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Feature Is the PMO Serving Your Organization? - by Brad Egeland (June 23, 2010) What does your project management office need to do to ensure that it's serving your organization? What makes it effective? In this writer's professional experience, five primary factors greatly influence the ultimate success of the PMO. Channels Communications & Marketing Creating & Demonstrating Value Developing the PMO Leading the PMO Organizational Leadership & Governance Resources Risk Management The Customer's View The Process Side of PMO Transforming the Organization Discussions The PMO Mystique Just what does it mean to implement a Program Management Office? You may think you know, but you may have no idea. Here's where you can find out. Share your thoughts and get help from your peers on this vital yet sometimes mysterious part of project management, and be sure to continue the discussion of gantthead's PMO articles. Program Management vs. Project Management: Important distinction or basically semantics (BS)? What is the difference between project management and program management? Is the distinction important to you? Or is this merely semantics? How is the distinction helpful to you in your work? What is the relationship between the two and how do they work together? Naturally we believe there is a lot to be gained from thinking at the program level but we'd love to hear what other professionals think as we get the PMO department on the air.

Deliverables Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 next> Evaluating Your Project's Potential for Outsourcing ( Evaluation Assessment Evaluation Form Questionnaire Report / Evaluation Form Questionnaire Report / Questionnaire Report / Report - Template ) This document outlines how to evaluate your project’s potential for outsourcing, and describes the factors that help determine outsourcing’s pros and cons as a project development option, analyses on its cost-benefit and risks, and other requirements under it. These items are in addition to other factors that you may wish to include. Project Job Profile ( Log - Template ) This two-page form will give you a quick overview of your project's essential information and statistics. Sample Project Risk Register Template and Guide ( Template ) The risk register records details of all the risks identified at the start and during the life of the project, their grading in terms of likelihood of occurring and seriousness of impact on the project, initial plans for mitigating each high level risk and subsequent results. Project Issues Register Guide and Template ( Template ) The project issues register records details of all the issues identified at the start and during the life of the project, the action(s) taken to address each issue and the subsequent results. More Program Management Office deliverables...