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As Chris Walters writes in the foreword to my new book ‘Leading Successful PMOs’ (Gower) – ‘The role of the PMO leader is one for a particular breed of individual. Be clear: this is a very senior position in any organisation that takes project delivery seriously – the days of co-ordinating project administrators are over. PMO...
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Please note the survey is now closed. Results will appear on the ESI website in spring 2012. ESI 2011 PMO global survey which attracted nearly 4000 participants concluded: The discourse was shifting from determining PMO maturity to the value the mature PMO brings. More transparency was needed. Three out of four non-PMO staff said their organisation either...
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1. The Issue  I raised the following question in a LinkedIn group:   A common (unsolved?) problem   How would you recommend addressing the following issue that is common in internal projects in enterprises that are not project-based?   The objective is: “to use internal technical personnel as resources on internal improvement projects, without jeopardizing day-to-day operations”.    The situation is...
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ESI Announces Top 10 Project Management Trends for 2012 Collaboration Gains Importance as Project Complexity Grows As the project environment grows in complexity, project management will require team, stakeholder and executive collaboration in 2012 like never before. On-the-job application of training, custom-made project approaches, innovative project tools and smarter resource management will be essential for driving...
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Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year! The next blog post will be on 3rd January 2012.
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When asked how typical risk management exercises are conducted, most project managers reply that this involves conversations and documentation around risk events and their respective probabilities and impacts. While this is a necessary and beneficial exercise, this standard approach and mind set does not account for taking time to recognise and focus on maximising...
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Since I spend some time driving in my car, and thinking, the thought crossed my mind when I saw two recent LinkedIn discussions going on about new project managers that this was a little like learning to drive. The requests were both for guidance in moving into project management and in becoming a junior project...
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I have been doing a lot of driving recently, which I enjoy as it gives me a lot of time to myself to think. One of the topics that I have been thinking a lot about is ‘Green’ project management and sustainability in general. I was fortunate enough to attend the IPMA International Expert Seminar (Zurich) back...
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The previous entry explained the concept of Earned Benefit in order to evaluate “percent complete” of a programme. This entry takes the idea still further and extends the ideas to allow monitoring of programme costs as well. 1.    Earned Benefit Variables 1.1    Benefits Performance Index The Benefit Performance Index at a given “data date” is (Earned Benefit)...
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