by Lindsay Scott | Sep 19, 2019 | PMO, Setting Up a PMO
We piloted the Setting Up a PMO course last week in London (the course was a great success and the next one takes place in November, take a look). The course was a real eye-opener for me – and that’s from someone who’s been around PMOs for a long...
by Lindsay Scott | Sep 17, 2019 | PMO, Benefits Management
The PMO service catalogue has the potential to be quite a hefty offering. In P3O® there are 28 services (detailed in Appendix F, the PMO favourite) and if we add to that all the organisational specific services that might also be carried out by the PMO, that could be...
by Lindsay Scott | Sep 10, 2019 | PMO
It’s an interesting title the PMO Director. Interesting in that it very rarely exists in the employment market. It is much more common to see something like Head of Project Management; Director of Strategic Delivery; Enterprise PMO Manager, even Programme...
by Lindsay Scott | Sep 5, 2019 | PMO, Project:Hack
PMO Learning is sponsoring the fourth Project:Hack event in London this October. The weekend event is all about bringing together the project management community and the data science community – together, they produce great insights over the two days....
by Eileen Roden | Sep 3, 2019 | PMO
Setting up a PMO is often one of the first steps of establishing formal Project Management within an organisation – whether that be at department, division or organisation level. The role of the PMO can vary from simple reporting to developing project delivery...
by Lindsay Scott | Aug 29, 2019 | PMO
You’ve probably come across this simple, yet really effective exercise that you can be doing in your PMO to quickly gauge what you should be thinking about stopping doing in order to start something new while keep doing the things that people want and need....
by Lindsay Scott | Aug 22, 2019 | Benefits Management, PMO
PMO Learning’s Eileen Roden is presenting at the British Computer Society’s PROMS-G (Project Management specialist group) event which is open to both members and non-members. The evening session and networking event takes place on Wednesday 16th October at...
by Lindsay Scott | Aug 20, 2019 | PMO, Lean-Agile PMO
We’ve been running a two day course on the Lean-Agile PMO for a while now and we’ve seen a real assortment of PMOs and businesses come through the doors. Why are people taking the course? It’s simple, more and more projects are being delivered by...
by Lindsay Scott | Aug 15, 2019 | PMO, PMO Essentials, PMO Essentials for PMO Administrators, P3O, Setting Up a PMO
The PMO Manager job title comes in all sorts of different shapes and sizes. Here are just a few to get us going: Project Management Office Manager Portfolio Office Manager ePMO Manager Head of PMO PMO Lead Programme Office Manager PPSO Manager. . . And the list really...
by Lindsay Scott | Aug 13, 2019 | PMO, PMO Essentials for PMO Administrators
The Project Support Officer role is sometimes also called a Project Co-ordinator and its considered to be one of the first roles you would have when starting out working in supporting projects. There’s an informative article already that covers What a Project...
by Lindsay Scott | Aug 2, 2019 | PMO
We carry out 1-2-1 sessions all the time here at PMO Learning [you can check those out here] with PMO practitioners who are looking to get on in their PMO careers. The types of things people look for when using a service like this varies – sometimes it’s...
by Melissa Roden | Jul 31, 2019 | PMO
When you’re looking for PMO training, you are often spoilt for choice. There’s a massive and ever-growing range of PMOs qualifications available (we’re including all the project, programme and portfolio ones too!), so how do you know you’re choosing the right...
by Lindsay Scott | Jul 25, 2019 | PMO, Setting Up a PMO
Over the years at PMO Flashmob I’ve heard that line many times: Help! They Asked Me to Set Up a PMO! I’ve heard it from so many different types of people too. I’ve heard it from a Project Manager who has been asked to set up a PMO because ‘hey...
by Melissa Roden | Jul 24, 2019 | PMO, Project Challenge
Project Challenge is coming up fast with only two months to go and we can’t wait to see you all! As the leading expo for all things programmes, projects or processes, Project Challenge is the best place to keep up-to-date on all the services and tools available...
by Melissa Roden | Jul 16, 2019 | PMO
Join PMO Learning for an early start on Friday 20th September in Canary Wharf, London. We’re hosting a Breakfast Briefing to give you insights into the evolving role of the PMO and the range of PMO training courses that support you in developing your career in PMO....
by Melissa Roden | Jul 12, 2019 | PMO, Project:Hack
Its been two weeks since we set off for Project:Hack; looking forward to learning new things, meeting new people, and to be completely honest: revel in the air-conditioned room at the Microsoft Reactor – rather than join the collective sweat that is London at...
