Last week another PMO practitioner in a related industry asked me the question "How do you know how mature your PMO is at any given time? Is there a measure or gauge for maturity that you can use to determine your current state?" This is an extremely timely question in today's project and program management environment. And I am sure there are many different answers to … [Read more...] about How Do You Gauge the Maturity of Your PMO Organization?
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What is the Actual Cost to Your PMO for not Capturing and Sharing Project Lessons Learned?
This past week was the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastation of New Orleans. The commentary on "Meet the Press" stated that it was the largest "man-made" disaster in U.S. history; not the largest "natural disaster." Why? Because at some point in the past, a large (failed) project was undertaken to reinforce New Orleans' levee system. This project was supposed … [Read more...] about What is the Actual Cost to Your PMO for not Capturing and Sharing Project Lessons Learned?
Benchmarking to Improve the Performance of Your PMO
In recent blog posts, I have discussed how individual project and program managers can improve their capabilities and performance through some simple, yet very tangible and actionable, everyday tasks in the project process. I want to turn now to "benchmarking", an area which can be applied to improve performance on several "scales", whether it be overall performance of a … [Read more...] about Benchmarking to Improve the Performance of Your PMO
Five Tangible Things Aspiring Young Project Managers Can Do to Enhance Their Capabilities
I have noticed recently, in the Discussion sections of LinkedIn's Project Managers, PMO, and PMO Bloggers Groups, that aspiring young project managers have been requesting advice from more experienced project managers and PMO leaders as to what steps they can take to enhance their ability to move forward in the "project community" and to advance their project management … [Read more...] about Five Tangible Things Aspiring Young Project Managers Can Do to Enhance Their Capabilities
What is the Role of Risk Analysis and Risk Management in the Modern Program Management Office (PMO)?
"The mastery of risk is the foundation of modern life, from insurance to the stock market to engineering, science, and medicine. We cannot see the future, but by calculating probabilities, we can do the next best thing: make intelligent decisions--and take control of our lives--on the basis of scientific forecasts." Peter Bernstein, Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of … [Read more...] about What is the Role of Risk Analysis and Risk Management in the Modern Program Management Office (PMO)?
