PMO Swagger

[Contact Us] [About Us] [Update Profile] January 11, 2017 As our new theme begins, we look at good, bad and ugly PMOs, give some PMO warning signs and help them align with leadership. Plus, hiring the best people, project PR and making a commitment to team members. Our Knowledge Shelf helps us be better coaches, while our blogs share important resolutions. And a reader asks about the top 2017 trends in our forums! We wish you all a healthy and prosperous new year! Advertisement [Pay $149 for all your PMI® PDUs] The PDUnow site offers a PDU subscription for $149.99. A PDU subscription will allow you to earn [60 or more Category A PDUs] for 1 year (365 days days) from the day of purchase. The PDU subscription fee includes everything you need to complete online PDUs including: Access to all PMI Registered PDU courses, course materials, course final exams, final exam grading, and certificates of completion. "Instant gratification takes too long." - Carrie Fisher PM HEADLINES Three PMO Tales Is there a gold fortune buried somewhere in your organization? Before you call in Clint Eastwood, read [PMOs: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly], which reviews three different PMOs from the writer's experience--and provides a perspective on their effectiveness. Getting Your Swag Back What should you focus on if you’ve landed a job in a new PMO that is outright ineffective? [Warning Signs Your New PMO Has Lost Its Swagger] shares three reasons—and provides tips to help you forge onward, even when the path is not clear. PMO Music [Are You and Your Executive Team in Harmony?] As the new year begins, it’s time to look at what the PMO achieved last year and identify opportunities for improvement. For that to be effective, the PMO and leadership must be aligned. Top Tech Trends There are many [Emerging Technologies] that will generate a number of programs and projects in the next few years. Read about three that are likely to find their way into many projects—and thus impact PMOs. Hirer and Hirer As a project manager working in teams, your members are the lifeblood of project success. Without them, there is no work performed. How can we help human resources and ourselves [Hire the Best People] for the job? Project PR In most organizations, there are many projects competing for finite resources and management attention at any given time. [Project Public Relations] describes a proven approach to help mitigate risks around losing resources mid-project--or dropping in the organization's priorities versus other projects. Living the Commitment [How Far Will You Go?] As project managers, our biggest commitment is to our team members…but what does that really mean, and how ready are we to live the commitment? This writer shares some valuable personal lessons learned over the years. "'Singin' in the Rain' and childbirth were the two hardest things I ever had to do in my life." - Debbie Reynolds A Quality Doc A quality process is typically entrenched as a documented procedure or a quality document or standard that governs the creation of services, products and activities that produce results. [Quality Planning for Projects] provides some help developing this important document. Attention! Human resource-related projects can be high visibility and affect a large number of employees. Understanding [Organizational Change in Your HR Project (Part 2)] will help you monitor effectively—and focus the attention of your project team on the highest-priority risk areas. The Resource Line You might have the best idea in the world for a project that will make clients happy and profits for your company. But if you cannot [Line up the Resources], it will never get off the ground. KNOWLEDGE SHELF [Coaching Skills to Become an Effective Strategic Project Manager] Organizations whose senior leaders make an effort to coach others achieve higher business results. Project managers should implement coaching methods by improving the four skill sets highlighted in this article: active listening, powerful questions, direct communication and creating awareness. These tools help to solve problems effectively and serve to empower each team member. [Transparency in Project Management] Transparency in everyday project management practice sets the bar high and gives project managers and their teams a sense of responsibility to stand by. Aligned with selected Process Groups and their Knowledge Areas from the PMBOK® Guide, this paper serves as a starting point to cogitate, initiate and implement transparency. The mission of [Knowledge Shelf]is to help project professionals advance our practice by sharing their experiences and viewpoints. It is comprised of practitioners from a wide range of fields, covering both popular and niche topics. From lessons learned and case studies to opinion pieces and articles, this platform gives a voice to peers new to our online community, and allows for longer form contributions. For more information on how to submit your own article, please see our [Editorial Guidelines]. THE PM POLL Is there a question you've been itching to ask? Did you know that ProjectManagement.com members have a community at their fingertips? [Create a poll] today to get some PM help from your peers! [Q: What will be the skills for project managers in the 4.0 industry?] - Cognitive abilities - Systems skills - Complex problem solving - Content skills - Process skills - Social skills - Resource management skills - Technical skills TOOL SPOTLIGHT PM: [Innotas] [Search for your solution on our Tool Finder] BLOG IT Our [ProjectManagement.com Blogs]--written by some of our most experienced staff and community--offer more valuable insight on the latest issues and trends facing your company and your career. Here's a look at some of the latest postings... [Voices on Project Management]by Dave Wakeman and Cyndee Miller As we prepare to head into a new year, Dave is getting on board with [3 Project Management Resolutions for 2017]. Plus, Cyndee reviews 2016 in [The Good, The Bad and The Ugly] and then fast forwards for [A Peek at Project Management in 2017]. [The Money Files]by Elizabeth Harrin In his book Business Leadership for IT Projects, Gary Lloyd talks about the business case as a management tool. Elizabeth shares [16 Red Flags To Look for in Business Cases]. Plus, she asks [How Do You Use PM Tools (And How Much Do They Cost You)?] and looks at [5 Quick Estimating Tips] in her latest video entry. [Authentic Success]by Debbie Vandenakker Debbie used to be a New Year’s Eve lover. She loved the planning, the excitement, the energy… but didn’t love the letdown. We are built to behave in ways that keep us safe emotionally. Will there be [A New You in the New Year?] Debbie shares some advice. [Step by Step] by Maria T Mata-Sivera The beginning of a new year is always shown as an opportunity to reflect on our goals or resolutions fulfilled (and unfulfilled) throughout the year. Our blogger fulfilled them all by managing her personal life as a project. [New Year’s Resolutions: PM Process Groups] has more. [Game Theory in Management]by Michael Hatfield As December’s theme of human resources transitions to January’s of PMOs, Michael wanted to address their point of intersection: As you align the personnel who are to populate your PMO and, by extension, feed your PMO the data it needs to perform portfolio-wide analysis, what are your biggest barriers to success? A [recent entry] has more. [Servant Leadership: Serve to be Great]by Suzan Cho and Catalin Dogaru Dancing has several characteristics that facilitate an invisible, powerful bonding between people that makes for a beautiful performance. Catalin thinks leadership should follow the same “recipe.” Read more in [Teach me to dance]. Plus, Suzan stresses how [Focused leaders stay fit and in harmony!] [Prepared to Launch: Growing Up PM at NASA]by David Maynard Dave and his team wanted to run a simulation for a full seven days. But the computer systems failed just before 40 hours each time. What happened next? 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