Key Behaviours of a PMO Administrator

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The role of the PMO Administrator is pivotal in the successful execution of projects within an organisation. The responsibilities of a PMO Administrator are outlined in the PMO Competency Framework and the Essentials for PMO Administrator course. Some of these responsibilities include; Providing a comprehensive administrative service including assisting in setting up workshops, and meetings, …

PMO Analyst, PMO Lead, PMO Manager – What’s the Difference?

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There are a huge number of different roles to be found within the PMO, often with similar titles, and it can be confusing to distinguish the difference between these roles and their relevant responsibilities. This post will take a look at three different PMO roles – the PMO Analyst, the PMO Lead, and the PMO …

What Does a Project Support Officer Do?

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A Project Support Officer is a job title more commonly seen in the public sector, it’s a role that is essentially the same as a Project Administrator or Project Co-ordinator. The role supports a project – that’s the project manager and the project team. They can sometimes be supporting more than one project at a …

First Job? Join the PMO!

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You’ve just finished school or university and now you’re looking forward to the rest of your working life! You’ve heard about project management, in fact, you’ve been involved in some projects – either in education or perhaps as part of your hobby or voluntary work you’ve been involved in. Would it be possible to start …

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. …

Two Types of Project Co-ordinator

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Recently we’ve been chatting to job seekers looking to get into PMO and thinking about what development they need to be thinking about to help their chances of making that move. From the conversations it become clear pretty quickly that understanding the roles in PMO is the first step on the journey. In this article …

The Project Support Officer

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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 Support Officer Does over on the Arras People website and you should check …