Project Challenge 2021

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PMO Learning are excited to be part of Project Challenge – the UK’s leading independent show for projects, programmes, process and resource. The free event will be taking place on the 19th October 2021, at the QE11 Centre in London. Project Challenge is aimed at Project Managers/Leaders/Directors, Resource Managers/Directors, Business Change Leaders,, Operations Directors/Managers and …

The PMO Learning Workcation 2021

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Last week, those of us at PMO Learning took our first workcation of 2021 – continuing our yearly tradition of taking time to re-group, re-energise and refocus. We stayed in the stunning Forest of Dean, and  we spent the week enjoying the change of scenery, reflecting on the past 18 months, and pulling together a …

Meet the PMO Coaching Team!

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Recently, we’ve seen more and more people interested in our PMO Coaching Sessions. Our team of coaches have a huge wealth of experience and can help you whether you’re just starting out in your PMO career, looking to progress to the next step of your professional development, improve your current performance or even set professional …

Motivating Your PMO

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We’re continuing our new blog series where we take a more in-depth look at some of the 51 different key skills, and 16 key behaviours in the PMO Competency Framework – this week, we’re looking at a key Relationships skill – Motivate. The PMO Competency Framework (p. 293) describes the Motivate skills as, The ability …

Getting Started in PMO

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A career in project management is not all about being a Project Manager. Over the last twenty years – PMO – which can mean Project Management Office; Programme Management Office or Portfolio Management Office has been a very credible alternative. Getting into a PMO role is often seen as the entry-level step into working in …

Training Options for Project Support Officers

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If you’re currently working as a Project Support Officer or Project Co-ordinator, where do you go to increase your knowledge and skills to help you do the job better? When I think back to my early career – I worked as a Project Co-ordinator for a consulting firm and started with zero experience in projects. …

Taking a Look at the Learning and Skills at Work Survey 2021

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In May 2021, the CPID, in partnership with Accenture, released a report entitled ‘Learning and Skills at Work Survey 2021‘. The report was commissioned to understand how the past year has impacted learning and development (L&D) within organisations – and there have been several key findings from the report that we found particularly interesting. The …

Essentials for PMO Administrators Launch Webinar

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On Thursday 27th May, PMO Learning Directors Lindsay Scott and Eileen J Roden hosted a webinar introducing the launch of brand new certification, the House of PMO: Essentials for PMO Administrators. The session covered the following topics – the new body for PMO professionals, the House of PMO, the PMO Competency Framework, PMO Roles and …