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The Strategic Business Analyst

by Andy Jordan November 28, 2016

As portfolio planning and the ability to tie strategy to execution grows in importance for organizations, what role can business analysts play to increase effectiveness?

The Politics of Integration (Part 1): Planning

by Andy Jordan November 28, 2016

Of of the most significant challenges for PMO leaders is managing relationships across the organization. And as the PMO’s role becomes more and more central to all elements of corporate planning and project delivery, politics inevitably come into play. How do we manage that minefield?

Portfolio Management: Just Do It!

by Jennifer Baker November 16, 2016

Each year, the PMO Symposium® presents a great opportunity to meet and network with other portfolio managers and PMO directors from around the world. Here a presenter shares her rewarding experiences.

Putting the ‘Analysis’ into Business Analysis

by Andy Jordan November 7, 2016

Ask many people what a business analyst does and they’ll tell you it’s about documenting requirements. Is it?

PM Certification Drives Culture Change and Business Performance Improvement

by Graham Campbell November 3, 2016

One global engineering organization took the bold step of making certification of all project managers a mandatory requirement for some 7,500 staff in 29 countries—a step not that common in the traditional, technically driven architecture and engineering industry. As this practitioner shares, the results of this change have been stunning.

Staffing the Strategic PMO

by Andy Jordan October 24, 2016

As strategic, portfolio management-focused PMOs grow in popularity, a number of organizations are facing the challenge of growing those PMO staffing models. How should those PMOs grow to be most effective?

The Untouchables

by Andy Jordan October 19, 2016

While the broadest definition of “portfolio” may be all of the organization’s initiatives, there are always a small number of those initiatives that demand the greatest attention and focus. These are the strategic projects that will make or break the organization’s performance.

Project Controls Expertise: Foundational to Successful EPPM Implementation

by Graham Campbell October 13, 2016

In recent years, executive leadership has come to a realization: The traditional “point of delivery” decision-making process for which project management practices to apply across thousands of ongoing projects, in multiple geographies and across different sectors is not achieving business goals. Read how one company affected change.

The Power of Roadmaps

by Keith Duncan October 10, 2016

Integrated roadmaps help organizations document, visualize and manage their long-term new product development strategies. The benefits include high-level alignment between portfolios and strategy, to daily support for project management efforts. Here are guidelines for building and implementing integrated roadmaps.

The Portfolio-Driven Hub: PMO 2.0?

by Andy Jordan September 28, 2016

As organizations evolve to a more portfolio-driven approach, the need for a “management hub” for that approach will grow. How can the PMO establish itself as the hub of that approach, acting as the central function driving all non-operational activity?

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