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Transforming the Organization

If a PMO is doing its job right, its efforts result in continuing, progressive change throughout the organization. Managing change--explaining the need for it, defining expectations, managing the transformation and providing support--is the critical difference between success and irrelevance. This channel provides tools and resources that help manage the transformation.
Making IT Portfolio Management a Reality
- by Sari Kalin
IT portfolio management is an achievable goal if you consider it a work in progress.

Beneath the Buzz: Project Management Office
- by N. Dean Meyer
What exactly does a PMO do, and what should it never do?

The Vanishing IT Department
- by Jerry Gregoire
What is killing IT are lowered expectations, simplified missions and elastic notions of identity.

Smart Strategies: Putting Ideas To Work
- by Alison Overholt
Case studies of five companies that are putting smart strategies into practice.

Office Discipline: Why You Need a Project Management Office
- by Megan Santosus
More companies than ever are establishing project management offices to provide the structure and expertise needed to improve project success rates.

Get on Board
- by Meredith Levinson
Serving on the board of a company carries increased responsibility and risk. Even so, CIOs should step up to the plate.

What is Six Sigma?
- by Janice Brand
No, Six Sigma is not the name of the latest sci-fi movie, nor is it a soft drink or a bug spray. Instead, it's a corporate quality program, one that emphasizes identifying and avoiding variation. Learn more about it here.



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