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Organizational Change Management: A Primer

June 14, 2012 | by Allen Young

“Change Management” can mean differing and multiple things to many firms and the people who work for them. To the software developer, it usually means managing version control and scheduled promotion of new or modified software components from a test, quality assurance or staging platform to the production environment on the “go...

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Bringing Multiple PMOs Together with PPM

June 8, 2012 | by

Companies experience revenue growth in a number of ways -- by increasing market share, offering new products and/or mergers and acquisitions. While growth is always a positive thing, there are some organizational side effects. New departments, business units, functional groups, and the like will be created or expanded to meet the new market needs....

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Resource Coordination: Never Again Hear “What Do I Do Now?"

May 24, 2012 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Coordination of many resources over many efforts (whether project or operational) is required to ensure that an organization functions properly.  That’s why resource coordination is one of the main functions of the PMO.Through Project Portfolio Management (PPM) techniques, the typical enterprise or Strategic PMO works with senior management to start and...

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The Backbone of Projects: True Communication

April 13, 2012 | by Alan Fein

Most project managers are keenly aware of the importance of communication management in the success of our projects. If perhaps not the most important, communication is certainly the ultimate discipline in project management; no communication, no project. However, there is one component of communication management that is given short shrift in project planning, and in...

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2012 PMO of the Year Competition Now Under Way

April 3, 2012 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Quick note: The application period for the seventh annual PMO of the Year Award is open, and the application materials can be downloaded here.The application deadline is June 29, 2012. Questions? Email us at pmoaward@pmsolutions.com or join the PMO of the Year LinkedIn group.We are casting a broad net with this award, with...

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