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Establish PMO Value Metrics Without Delay!

May 14, 2014 | by Allen Young

One of the issues that surfaced in the newly-released State of the PMO 2014 research study was that PMOs have a public relations problem: they are delivering value (significant value: see the graphic from the study at right), but they have trouble communicating that value to executives. Two of the biggest challenges for PMOs, according to...

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Updated Study Shows Steady Growth in PMO Influence and Capabilities

May 2, 2014 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

The fourth iteration of our biennial study on The State of the PMO was released last week. The data holds few surprises, but confirms that the PMO as an organizational resource continues to grow in capability and influence.In particular, it's always interesting to note how PMOs in high-performing organizations differ from those in...

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One Size PMO Does NOT Fit All

April 29, 2014 | by Allen Young

A good deal has been written about Project Management Offices (PMOs) in terms of the services they provide and the associated governance structures that go with them. I’ve seen the suggested types of PMOs range from as few as three to as many as twelve in my travels. Masha Nehme from Software Advice...

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Managing Disruption ... Not an Oxymoron for Today's PMO

April 2, 2014 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Managing disruption? Isn't that a contradiction in terms?Here at PM Solutions, we don't think so. We think there are aspects of project and program management that make the PMO the ideal partner in managing disruptive innovation and change. And in tomorrow's webinar, a reprise of J. Kent Crawford's popular PMO...

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2014 State of the PMO Closes March 4

March 3, 2014 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Since 2008, PM Solutions Research has been keeping tabs on developments in organization design for project management. The State of the PMO studies, carried out every two years, have helped countless companies and practitioners understand and work with trends and challenges as PMOs have come into play, matured and taken on new roles.Tomorrow, March 4, is...

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