By Jennifer Bailey
We had a great time at the London PMO Conference the other week. We had a lot of great conversations with delegates about our training courses and development opportunities. We also had the opportunity to ask delegates what topics they would like to learn in our future webinars. Every month we host Taster Sessions of …
By Jennifer Bailey
Last month we met with Lindsay for another Lunch and Learn session discussing your first steps as a PMO Manager. The purpose of the session is to provide you with the essential insights and strategies you need to succeed in your new role. Lindsay discusses navigating your first steps, understanding PMO and the Manager role, …
By Jennifer Bailey
Stepping into the role of a PMO Administrator marks the beginning of an exciting career filled with opportunities, challenges, and growth. This blog hopes to provide you with the essential insights and advice you need to succeed in your new role. Here are some of the main things you need to think about when looking …
By Jennifer Bailey
Last week we hosted our first Lunch and Learn! It was great to see so many new faces and we had some great questions come through. In this webinar, Lindsay discusses how to get started in a PMO role, the role of the PMO Administrator and the courses available such as House of PMO Essentials …
By Jennifer Bailey
At Project Challenge in September, we asked attendees what topics they wanted to learn and discuss in a new series of lunchtime webinar sessions with PMO Learning. These ‘Lunch and Learn’ sessions are designed to discuss various topics, helping PMO Practitioners improve their understanding of the PMO environment. We received a variety of topics from the public …
By Lindsay Scott
Project, Programme and Portfolio Management Offices (and the many variations on a theme) have become much more popular in recent years, in fact I would say it is one of the fasting growing areas of project management. The interesting thing about PMOs is the sheer diversity of the roles that exist within it. In project …
By Lindsay Scott
Working in project management has become an increasingly popular career choice and if you’re looking for a first step into project management there are a number of entry-level roles. The entry-level positions for PMO are often called Project Administrator, Project Co-ordinator, Project Support or anything of these with PMO instead of project. It got me …
By Hannah Roden
When telling people you work within a PMO, it can be difficult to explain what it is you actually do. It can be even more confusing explaining what PMO means, when in different organisations the definition differs, and the massive variety of different job roles and titles that can be found in the PMO. From …
By Hannah Roden
The many roles and responsibilities within the PMO can appear overwhelming, which can leave some people feeling a little confused or stuck – where should I look to begin my PMO career? What’s the next step in my development? I’m already at a senior level in my career – what’s next? If you’re brand new …
By Lindsay Scott
A few months back we were asked to pull together some editorial about PMOs for a business supplement which goes out with the Sunday Telegraph. It’s the second time we’ve been asked because, I guess you could say, running a PMO training business alongside PMO Flashmob and the anuual PMO Conference, we might have something …
By Lindsay Scott
Do you find that there is a lack of consistency around PMO terms? Different types of PMOs having different names for example. Or how about the different titles that people have? When Eileen and I started PMO Learning and looked at the different training options available and where the gaps might be – one …
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