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Project Office/Enterprise Project Management
Thinking at the Organizational Level
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Team Transitions
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Dennis Smith
(September 22)
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The evolution (and de-evolution) of project teams is an ongoing process that occurs throughout the life of a project -- and an organization. How can project leaders, with an eye toward the self-organizing team model, better drive these transitions to improve execution?[more]
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Power PMO
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Robert Handler and Bryan Maizlish
(September 8)
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Part III: Xcel Energy’s post-project review process takes a hard look at what was expected and what was delivered, using value-based criteria defined in the business case. At the same time, lessons learned are captured to do better next time. Best of all, as 'keep-the-lights-on' projects are streamlined, more money is being spent on strategic, innovative initiatives.[more]
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Spelling Out EPM
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Mark Mullaly, PMP
(August 25)
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Traditional project management tools do not apply when it comes to enterprise project management, which requires the full cooperation and support of senior management. The EPM concept is appealing, but its reality has been far more elusive. So what does it take to make it work?[more]
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Best Supporting Roles
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Dennis Smith
(July 28)
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Virtual workspaces, blogs, wikis and archives can become the lifeblood of larger self-organized project teams, for which all-inclusive, continuous information sharing is a founding principle. Meanwhile, the author recommends that email take a backseat on project communication.[more]
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The On-Demand PMO
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San Retna
(June 20)
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Much like dynamic inventory and supply chain systems, the process of "virtualizing" resources to deliver them on demand can create significant efficiencies, cost-savings and improved utilization on projects. Here's how one portfolio management office does it.[more]
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Do The Right Things
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San Retna
(May 16)
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At a major AAA affiliate, the PMO plays a critical role in enterprise portfolio management efforts, providing the means to assess and rank potential initiatives while continuously engaging executives, business unit managers and project teams to share information in order to better align corporate strategy with investments.[more]
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There's A New Team In Town
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Rob Thomsett
(May 5)
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With changing market forces and business values, the traditional team model has given way to a new world order of virtual and ad hoc teams, where individuals believe they work for 'Me Inc.' The challenge now is how to lead these teams on shifting bedrock of low organizational loyalty, high staff turnover, skill specialization and increased outsourcing.[more]
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Organize Thyself
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Dennis Smith
(March 29)
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If satisfying work, not money, is the reason more people change jobs, it should be no surprise that individuals who choose their project are more productive. So-called self-organizing teams are not uncommon, but can the benefits of self-selected teams be part of a formal, broader approach to better project management?[more]
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Partners In Time
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Aaron Smith
(February 10)
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An overwhelmed government PMO serving southeast Michigan transformed itself into a cutting-edge IT operation, even while weathering budget cuts, by adopting a governance framework, taking control of its project data, and partnering with its internal customers.[more]
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Here's the Hub
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Dennis Smith
(January 13)
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In high-performance organizations, a critical role is that of the hub -- an informal leader who connects the spokes of the project, from facilitating information-sharing, solving problems and working with resource pools and clients, to providing support to the project team.[more]
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