Vendor Complexity Calls for Excellent Program Management

December 22, 2011 | by Glen Wilson

Over the past decade, there has been a significant rise in corporate reliance on third parties to deliver products or services. The challenges created by the state of the current economy have driven an increase in the number of agreements with offshore alliances, pursuits of SaaS solutions and staff

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Heads Up: 2012 State of the PMO Research Questionnaire Now Online!

December 15, 2011 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Every two years, PM Solutions Research takes the pulse of PMOs. That time is upon us again: the new survey has been posted. If you are involved in managing or implementing a PMO, please click through here and add your insights. As always, those who complete the full survey will receive the full resu

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2012 PMO Forecast: Cloudy, with A Bright Horizon

November 28, 2011 | by J. Kent Crawford

This is the time of year when, although our personal energies may be focused on home and family for the holidays, our business energies leapfrog over the year's end: forecasts and budgets for 2012 loom large. What trends should we capitalize upon? What risks can we plan to dodge? Forecasting - bot

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The Change Management Office: Is This the Future of the PMO?

November 11, 2011 | by Johanna Mickel

This blog was updated June 2025. Taking a couple of days' break after the PMO Symposium in Orlando, I've had a chance to reflect on the messages I heard at the conference, and one message that struck home - and which I heard in more than one presentation - was that organizational change management

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A Few Words of Appreciation

November 9, 2011 | by J. Kent Crawford

As we head home from the PMO Symposium, I just wanted to note that the PMI Volunteer PMO Symposium committee needs to be recognized for making this such a successful event!  They worked tirelessly for months preparing and were non-stop on location.  I wish I had all their names to thank them individ

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