General Tips and Hints

	02 September 2008 Project Management Developing Maturity   Project Management Developing MaturityDeveloping maturity is a key part of PMO improvement. However, it is not the only issue, nor the most important. All of these strategic issues are essential to th...
	17 August 2008 Project Management Maturity   Project Management MaturityApplying maturity to project management In 2003, after several years of development, the PMI picked up on the concept of organization maturity and released the Organizationa...
	27 July 2008 Project Management Production Enviroment   Project Management Production EnviromentThe question is easier to answer in a production environment than in a project environment. If a company has been reliably making mechanical parts for 100 years...
	07 July 2008 Project Management Maturity   Project Management MaturityPMO Maturity. PMOs often face a challenge to justify their existence and the expense of keeping the PMO running. A proper understanding of PMO maturity will provide the PMO ...
	17 June 2008 Project Office Certification   Project Office CertificationThe statement is called a certification, and the manager is said to have certified that the work is under control. Controlled self-assessment moves some of the assurance fu...
	28 May 2008 Project Management Post-Implementation Review   Project Management Post-Implementation ReviewThe following people should be involved in the PIR:The project sponsorThe project managerBusiness analysts who can evaluate benefits realized in comparison...
	09 May 2008 Project Management Post-Implementation Reviews   Project Management Post-Implementation ReviewsPost-Implementation Reviews (PIR)The Post-Implementation Review occurs some period, typically three months, after the close of a project. This section des...
	19 April 2008 Project Office Assessment   Project Office AssessmentFunctionally, an assessment is similar to an audit. The overall process is the same, and the rules governing an independence are the same. What is different is the scope. Whil...
	30 March 2008 Project Management Office Assessment   Project Management Office AssessmentAssessment of that year is the beginning of measurement of the benefits of PMO Services.That assessment can include anecdotal evidence of benefits of the work the P...
	10 March 2008 Project Office Guidelines   Project Office GuidelinesThese general guidelines are presented here. Additional information can be found in the Perform Assessments Service page, and the PMO can use its own Assessments Service to pe...
	20 February 2008 Challenges in the Project Office   Challenges in the Project Office In terms of influence, the general PMO has the greatest challenge, because there is the greatest gap between its outputs – the methodology, processes, ...
	30 January 2008 Activities for a PMO   Activities for a PMO In turn, those activities and attitudes lead to these beneficial results:More projects delivering acceptable results on time and within budgetA higher project success rateThe...
	10 January 2008 PMO Project Management Office Influence   PMO Project Management Office InfluenceFor a PMO to succeed, it must improve the way the entire company performs projects. It is not enough for the PMO to do good work, it must also influence others t...
	20 December 2007 Describing the PMO Organization   Describe OrganizationThe PMO Manager defines the internal and external organization, within an Organization Chart.Preparing the internal organization chartFirst, the PMO Manager reviews the Growth Pla...
	30 November 2007 Statement of Intent for a PMO   Prepare Statement of IntentThe statement of intent is prepared in two steps1. Prepare Formal Letter2. Prepare Supporting Documentation Prepare formal letterThe formal letter of intent i...
	10 November 2007 Project Management Office ROI Calculation   The formula for ROI calculationAfter identifying the financial benefits and cost budget, you will have all of the inputs required to calculate the return on investment (ROI). Return on Investment (ROI...
	20 October 2007 Interviews and Studies in the Project Office   Conduct InterviewsThe PMO initiator prepares a questionnaire and then interviews key executives and experienced project managers, preferably in person. The questionnaire acts as a guideline, but each ...
	30 September 2007 The PMO Life Cycle   The PMO Life CycleThe PMO Life Cycle is a series of phases undertaken to launch, plan, execute, and improve a PMO. The Method123 Project Office Management life cycle (MPOM™) consists of four pha...
	10 September 2007 PMO Project Management Office Maturity   PMO MaturityA PMO cannot launch all at once and provide all the services that would be of benefit to the organization. At the same time, if the PMO starts small and solves just a few problems, it can ...
	20 August 2007 Multiple Project Offices   Multiple PMOsIt is possible for a single organization to have more than one PMO. There are three reasons for having multiple PMOs, and each reason leads to a different model for what the PMOs do and h...
	30 July 2007 Project Management Office and Project Managers   Relationship with Project ManagersThe Project Management Office or Project Office PMO succeeds by ensuring that project managers succeed. These are specific examples of ways PMOs can do this: Providin...
	10 July 2007 Project Management Office   The PMO Life Cycle - OverviewTo explain the project office life cycle fully, it is first necessary to understand more about projects, programs, and portfolios. And then learn about PMO types, their be...