It's gratifying when a trend you've been predicting ... and in some ways, leading and guiding ... becomes the norm. That's what has happened recently with the organizational clout and position of the PMO. Back in 2000, when I wrote The Strategic Project Office, the enterprise-level PMO that was actively involved with strategic projects, and… Read More »

Just a quick note: we are updating our 2008 State of the PMO research this month. The new survey questionnaire is available online through Friday, April 9: Click here to take The State of the PMO 2010 now!If you have a vested interest in the success of your organization's Project/Program Management Office (PMO), we invite… Read More »

Over the next week, I'll point to some resources for the PMO of the Year aspirants who have been contacting me on email and through our Linked In group about the Award.But today, the questions that are foremost in my mind are the ones asked of Kent Crawford after last week's webinar… Read More »

Yesterday I listened in on my CEO Kent Crawford's webcast on "Unlocking the Value of the PMO" I was struck by the theme of the questions being asked by the participants. "What if you don't have the authority to implement resource management policies?" "How do you get the executive level to pay attention… Read More »

Well, as they say at the races, Ils sont partis! ... the gates are open and the horses are away: the PMO of the Year Award competition is off to a running start. Already I am getting questions from prospective applicants, and from some of last year's applicants who are ready to try again. One… Read More »

Since today kicks off the 2010 PMO of the Year Award application period (see the contest information, and download application materials here), and since I've been writing a series about roles in the PMO, it seems a good time to review the previous winners of the award, and see what they have in common with… Read More »

Alas, I am old enough to remember when there was some confusion about programs, portfolios, and multi-project management, a fog which has at least partly cleared thanks to the Project Management Institute's continuing work on standardizing the terminology and developing standards for the various roles related to "management by projects" (or the organizational elevation… Read More »

In 2003, when I began researching PMO roles for our books, Optimizing Human Capital and Project Management Roles and Responsibilities, I proposed adding a role called "Manager of Project Managers" to our list, and was met with some skepticism, and rightly so. At that time, there was little evidence that project personnel were being managed and… Read More »