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Project Management: Not Just For Project Managers
Once the province of engineers alone, today project management is embraced by organizations across all sectors, and in all departments. Companies have set up project management offices (PMOs) to standardize processes and tools, and have trained their project personnel to manage projects better. What
TAGS: Methodology, Project Management Training, Project Management Trends, Project Manager Competency
The State of the Project Management Office (PMO) 2014
PM Solutions Research first surveyed organizations about their Project/Program Management Office (PMO) practices in 2000. In our latest survey, we've taken another look at the PMO, which has become the central organizational structure for standardizing the practices of companies in the delivery of t
TAGS: PMO, Project Management Trends
The Business-Savvy Project Manager
The past decade has seen the convergence of two trends that drive the need for project and program managers to improve their business acumen: as organizations have become less hierarchical, they increasingly rely on projects and programs to gain competitive edge.
TAGS: Project Management Trends, Project Manager Competency
Creating a Change-Ready Organization
Creating a Change-Ready Organization discusses those aspects of project management that support the management of organizational change: stakeholder analysis to get buy-in and reduce resistance, communication planning to create a shared vision, and making measurement planning an integral part of sco
TAGS: Change Management, Project Management Trends
An Inside Look at High-Performing PMOs ⇥
An Inside Look at High-Performing PMOs reveals best practices in some of the most successful project management offices in the world - winners and finalists of the PMO of the Year® award. Available in paperback and Kindle versions.
TAGS: Performance Measurement, PMO, Project Management Trends, Strategy Execution