041: Accelerate Your Productivity in One Hour a Day
Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Grab our 1-page worksheet to follow along with the guidance. We think and talk about spring cleaning and new year’s resolutions, but what do we do later in the year to get ourselves reset and […]
040: Managing Projects During Chaos: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) OK, let’s dive into some tips for both PMO leaders and project managers that must step up to the challenge of managing projects during chaotic times. No matter where you personally sit […]
038: 3 Techniques to Move Past the Agile vs. PM Discussion
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! I was honored to share the stage with some of my favorite thought leaders in the PMO, PPM, and PM space last year at events like ProjectCon, PMI PMO Symposium, and other […]
037: PMO Career Evolution
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Join Laura and special guest Lindsay Scott as they share how the PMO career will evolve. Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by the IMPACT Inner Circle Membership program! Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we […]
What to Look for When Hiring a PMO/PM Consultant
It’s hard to know where to start when you are tasked with building or optimizing (and yes, sometimes rescuing) your PMO or PM practice in your organization. Maybe people will turn to consultants, and for good reason, they are the experts at this, right? Well, maybe. It depends on who you hire. But how do […]
Why You Shouldn’t Outsource Your PMO
In the consulting side of my business, I’m often called upon to help build or rescue a PMO for an organization. Sometimes, the CEO that calls me says they are considering outsourcing the company’s PMO. While this might be the dream situation for many consulting firms out there, I’ll tell you why, as a consultant, I’m […]
Focus Driven Change: Change Management Lessons from Ordinary Life
I was recently asked to speak at my son’s school on behalf of a wonderful program he has been a part of for the last two years. The parents in this school have a choice to make about where they send their children to participate in this program. They can keep their children at their […]
The Project Doesn’t Start at Charter
When asked, many project managers will say that the beginning of the project is when the charter is written. Historically, this is the case, from their perspective. But that’s why we have so many disconnects between our leadership that is devising these great strategies and the project delivery processes.
Are you owning the project management process, or are they?
Have you ever heard a stakeholder on your project say, “I’m completing the template you guys asked me to complete?” Or maybe you’ve heard, “I’m completing the steps in your process.” Do you know what’s wrong with both of those sentences? They didn’t say “our,” they said “your.” Sometimes we think we’ve done a good […]
Fight, Flight or Freeze – Resistance to Implementing PM Practices
Have you struggled with getting your PMO setup or with getting PM practices in place in your organization? It may not be the best practices themselves, but the way you are going about implementing them that is causing the problem.