by Hannah Roden | May 27, 2021 | Virtual Classroom, PMO Essentials for PMO Administrators, PMO
Here at PMO Learning we are excited to introduce the brand new Essentials for PMO Administrators™ certification by APMG and the House of PMO. This is the first in the PMO Essentials certifications, with the next course of the programme being launched in July 2021. The...
by Hannah Roden | May 24, 2021 | PMO Essentials for PMO Administrators, Webinar, PMO
On Thursday 27th May, PMO Learning will be hosting a free webinar about the new House of PMO Essentials for PMO Administrators™ certification. The webinar will take place at 12 noon UK time, and you can register for the event here. The webinar will provide information...
by Hannah Roden | May 18, 2021 | PMO
We’re continuing our new blog series where we take a more in-depth look at some of the 51 different key skills, and 16 key behaviours PMO Competency Framework – this week, we’re looking at a key skill – Collaboration. The PMO Competency Framework (p.291)...
by Hannah Roden | May 13, 2021 | PMO
What comes to mind when you think of the month of August? Many of us may associate August with summer holidays, warm weather, and a “quiet” time of year for work. Although August is a few months away, we’re looking at helping you getting set-up so...
by Hannah Roden | May 11, 2021 | PMO
We’re continuing our new blog series where we take a more in-depth look at some of the 51 different key skills, and 16 key behaviours PMO Competency Framework – this week, we’re looking at one of the key Thinking skills, which is Learn. The PMO...
by Hannah Roden | May 7, 2021 | Webinar, PMO
On the 22nd of April, Forrester Vice President and Principal Analyst Margo Visitacion, and Director of Solutions Marketing, Linda Roach, hosted a webinar entitled What’s Ahead For The PMO? The webinar reflects on what had previously been anticipated for the PMO...
by Hannah Roden | May 6, 2021 | Event, PMO Essentials, PMO
On the 6th May, the new professional body, the House of PMO officially launched. They are hosted several events to celebrate the launch, with each of the events introducing the new membership structure, and what is to be included at each level, as well as outline the...
by Holger Heuss | Apr 29, 2021 | Portfolio Management, PMO
During the last delivery of Unlocking Business Agility through Portfolio Management, the audience took me somewhat by surprise when “Portfolio Prioritisation” was chosen by a few as part of their learning objectives. We were able to address the unexpected specific...
by Hannah Roden | Apr 27, 2021 | PMO Roles, PMO
We’re still loving the PMO Competency Framework – so over a series of blog posts, we’re going to be taking a more in-depth look at some of the 51 different key skills, and 16 key behaviours outlined in the framework. Firstly we’re looking at...
by Hannah Roden | Apr 22, 2021 | Benefits Management, PMO
One of the biggest challenges when looking at Benefits Management is identifying what metrics we can use to measure benefits. The first point to recognise is that organisations already measure metrics that are important to them. Some measured metrics are fairly...
by Hannah Roden | Apr 20, 2021 | Lean-Agile PMO, PMO
The Deming Cycle, also known as PDCA was made popular by W. Edwards Deming. The cycle is an iterative four-step management method used in business for the control and continuous improvement of processes and products. Let’s take a look… Plan In this stage,...
by Holger Heuss | Apr 15, 2021 | Portfolio Management, PMO
Note: For this article, no differentiation has been made between project, programme or portfolio reporting or indeed operational reporting. The phrase ‘Sword of Damocles’ refers back to an ancient parable of the Roman philosopher Cicero and is used to mean a sense of...
by Hannah Roden | Apr 14, 2021 | PMO, Webinar, Event
Next week, on the 21st April 2021, PMO Learning’s Director Lindsay Scott will be taking part in a free webinar titled ‘Adaptive PMO Series: Leverage Artificial Intelligence for Organizational Agility’ The virtual event looks to explore the advantages...
by Hannah Roden | Apr 9, 2021 | PMO Roles, PMO
The PMO Competency Framework by the House of PMO has been created to provide a standard and a toolset to allow PMO professionals to understand, assess and develop the skills, behaviours and experience to achieve their PMO goals and career potential. We’re going...
by Hannah Roden | Apr 7, 2021 | PMO
I recently read a chapter of Things Your PMO is Doing Wrong by Michael Hatfield, specifically the chapter entitled Training and Certification. As part of a training company, this naturally gave me a lot to consider about how our customers can get the most out of their...
by Hannah Roden | Apr 1, 2021 | PMO Roles, PMO
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...
