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Episode 136: The PMO Summit 2008

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This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, “The PMO Summit 2008”, an interview with Marie-Louise Adlercreutz, IQPC Conference Director, presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Are you seeking to setup a PMO this your or next? Could your existing PMO be more successful in its efforts to deliver projects within the set time-frame and budget? If so, this exclusive conference presents an invaluable opportunity for you to hear practical experiences that highlight best practice strategies from leading organizations. The PMO Summit 2008 is for PMO executives who want to take their program management efforts to the next level moving beyond a strict focus on technology and accreditation, but effectively incorporating the "soft skills" associated with team-building and leadership development to create a more holistic PMO strategy. The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, “Don't Rush Planning." Have you ever heard the expression, “The early bird gets the worm?” Those that are always in a hurry to do things, always have a mindset to rush things along. For people like this, there is never enough time to do it right the first time, but there is always enough time to do it over, and over, and over? The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about project manager authority to pause the project or change the schedule. The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 750 companies.Request a Demo LoginThe PMO Podcast™ is a trademark of BOT International. The PMO Podcast™ and its RSS feed are copyright © by BOT International 2008. All rights reserved. read less

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Episode 136: The PMO Summit 2008

Thu November 06 2008

This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, “The PMO Summit 2008”, an interview with Marie-Louise Adlercreutz, IQPC Conferen... read more

Episode 135: Establishing a Community of Practice in 7 Easy Steps

Fri July 18 2008

This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, “Establishing a Community of Practice in 7 Easy Steps”, an interview with Andrew... read more

This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, “Establishing a Community of Practice in 7 Easy Steps”, an interview with Andrew Maker, SME, Gantthead.com, presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Have you considered establishing a community of practice? Are you a bit concerned that your Community of Practice does not become one of those initiatives that starts out with great enthusiasm, but quickly loses steam and support? Well, today we have Andrew Makar, an expert in project and program management, with us. Andrew recently wrote an excellent article entitled, “Establishing a Community of Practice in 7 Easy Steps”, and he is here with us today to tell us all about it. The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, “Balance Theory with Practicality." When it comes to setting up and managing a project office, there is a lot of theory out there, but how much of that theory is practical? Whether it is a tool, a technique, a methodology, a process, a policy, or a metric, a theory that is not balanced with practicality is of little value to most PMOs. The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about where in the organization should a PMO reside. The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 750 companies.Request a Demo LoginThe PMO Podcast™ is a trademark of BOT International. The PMO Podcast™ and its RSS feed are copyright © by BOT International 2008. All rights reserved. read less

Episode 134: How to Develop a Strategic Plan for the PMO

Fri June 27 2008

This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, “How to Develop a Strategic Plan for the PMO”, presented by Mark Perry (about Ma... read more

This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, “How to Develop a Strategic Plan for the PMO”, presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. The benefits of a Strategic Plan are many fold. First, you answer some very straight forward questions that any business unit needs to be able to answer. Second, you speak a common strategic language that will be understood from the members of the business unit to those the business unit supports and on up to executive management, especially the CFO. And third, you place in the proper context of the strategic plan those things that make up the strategic plan. But far too often, PMOs do not have strategic plans and the resulting PMO Charter may, or may not, find support and funding in the executive office. The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, “Five Tips for Better Decision Making." If you're a PMO manager or project manager, you're a decision-maker and you have to make decisions, big and small, just about every day. When it comes to decision-making, common sense, experience, and intuition are helpful to have. And in addition to that, it is helpful to have a decision making process to ensure that decisions are made with the right amount of thinking and with the right amount of speed. Decisions made too quickly can be costly as can be decisions that are made too slowly. The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about whether or not the PMO Manager should be a certifed PMP. The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 750 companies.Request a Demo LoginThe PMO Podcast™ is a trademark of BOT International. The PMO Podcast™ and its RSS feed are copyright © by BOT International 2008. All rights reserved. read less

Episode 133: How to Encourage Bright Ideas

Fri June 13 2008

This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, “How to Encourage Bright Ideas”, presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of T... read more

This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, “How to Encourage Bright Ideas”, presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Companies run on ideas, but how do you get your people to generate them? According to the experts like Robinson and Schroeder, smart companies establish mechanisms where people can discuss think about their ideas, submit them to management in an actionable format, and then have management decide, act, and communicate as appropriate. If you value the ideas of your employees, you need to get them. The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, “Thinking outside the box." Thinking outside the box is one of those catch-phrases that is used in business all the time, especially by management consultants and executive coaches. Everyone has heard this phrase. I have heard it millions of times. Thinking outside the box is to think differently, unconventionally, from a new perspective. This phrase often refers to novel, creative and smart thinking. And, some folks refer to this as lateral thinking. But, how do you do it? The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about triple constraints and success stars. The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 750 companies.Request a Demo LoginThe PMO Podcast™ is a trademark of BOT International. The PMO Podcast™ and its RSS feed are copyright © by BOT International 2008. All rights reserved. read less

Episode 132: Introducing 5pm, a next generation PM tool

Fri May 30 2008

This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, “Introducing 5pm, a next generation PM tool”, an interview with Sergei Podberesc... read more

This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, “Introducing 5pm, a next generation PM tool”, an interview with Sergei Podbereschi, co-founder of QG Software, presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Have you heard the term, “a next generation project management tool”? Are you looking for project management functionality, but without the complexity? Well, today, we are very happy to have with us today an exciting newcomer to the scene of project management, 5PM. And here to tell us about 5pm is Sergei Podbereschi, the co-founder of QG Software, the company behind it. The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, “Find a way to make your relationships work, it is worth the effort." Have you ever had difficulty in developing a relationship with a person that you really wanted to have a relationship with? Such a person could be a boss, a co-worker, a subordinate, or for that matter a neighbor. Recently I attended a seminar on a completely different subject, but in the middle of the seminar the presenter offered some tips for “finding a way to make your relationship work.” And, two things he said put a smile on my face and let me tell you what they were and why. The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about doing a 30 day trial with a project management ASP provider. The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 750 companies.Request a Demo LoginThe PMO Podcast™ is a trademark of BOT International. The PMO Podcast™ and its RSS feed are copyright © by BOT International 2008. All rights reserved. read less