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How do you ensure PMO’s are sustainable, effective and engaged?
Written by Chris McGowan It must be mindset and disposition. That’s the feeling I was left with after attending the PMO Panel discussion last week facilitated by my colleague, Gary Yorke. The event included a fantastic lineup of panelists including Chris Bonfield of QBE Insurance, Spela Adamic of.
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Understanding The Role of Proactive Leadership in Project Management
“Be explicit in your communication. Avoid ambiguity. It raises more questions than answers.” - Rudi Jaya, Project Manager, MetaPM Hi! I'm Rudi, and I’ve been a MetaPM project manager for the last.
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A Micro Guide to Business Analysis
Business analysis is a research process that helps identify business needs, document existing systems and assess business strategies. It also helps you create solutions to problems and gather the.
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KPIs vs OKRs: What Are They and How to Use Them
Every goal-oriented organisation should have KPIs and OKRs in place. KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are popular goal-setting terms in the business world. When.
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How Project Sponsors Can Manage Virtual Teams in 2021
Australian businesses have experienced more change this past year than anyone could have predicted. And one of the major seismic shifts is the transition to the virtual work environment many of us.
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Project Maturity Models and Benefits
Project management maturity models help organisations baseline their current project delivery capability and efficiency, against a recognised industry framework and enable them to design and develop.
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Simple Guide to Program Mobilisation
Mobilising a multi-year program can help your business to achieve strategic value and fine-tune your objectives. Such a program requires a detailed blueprint and widespread adoption if it has a.
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How Micro-Credentialling Can Drive Team Performance
There’s no doubt that the way we learn has been transformed in recent decades. Whether it’s fixing a leaky tap with the help of a YouTube video or building a diversified share portfolio with the help.
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Do You Need a Project Management Office (PMO)?
In the hunt for greater efficiency and more effective project management, companies are increasingly employing project management offices (PMOs). But what is a project management office, and how.
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How the 70/20/10 Principle Can Drive Team Performance
A well-trained staff is the engine that drives your business. When your workers learn and adapt quickly, your organisation can benefit from increased efficiency, greater employee satisfaction and.
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Unpacking the Benefits Management Lifecycle
Schedules, budgets and the allocation of resources – these are all critical aspects of project management, but successful practitioners don’t stop there. They look beyond the obvious tasks to.
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Who cares about benefits?
This is a question I often ask people. The reply is often the usual suspects: Project Sponsors, Executives, Business Owners. Sometimes they even mention customers or society. I then ask: if they.
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Reflections on Online Learning – a Trainer’s Perspective
Written by Adrian Booth How do you achieve the same amount of enthusiasm and collaboration in an online setting? When I began delivering my first virtual class, I was excited and keen to connect with.
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Business Analysis Services: What, When and Why
From cash flow to compliance and revenue to retention, businesses can face any number of challenges that can hurt the bottom line. And when we identify a problem, our first instinct is to spring into.
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What organisations need to look for & how they can find the talent
DevOps skills and capabilities emerged as a key theme for organisations during the Melbourne DevOps Summit attended by MetaPM. Here’s a summary of the conference and snapshot of the key skills and.
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How can Project Managers keep up with technology?
MetaPM speaks to Elizabeth Foley, CEO at the Australian Institute of Project Management about how you can use new technologies to improve the running of your projects. When I was trained “on the job”.
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Why Project Management Grew Out Of The Need To Control Risk
Written by Gary Yorke This article originally appeared in PARADIGM SHIFT THE AIPM DIGITAL MAGAZINE Winter 2020. How many organisations have you seen that do not manage risk well, especially project.
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Is It Worth Getting PMP Certified?
If you’re a practising project management professional, chances are you’ve heard of the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. After all, the accreditation is one of the most.
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The Top 10 Certifications for Project Managers 2020 Edition
Whether you’re in the early stages of your project management career or have decades of experience working across multiple industries, there’s always more to learn. Project management is a dynamic.
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5 Steps to Mitigate Project Risk
Large or small, all projects are affected by risk. Whether it’s to technology, people, processes or resources, risks have the potential to derail your project if left unattended. So how can project.
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Unlocking Your Project Team’s True Potential
Cultivating a motivated, empowered and effective team should be a primary goal of all project leaders, especially as businesses grapple with the COVID-19 crisis and its implications on remote.
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Overcoming Project Pitfalls of Poor Quality Requirements
MetaPM Business Analysis CPTFA Approach Poor requirements is the cause of 70% of all project failure which clearly highlights the need to learn what the project pitfalls of poor quality requirements.
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Article – The Value of P3O
The Value of P3O P3O stands for Portfolio, Programme and projects offices. P3O provides a decision-enabling/delivery-support model for all business change within an organisation. Within this article.
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