The PMO of the Year Award honors a PMO that has demonstrated superior organizational project management abilities by adding value to its organization through its support of successful strategic initiatives. The award recognizes a PMO that has established a vision for value delivery and has had a positive and clear impact on business results. The PMO of the Year Award will be presented at the 2015 PMO Symposium. The submission deadline is 1 May 2015.
It's the whole point of project management methodologies like Agile and Scrum, but there are some instances where you can get too much of a good thing--and collaboration can become a hindrance.
Agile is having a moment. But along with this sudden fame comes the inevitable oversimplifications and forced contrasts, such as the supposed clash of the methodologies that pits agile against formal project management.
This case study delves into the project management techniques used on the multi-billion (10 plus) US dollars Department of Energy's (DOE) project called the Superconducting Super-Collider (SSC). A high-energy subatomic particle accelerator set to be the most powerful in the world, the SSC project's intended end result was a product to be used for research and development. Purchase this item in the PMI Store, where PMI members receive discounted prices.
Autodesk development teams that once requested design specifications up front now are collaborating with user experience designers to design, build and test software in rapid cycles. This incremental approach offers more opportunities to gather user feedback and optimize the product.
While checking up and checking in may seem similar, there are four key things a good ScrumMaster or agile project management role can do to avoid crossing the line into micro-management while still checking in on a team.