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PM War Stories #35 – Creating a PMO: How to Overcome Risks in Building a PMO that Lasts

January 27, 2010

Download PMW_0035_Creating_a_PMO.mp3 (22 MB) Project managers face and overcome risks and uncertainties frequently in their projects. Creating a project management office (PMO) is no different. It requires securing a large commitment on the part of the... Read more...

PM War Stories #34 – How PMOs can Provide the Necessary Visibility for Success in Consumer Goods Companies – Part 2

December 23, 2009

Download PMW_0034_PMOs_in_CPG_p2.mp3 (14.7 MB) Although it is true that Project Management Offices (PMOs) need to adapt to the unique needs of the businesses they serve, it is more important that the leaders of PMOs gauge the true function of their... Read more...

PM War Stories #33 – How PMOs can Provide the Necessary Visibility for Success in Consumer Goods Companies – Part 1

December 22, 2009

Download PMW_0033_PMOs_in_CPG_p1.mp3 (14.3 MB) Project Management Offices (PMOs) have been traditionally viewed as a horizontal discipline that can be applied to any project-centric organization. Although the basic principles a PMO can deliver are universal,... Read more...

PM War Stories #28 – Delivering Capital Projects on Time: A Case Study on the “Road” to Success

December 2, 2009

Download PMW_0028_Capital_Projects.mp3 (21.8 MB) For the State of Delaware, managing the construction program of roads and bridges involves hundreds of projects with thousands of resources to be managed all across the state. Throw in a mixture of... Read more...

PM War Stories #32 – Best Practices in Managing Limited Funds and Competing Stakeholders in Large Projects

October 30, 2009

Download PMW_0032_Competing_Projects.mp3 (20.2 MB) Capital projects provide some of the best examples of some of the most complex stakeholder relationships and portfolios that project managers can face. The sheer magnitude of capital projects pushes... Read more...

PM War Stories #27 – Project Portfolio Management Goes Hollywood . . . or at least to the Program Management Office

October 8, 2009

Download PMW0027_PPM_for_Svcs.mp3 (16.8 MB) Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is as much about prioritizing project deliverables as it is about communicating priorities to the stakeholders involved. Carefully conveying the appropriate messages to... Read more...

PM War Stories #31 – Improving Project Scheduling & Collaboration Through SaaS

September 29, 2009

Download PMW_0031_PM_on_demand.mp3 (16 MB) Many project-centric organizations continuously struggle with scheduling projects and communicating ideas and objectives across their project teams. In today’s competitive economic climate effectively collaborating... Read more...

PM War Stories #30 – Employing Sound Project Management Techniques to Avoid Troubled Projects – Part 2

August 28, 2009

Download PMW_0030_Rescuing_Part2.mp3 (16.5 MB) Most project managers would agree that the downward spiral of a project can be attributed to poor stakeholder management and communication strategies. Moreover, the negative momentum troubled... Read more...

PM War Stories #29 – Employing Sound Project Management Techniques to Avoid Troubled Projects – Part 1

July 24, 2009

Download PMW_0029_Rescuing_Part1.mp3 (14.6 MB) Project managers understand that the increasing level of complexity of the project environment, the more likey a project can become a troubled project. For this very reason employing best practices in... Read more...

PM War Stories #26 – Project Portfolio Management: Defining Benefits, Building the Business Case and Setting Priorities for Projects within the PMO

April 24, 2009

Download PMW_0026_PPM_PMO_Business_Case.mp3 (9.1 MB) Project Management practitioners understand that running a Project Management Office (PMO) means different groups within a company will compete for their projects to take priority. As in... Read more...

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