Picture this, you’ve been renovating your dream oceanfront house, you arrive there one day, and the house is teetering on the edge of falling off the cliff. You phone the experts for help. They review and assess, but it’s worse than anyone thought – the house is ablaze inside. Thankfully, through their experience and guidance,
The PRINCE2 Practitioner accreditation is a highly sought after and recognised certification by the international project management community. Are you considering sitting the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam? Don’t just assume because you have passed the PRINCE2 Foundation exam with flying colours that the Practitioner exam is a given. The 2013 global pass rate for Practitioner exams
Did you know that 39% of organisations could not define the purpose of their PMO?*1 When someone mentions they have a PMO, I make no assumptions…first question I ask: What is the purpose of your PMO? / What does your PMO mean in terms of business value to what problems does it solve? Would you
For many PMOs the bewitching hour comes all too quickly – if you haven’t agreed your PMO’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) upfront with your senior stakeholders, how can you demonstrate the value of your PMO? Remember that KPIs need to be scrutinised not only in terms of achievement, but also reviewed on a regular basis
Programmes are often cited as the means of transforming an organisation to a new way of working – be that in response to digital disruption, competitive pressures, regulatory requirements or new business models. Typically, a programme is made up of integrated projects or initiatives focussing on supplying one or more of the ‘pieces’ to complete
Project Delivery Services provide a high level form of project management, including taking care of the organisation, the supervision and the administration of workers and processes that make up a project. In addition to packaging the product, the product delivery manager delivers the final product to the client. Overseeing the entire operation, the delivery manager
Is your PMO building a business or simply pushing process? Don’t worry if you mentally raised a hand at the second part of that question. You are not alone. At a recent Agile conference in the UK, this issue was tackled head on and panelists urged PMO leaders to “act like a CEO” and drive
