor is one of those back-office businesses that you never think about, but upon which you rely every day. The millions of transactions that they process, from checks and ATM visits to statements and other documents, must happen seamlessly and to a standard of quality that can only be described as perfection. The next time...

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"An Amazing Place to Work" - Interview with Navy Federal Credit Union's Kristin Earley

November 18, 2015 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

A week ago today, our CEO Kent Crawford joined PMI in congratulating the 2015 PMO of the Year Award winner, Navy Federal Credit Union, at the PMO Symposium in Phoenix. The finalists, Symcor and Ticketmaster, were also honored at the event. An in-depth description of the winner and finalists’ applications is available in ebook form...

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Navy Federal Credit Union is “the Best of the Best”

November 11, 2015 | by J. Kent Crawford

We’re here at the PMO Symposium in Phoenix, Arizona with PMO leaders from all over the world. It’s always exciting to be among “the best of the best” as the PMI Awards Program logo declares. And among PMOs, the best are definitely represented here.Chief among these, of course,...

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How PMOs Are Changing to Cope with Resource Management Issues

October 12, 2015 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

My first introduction to the concept of a “project office” came in 2000, when I covered a Project Management Benchmarking Forum in Scottsdale, AZ for the newsletter then being published by this organization (The Best Practices Report). The forums were the brainchild of a University of Phoenix professor, Frank Toney, who regularly gathered practitioners...

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