By Lindsay Scott
If you’re working in a PMO you’ve probably heard the term P3M – which essentially means project, programme and portfolio management. You will also have heard about P3O® – and that means project, programme and portfolio offices. Over the years, project and programme management offices have been the most popular type of PMOs within an …
By Lindsay Scott
In PMO Learning’s latest course – Unlocking Business Agility through Portfolio Management– there are a number of different theories to learn about across six different parts of the framework. The course focuses on theory first and then onto to practical application with real-life examples – the emphasis is on devising an individual roadmap for you …
By Lindsay Scott
The world of the PMO is constantly changing – one of the more recent additions to its services is Enterprise-wide Portfolio Management According to the most recent Gartner study (Gartner Magic Quadrant for PPM May 2019), by 2023, 80% of organisations will have an enterprise project, programme or product management office (PMO). It is only …
By Lindsay Scott
It’s a common problem – what to call a PMO? We may call our PMO a ‘PMO’ when speaking to someone outside of our organisation, yet internally it’s called something entirely different. The name is often chosen to reflect what the organisation does, or how it delivers projects or even where it may ‘sit’ in …
By Lindsay Scott
Portfolio management – the way an organisation knows which programmes and projects they should be delivering in order to meet their strategic goals for the business. And for that to happen there has to be someone accountable. Step forward the Portfolio Director role. Portfolio Directors, as a role within project management, has become increasingly common …
By Lindsay Scott
There’s something happening in PMO with increasing frequency. I’m getting asked questions like this one: I’m currently working in a PMO, supporting a large programme. I’d like to move into a portfolio PMO in the next few years and want advice on what I should be doing to make this a reality. Portfolio management is …
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