by Jennifer Bailey | Oct 28, 2025 | PMO, Assurance
Project reviews sound simple on paper. Hold a meeting, gather evidence, ask the right questions, and write a report. In practice, they are far more complex. Reviews are not just about process or paperwork; they are about people, timing, and judgement. They can reveal...
by Jennifer Bailey | Nov 11, 2024 | Assurance
Assurance is all about delivering confidence across projects, programmes and portfolios and when it comes to success it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day hustle and forget the bigger picture. But as anyone working in a PMO knows, assurance is where the...
by Lindsay Scott | Oct 15, 2024 | Agile, Assurance
Here at PMO Learning, we have two courses that fit perfectly together for this article. Both the Assurance for PMO Professionals and the Lean-Agile PMO courses cover distinct knowledge and training for PMO professionals but what happens when we bring them a little...
by Lindsay Scott | May 21, 2024 | Assurance
According to the PMO Competency Framework, the assurance service and associated activities from the PMO is all about: Providing confidence to the executive, sponsor and stakeholders that the project, programme and/or portfolio remains under control, on track to...
by Jennifer Bailey | Jan 24, 2024 | PMO, Assurance
Timely and efficient assurance is now widely recognised as a crucial factor in project success. Conducting appropriate reviews at the right time can steer a project in the right direction or prompt intervention if deviations occur. Assurance extends beyond mere...
by Jennifer Bailey | Sep 22, 2023 | PMO Essentials for PMO Administrators, P3O, Virtual Classroom, Assurance, PMO
We have been hosting training courses for over 6 years now and since COVID, virtual training courses have become the new normal, bringing the classroom to our homes, offices, and well any place with a Wi-Fi connection. We have noticed a few differences between...
