Programs http://www.projectmanagement.com/Programs/ Copyright: (C) 2013 ProjectManagement.com Sat, 25 May 2013 02:05:00 GMT http://www.projectmanagement.com/design/logo.gif http://www.projectmanagement.com/Programs/ As we continue our PMP workout, we look at the Project Time Management knowledge area--which involves six processes that interact with each other and are described as discrete and sequential, but in reality may overlap. http://www.projectmanagement.com//articles//278782/The-Path-to-the-PMP--Part-6- Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT What is your PMO's reputation among the PMs it serves? There could be a lot of distrust. Through experience, one manager discovered some potential problem areas that you may want to look at in your own organization. http://www.projectmanagement.com//articles//278614/What-Do-Your-PMs-Think-of-Your-PMO- Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT While many projects may not have to adopt the elements of the Federal Incident Command System, some are set up to resolve a certain time-bound resolution of organizational priorities and can reap the benefits. http://www.projectmanagement.com//articles//278602/How-Emergency-Response-Helps-Project-Execution Mon, 06 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT Many PMOs do not fully understand their role within the larger enterprise. What can PMOs do to improve lackluster performance and increase the return on investment? Let's look at a few of the emerging trends for PMOs to help answer that question... http://www.projectmanagement.com//articles//278283/PMO-Trends Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT Adoption of a Program Management Office is not a decision that should be made quickly or taken lightly. Careful preparation, clear alignment with organization objectives and stakeholder feedback are critical to a PMO's success. http://www.projectmanagement.com//articles//278314/Evaluating-Organizational-Readiness-for-a-PMO Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT Organizations that take project governance for granted are headed for a fall. There is one area where governance seems to be failing in many organizations, and it's perhaps surprising--the PMO. That is incredibly dangerous, and here's why... http://www.projectmanagement.com//articles//278378/The-Problem-with-PMOs-and-Governance Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT Every project has an issues log. But what about the PMO? Does your PMO manage issues and maintain an issues log? Do you look for trends across the issues of different projects and take proactive steps to address them? Do you attempt to prevent issues through good communication? In this article, we look at a model for PMO-level issue management and suggest ways that it can improve the quality of projects that your PMO is responsible for. http://www.projectmanagement.com//articles//278305/PMO-level-Issue-Management Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT Determining the nature and scope of a project is essential to refining how the resulting effort will accomplish business needs. A crucial component of this is having the knowledge of the business environment and the demands it must meet. http://www.projectmanagement.com//articles//278284/You-Wanna-Be-Starting-Something- Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT If governance is designed to ensure that project execution occurs appropriately, then who ensures that governance occurs appropriately? To try and avoid conflict, an organization needs to ensure that governance committees operate with a series of guidelines. http://www.projectmanagement.com//articles//278280/Whos-Governing-Your-Governance-Committee- Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT Major project failure can happen to anyone. What's important is to make sure that the organization can recover from such a situation, and that requires both advance planning (it's too late to start planning the recovery when the disaster has already happened) and strong execution. Is your PMO prepared? http://www.projectmanagement.com//articles//278206/Recovering-from-Project-Failure Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT One of the primary roles of the PMO is to provide a framework for ensuring proper governance over projects. Here we look at some of the obstacles and challenges facing the PMO governance function--and some tips for overcoming them. http://www.projectmanagement.com//articles//277985/Project-Governance--Overcoming-Obstacles Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT How does your organization ensure that benefits realization occurs? For so many projects, there is never any measurement of whether projected gains were actually achieved. In this article, we look at how the PMO can assist in improving that situation. http://www.projectmanagement.com//articles//276151/Who-Owns-Benefit-Measurement- Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT