This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "10th Year Anniversary of the Business Driven PMO," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Ten years ago, I gave my first presentation to the formal project management community. I was asked to present a PMO topic at a conference. The topic of my presentation was “The Business Driven PMO.” Over the last decade, I have said a lot. I have listened as well. Naturally, it is hard to boil down a decade of work in promoting this mindset into a two minute elevator pitch, but that is precisely what one must do.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "What is the opposite of ADD?” Attention Deficit Disorder. You have no doubt heard the term. But what is the opposite of ADD? Would it be Attention Surplus Order or ASO? More and more children have or are developing ADD. School students from K-12 and on into college have ADD. New workers entering the workforce have ADD. And those workers that have been around for some time are now finding new ways to get and exhibit ADD. And, in the context of the workplace, what do we do with these ADD prone folks? We give them iPhones, we give them iPads, netbooks and laptops, social software, we let them office from home. Don’t get me wrong. All of this is has a place, a purpose, a value; but there is also a cost. And in the case of an ADD prone workplace, the cost is charged to and taken from the human element.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about a very simple tool or approach for managing a project that can be promoted throughout the business by way of a valued skill to have.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Business Driven PMO Success Stories, Epiloque," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the recent release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. And in today's podcast, I would like to share with you the Epiloque.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "PMO Manager Education." If you are a PMO manager, what educational plans do you have in mind? Do you have your PMP already? Are you thinking about getting an MBA? Though just about any PMO manager would be well served by a PMP and an MBA, by the way I don't view those as apples to apples development choices, rather just good things for a PMO manager to get, there are other options and alternatives for PMO manager education.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question ut how to tell the PMO manager that the PMO is failing.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Business Driven PMO Success Stories, Chapter 12 - Perspectives on PMO Manager Career Paths," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the recent release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. And in today's podcast, I would like to share with you Chapter 12 - Perspectives on PMO Manager Career Paths.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "Last call, free copy of the Agile Prepcast!" OSP International, headed by my good friend, Cornelius Fichtner, who you may know of from his Project Management Podcast, his PMP certification training product called the Project Management Prepcast, and his other fine products has just announced the introduction of a new product called the Agile Prepcast. Cornelius is offering 3 copies of The Agile PrepCast for me to give the first three listeners of The PMO Podcast who request this exciting new product.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about how to rescue and reignite a struggling PMO.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Business Driven PMO Success Stories, Chapter 11 - Perspectives on the PMO Domain," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the recent release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. And in today's podcast, I would like to share with you Chapter 11 - Perspectives on the PMO Domain.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "Re-Introducing the Agile Prepcast!" OSP International, headed by my good friend, Cornelius Fichtner, who you may know of from his Project Management Podcast, his PMP certification training product called the Project Management Prepcast, and his other fine products has just announced the introduction of a new product called the Agile Prepcast. Cornelius is offering 3 copies of The Agile PrepCast for me to give the first three listeners of The PMO Podcast who request this exciting new product.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about how to get a job as a project manager.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Business Driven PMO Success Stories, Chapter 10 - Maturity Acumen," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the recent release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. And in today's podcast, I would like to share with you Chapter 10 - Maturity Acumen.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "Introducing the Agile Prepcast!" OSP International, headed by my good friend, Cornelius Fichtner, who you may know of from his Project Management Podcast, his PMP certification training product called the Project Management Prepcast, and his other fine products has just announced the introduction of a new product called the Agile Prepcast. Cornelius is offering 3 copies of The Agile PrepCast for me to give the first three listeners of The PMO Podcast who request this exciting new product.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about project managers reporting to the business units or the PMO.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Business Driven PMO Success Stories, Chapter 9 - Methodology Acumen," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the recent release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. And in today's podcast, I would like to share with you Chapter 9 - Methodology Acumen.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "Turn off the TV and read!" Which do you do more of, watch TV or read? If you are like most folks, you watch more TV than you read. The average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day. That's 28 hours a week, 2 months per year, and by the time you have retired you will have watched 10 years of TV.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about the ROI or value of a PMO.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Business Driven PMO Success Stories, Chapter 8 - Dashboard Acumen," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the recent release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. And in today's podcast, I would like to share with you Chapter 8 - Dashboard Acumen.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "Is your career on track?" As project managers, it is our professional occupation to deliver things for others. On account of our efforts as project managers, many others are benefitted. But who is benefitting us..?
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about what is my favorite project management tool.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Business Driven PMO Success Stories, Chapter 7 - Portfolio Acumen," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the recent release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. And in today's podcast, I would like to share with you Chapter 7 - Portfolio Acumen.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "Are PMO managers leaders or managers?" Many folks advocate that leaders inspire and motivate and managers plan and control. So what is a PMO manager? Leader or manager? I actually prefer another term altogether.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about selling the management team on the PMO.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Business Driven PMO Success Stories, Chapter 6 - Project Acumen," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the recent release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. And in today's podcast, I would like to share with you Chapter 6 - Project Acumen.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "What was your worst project communications experience? I'll go first." Without a doubt, my worst project communication experience stands tall above all other project communications difficulties I have had. This was some time back but it seemed as if it happened yesterday; a tell-tale sign that I have yet to let it go and yet to forgive the guilty.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about whether or not a project manager that aspires to a career in management should get a PMP or MBA.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Business Driven PMO Success Stories, Chapter 5 - Techniques for Establishing a PMO Mandate," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the recent release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. And in today's podcast, I would like to share with you Chapter 5 - Techniques for Establishing a PMO Mandate.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "What was your worst PMO steering committee experience? I'll go first." Naturally, there are many kinds of bad experiences that can be had with PMO steering committees. My worst experience was in a PMO in which one of the PMO steering committee members simply refused to show up and participate in the PMO meetings. As you can imagine, it is very hard to conduct portfolio management discussions, prioritizations, and selections for new project opportunities not to mention make decisions about rescuing or terminating existing projects without the full participation of all those that needed to be present.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about whether or not a PMO be viewed as a permanent organization or an organization that at some point in time works itself out of a job.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Business Driven PMO Success Stories, Chapter 4 - Case Study Example of PMO Failure," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the recent release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. And in today's podcast, I would like to share with you Chapter 4 - Case Study Example of PMO Failure.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "What was your worst international project management experience? I'll go first." Having worked quite a bit internationally, it is very hard to limit this question to just one answer. Having said that, there was one international project management experience that stands out. In my first few international project management experiences, I did not appreciate the need to be able to self-medicate and to understand what your body is telling you.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about whether ot not two PMOs be combined into one.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Business Driven PMO Success Stories, Chapter 3 - Project Management Community Mind-set All Wrong," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the recent release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. And in today's podcast, I would like to share with you Chapter 3 - Project Management Community Mind-set All Wrong.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "What was your worst PPM tool experience? I'll go first." Perhaps one of my worst PPM tool experiences had very little to do with the actual tool itself, rather the management expectation of what the tool would do for them.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about introducing Agile to a PMO team that doesn't know and doesn't care about it.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Business Driven PMO Success Stories, Chapter 2 - PMO Survey Findings," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the recent release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. And in today's podcast, I would like to share with you Chapter 2 - PMO Survey Findings.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "What was your worst people management experience? I'll go first." Well, to start, I have made so many people management mistakes over the years that it is hard to pick the one that was the worst. But one of my first and fairly bad people management mistakes happened years ago in my first year of management.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about inappropriate workplace humor.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Business Driven PMO Success Stories, Chapter 1 - Why PMOs Fail," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the recent release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. And in today's podcast, I would like to share with Chapter 1 - Why PMOs Fail.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "What was your worst PMO setup experience? I'll go first." Okay, I will admit it. I have made so many PMO mistakes over the last 30 years. And almost always, the errors of my ways could have been easily foreseen. But alas, it happens. Perhaps my first and most memorable PMO setup mistakes happened years ago. I had previously setup and managed a departmental PMO that was viewed as very helpful to the business. On account of that experience, I was named to head another departmental PMO. Without a great deal of planning, I rushed into a cookie-cutter PMO strategy that was similar to the one I had just had success with for a different business group. You know, "people, process, tools" and let's through in some training, mentoring, communicating and reporting. All of this served constituents and worked well before, but not this time.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about whether or not to put project managers in a new PMO.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World, Introduction to the Book," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the recent release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. And in today's podcast, I would like to share with you the introduction to the book.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "PMO Purpose? Simple question, wrong answer." Today, I have a test for you. Actually a quiz. I am going to ask you a question. The question is a simple question, but it is also a question that 9 out of 10 project management professions, certified PMPs, get wrong. Here is the question, what is the purpose of a PMO?
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about which is more valuable to obtain, a PMP or an MBA.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Tactical Guide for Building a PMO, an interview with Bill Dow, author of the book," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to have Bill Dow with us today. I have known Bill for quite some time and wanted to have him on the show to talk about his two books and perspectives on PMO Setup and Management.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "How to give a sincere apology." If you are like me, every now and then you find yourself in need of giving someone a sincere apology. Now, I know that there are folks that advocate you should never, ever apologize. I am not one of those folks, to the contrary.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about not liking being a project manager.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Now released, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I am very happy to announce the release and availability of my new book, Business Driven PMO Success Stories - Across Industries and Around the World. This book is my third in the business driven PMO book series, published by J. Ross Publishing. I have dedicated this book to the hundreds of executives, PMO managers, and practitioners of project management that I have had the opportunity to work with and learn from over the last three decades. And I truly hope that I have succeeded in accurately portraying the wisdom that these folks have graciously shared with me.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "Top 10 tips for international business travel." Over the years I have travelled quite a bit internationally. Like anything you do on a repetitive basis, you naturally pick up and acquire tips and things to do or not do. So today I have ten tips to share with you to help with international business travel.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about project deadlines that are set before the project has been planned.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "More about the PMOEdge Workshop Series, an Interview with Terry Doerscher," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. If you are a PMO manager and active in the PMO and PPM domain, then you probably already know Terry Doerscher. Terry is a PMO and PPM subject matter expert and industry servant leader having first been and very successful PMO manager himself and later a provider of PMO thought leadership at Planview where he head Professional Services and later became the Planview Chief Process Architect and now at BOT International where he heads the PPM Advisory Services Practice. Terry is here with us today to tell us about the PMOEdge Workshop Series, an exciting and highly interactive two day workshop experience designed to help you set up a new PMO or improve upon an existing PMO.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "Goals bad, four legs good – Part 2." In part 1 our last podcast memo, we talked about the idea advocated lately by many in the business management domain that goals are harmful. For example, because of a personal goal, there was bad teamwork or because of team goal, there was lack of individual initiative. You get the idea. Do you buy it?
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about whether or not project management is the same regardless of project.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Introducing the PMOEdge Workshop Series, an Interview with Lisa DiTullio," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. If you are a PMO manager and active in the PMO domain, then you probably already know Lisa DiTullio. Lisa is a PMO subject matter expert and industry servant leader having first been and very successful PMO manager herself and later a provider of PMO thought leadership and services as founder and President of Your Project Office, a firm that specializes in helping organizations of all shapes and sizes with their PMOs. Lisa is here with us today to tell us about the PMOEdge Workshop Series, an exciting and highly interactive two day workshop experience designed to help you set up a new PMO or improve upon an existing PMO.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "Goals bad, four legs good – Part 1." Lately, it seems that where ever you turn within the business management domain, one after another expert (usually from Harvard Business School) has put out a paper on the harmful effects of goals. Usually the research findings suggest something like this, "The benefits of goal setting have long been over overstated and the harmful effects of having goals have been completely ignored. So, in conclusion let there be no more goals. Really?
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about whether or not a PMO is a benefit generating department or a service organization.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Agile Today, highlights of Dave Garrett's interview with Jim Highsmith," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Dave Garrett and Jim Highsmith need no introduction. Both giants in the industry, Dave created the largest online community of project management professionals now known as ProjectManagement.com, formerly known as gantthead. And Jim Highsmith, well if you don't know Jim Highsmith, you don't know agile. Jim is a coauthor of The Agile Alliance and a founding member of The Agile Alliance. Jim has authored many books and whitepapers and has consulted with IT organizations, product development organizations, and software companies around the world. Not long ago, Dave interviewed Jim to talk about Agile Today. This is such an excellent interview, that I wanted to highlight a few key questions and answers of the interview for you.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "What is the cloud?" Have you heard the term "Cloud" or "Cloud Computing?" Of course you have. But what exactly is it. And why is all of this referred to as a cloud? Is it because we are all no doubt going to get rained on? Well, not exactly, though some of that will no doubt happen. The term cloud computing comes from the practice of using drawings of stylized clouds to denote networks in diagrams of systems and the word cloud, or I should say drawing of a cloud, is used to represent the internet and this technique dates back to more than twenty years ago. The actual concept of the cloud dates back to the 1950s, where large mainframe computers became available and accessible through fixed function, green screen, cathode ray terminals or CRTs as they were called.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about adding additional Graphical Indicators to the 50 or so that come with Microsoft Project.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Don't Miss the 11/15 PowerSteering Webcast - Finding the PPM Sweet Spot," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. For years, Jay Hoskins, the Director of Solution Consulting, has given presentations on business driven approaches to project portfolio management as has Susan Go, who is one of the PowerSteering PPM subject matter experts. PowerSteering is one of those leading PPM providers that recognizes that for most organizations a PPM initiative is far more than merely implementing a tool.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "Top 10 PowerPoint Presentation Tips." Many people may think that good presenters were just born that way or are naturals at it, but I have found that not to be the case. Like with any craft, being good takes planning and practice. And in the case of giving a good presentation, it can also take having a good command and repertoire of some of the common and effective tips and techniques. So today, we have amassed a list of tips, ten altogether, for giving PowerPoint presentations.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about surviving international travel in economy class.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Daptiv Announces 2012 PMO Success Webinar Series," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. In the last few months, I have had the opportunity to work with and get to know the daptiv company a little better. Their marketing manager, Satish Kumar, reached out to us with an idea for a PMO Success Webinar Series. He invited me to join one of daptiv's PMO thought leaders, David Blomhorst, who heads the daptiv Services and Solutions team, to provide a series of four webinars aimed at helping people with their PMOs.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "Sales people - don't confuse value with price discounts." Not long ago, in discussions with a service provider about renewal of services that were not performing, they used terms like value and ROI quite often and quite loosely. In fact, it was clear that we did not speak the same language with respect to what is an expense and what is a benefit. And from there, the discussions about payback, ROI, and other such things to determine whether or not such products and services were warranted for renewal became unnecessarily irritating.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about finding a PMO mentor.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Don't Miss the PM Solutions 2012 PMO of the Year Virtual Award Ceremony," presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Today, it is my pleasure to share with you the announcement of PM Solutions of their 2012 PMO of the Year Virtual Award Ceremony. What is the PMO of the Year Award? Well, it is just that. It is an award that is designed to annually recognize the best of the best PMOs. If your calendar permits, this is a must-attend event for PMO practitioners and enthusiasts.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "CFO pleads, stop speaking project management mumbo-jumbo!" Last night, on my flight from Pennsylvania back to Orlando, Florida, I found myself sitting next to a CFO. Not long after the plane took off, I took out my laptop to do some work. I suppose the nature of what was on my laptop screen gave away my occupation, and after a few moments, my fellow passenger struck up a conversation with me. After pleasant introductions, he shared with me more about his company and specially, quite a bit more about what he thought of the company’s PMO. Generally speaking, he was not at all satisfied with the PMO and he cited three reasons.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about having a one person PMO.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Future of Project Management, an interview with Samir Penkar" presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Today, it is my pleasure to have Samir Penkar on the show to tell us about his project management site, Future of Project Management. Samir has grown from the trenches of project management and just like you and me. Samir strives to create commentary that is fresh, content rich and thought provoking. He likes to talk about the future, and to look into trends and to spot and identify opportunities.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo shares, "Introducing a must read book, Green Project Management." Have you heard the term Green Project Management? Do you know what it is? Do you know the importance of Green Project Management both today and on into the future? Could you explain it in twenty seconds to your boss while on the elevator? Well, if you have answered no to any of these questions, and even if you haven't, then I am very happy to introduce to you the book Green Project Management, written by Rich Maltzman and David Shirley, published in 2010 by CRC Press.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about managing a disgruntled vendor.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Is Your PMO Qualified?" presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. I often get asked for tips for how to rapidly set up a PMO and for how to show compelling results within the first six months of the PMO that demonstrate, to everyone's satisfaction, the value of the PMO. But before getting to the magical roadmap of steps to set up a PMO, I always first ask a simple question. And that is, is your PMO initiative qualified? This, almost always, produces a blank stare, much like the proverbial dear in the headlights of a fast moving vehicle late at night.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo shares, "Announcing a new green PM learning opportunity." I just received a nice email from Rich Maltzman, a wonderfully kind man and expert in all things PMO. Rich just told me about a new learning opportunity. Rich and his compatriots are running a very important 7 PDU online, instructor-led course with the Sustainability Learning Centre of Canada. By way of course description, this program is comprised of four sequential 90-minute modules with engaging assessments. The assessments must be completed to advance to the next module (1, 2, and 3), and there is one final assessment (at the end of Module 4) required for completion of the entire program.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about project manager incentive-based compensation.
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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Top Three Characteristics of an at Risk PMO" presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. As many of you know, I am a big proponent of the concept of the Business Driven PMO. About a decade ago, after performing some basic PMO research, it became clear to those of us involved in the PMO research project, that the findings were showing a cluster of data in two distinct and measureable areas. At the time, we coined these to clusters Business Driven PMOs and Inwardly Focused PMOs. Today, we present the top three characteristics of an inwardly focused, at risk, PMO.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo announces, "Introducing Samir Penkar's project management site, The Future of Project Management." In this PMO Podcast episode, I would like to introduce all of you to a very nice and smart man, Mr. Samir Penkar, who has a new project management site called The Future of Project Management. Samir is creating project management and PMO commentary that is fresh, content rich and very thought provoking. Visit the futureofprojectmanagement.com and say hello to Samir.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about chaning an existing IT PMO into an enterprise PMO.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Top Three Characteristics of a Business Driven PMO" presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. As many of you know, I am a big proponent of the concept of the Business Driven PMO. About a decade ago, after performing some basic PMO research, it became clear to those of us involved in the PMO research project, that the findings were showing a cluster of data in two distinct and measureable areas. At the time, we coined these to clusters Business Driven PMOs and Inwardly Focused PMOs. Today, we present the top three characteristics of a business driven PMO.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo asks, "Is Project Risk Management tied to Personal Risk Management?" This last month, I have been spending more time than usual discussing Project Risk Management with peers, colleagues, and some of my PMO manager friends. Our discussions came about on account of each of us having some kind of personal project at home to manage. And what we discovered was a correlation between Project Risk Management and Personal Risk Management.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about qualities you look for when interviewing a project manager candidate.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "Project Weavers, an interview with Matthew Weaver, President and CEO" presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Today, we have with us Matthew Weaver, an experienced project management trainer, consultant, and subject matter expert. Matthew is here to share with us his experiences and perspectives.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "Green Fatigue." OKAY, I will be the first to say it. I am greened-out. I am tired of hearing about green this and green that. Okay, crucify me now. My green fatigue is not because of over use of the term, nor is it due to all of the exploitative things that always accompany if not take over such a cause, nor is it on account of government waste, abuse, and fraud related to all things green. I suppose the reason that I am so greened-out is that deep down I am a Deming enthusiast and process improvement advocate.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about earned value management.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents "PMO in Brazil, an interview with Rodrigo Cezar de Oliveria, PM and PMO Subject Matter Expert" presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Today, we have with us Rodrigo Cezar de Oliveira, an experienced project management professional and PMO manager. Rodrigo is here to talk with us about PMO in Brazil.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, "Who makes project decisions; the project manager or the software developer?" Today, I have a question for all of you listening based upon a real life company. In this company, the software developer told the project manager that the planned time for the development of a particular capability was going to take an extra two weeks. The original planned time for this was eight weeks. So my question is who should make the decision to update the project plan with the new estimate for how long it will take to develop the software capability?
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about about stakeholder communication.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story discusses The Sayings of Confucius as they relate to the PMO, presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Provided are seven popular sayings of Confucius related to today's PMO as pearls of wisdom.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo discusses, "Is Project Management a Profession or a core competence?"
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question on starting a new PMO, their core mandate, and whether or not to implement a PPM tool right away.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
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