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Why PMOs fail

In many organisations, there is a wide gap between what the PMO is doing and what the business expects. This misalignment has serious consequences for both the PMO and the business, writes Ian Needs.

February 4, 2015

Project prioritisation according to customer demand

Selecting which projects to charter within your organisation has long-term implications both for you and your organisation. PM Oracles offers a matrix to help you prioritise your projects according to a balance of demand and resources.

September 24, 2014

Project PMO: setting up a project office

Starting a PMO is a project in its own right. PM Oracles on what it takes to get a project office up and running—treat it like you would any project.

September 3, 2014

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Lessons on project governance from the CBA scandal

The CBA financial scandal is a classic example of the effect of setting the wrong performance targets. Pat Weaver on the challenge for project controls professionals and PMOs to create performance measures that focus on things that matter.

July 7, 2014

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Leadership needed for risk management

There’s a difference between knowing what the risks are and managing them, as Martin Vaughan discovers, and it’s up to PMOs to understand and guide others on how to handle risk in their overall strategy.

March 21, 2013

Valuing project procedures

Dr Lynda Bourne on the difficulties in quantifying the value of improving an organisation’s stakeholder management capabilities and establishing the return on investment for a new project management office.

February 6, 2013

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Resource management to avoid project conflicts

Because projects are temporary endeavours undertaken to create unique products, services or results, organisations have temporary resource requirements that need to be accommodated. But how can organisations avoid resource conflicts between operations and projects and among multiple projects? Guy Wilmington provides the answer.

October 3, 2012

Evaluating a program management office

Many organisations have contemplated or implemented program management as a means of managing interrelated projects within their organisation, with varying degrees of success. PM Oracles asks, how do you know its value?

August 16, 2012

Sustainability and the PMO

The overlap between sustainability management and PMO functions shows that the two are not mutually exclusive, and merging the two could even prevent offices from being disbanded.

October 5, 2011

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