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Benchmark Study Shows Project Management Offices (PMOs) Continue to Expand Their Influence and Become Strategic Resources for Firms
High-performing PMOs improved the alignment of the firm’s projects with its strategy by 53%
New Roles for the PMO: "Whatever Makes Sense for the Business."
This blog was updated May 2025 According to PM Solutions CEO J. Kent Crawford, "In some companies, PMO is a bad word." But that may still be good news for project management leaders. Crawford was just back from a few days onsite with a PM Solutions client in the manufacturing sector, where he has
Project Management Newbies Learn Essentials to Success in New Book
For those new to project management, unofficial project managers, or project team members, Project Management Essentials, Third Edition is the quickest and easiest way to learn how to manage projects successfully.
What Makes a Great Project Manager?
In 2000, I wrote “What Makes a Good Project Manager,” an article that was published in PM Network magazine. As I revisit this topic after a dozen years, taking into account new research, I am somewhat surprised – though I probably shouldn’t be— that the behavioral characteristics of a good project m
New Research on Project Portfolio Management Shows That Capability Leads to Value
Firms at higher levels of PPM capability see greater ROI in using PPM processes