Project Online is Microsoft’s cloud-based project and portfolio management (PPM) tool. It is a comprehensive solution that allows organizations to govern projects while staying aligned with business goals. Migrating to Project Online successfully requires meticulous planning and preparation, including the careful consideration of both technical and business objectives. Why Migrate to Project Online? If you [...]
While every enterprise aspires to be data-driven, data requires some attention before it becomes meaningful. It derives its purpose during the transformation process – where it is converted from mere facts into contextual understanding. Organizations can use this newly-acquired insight and knowledge to not only fuel decision-making, but to propel the creation of opportunities. All [...]
Business Intelligence (BI) is a popular topic in the business world – especially within the Project Management Office (PMO). Organizations are constantly looking for ways to pull together information and analyze it. Data can show an enterprise where it has been, but its real power lies in the ability to predict where it is going. [...]
Project Management Offices (PMOs) often fail for the same reasons. Poor resource allocation, bad data, and lack of standardization can disable your PMO before it even gets off the ground. By addressing obstacles before they become issues, your PMO can not only avoid them, but it can establish a solid foundation for successful project management [...]
Many Project Management Offices (PMOs) fail due to lack of collaboration. When team members and managers overlook communication amongst themselves, as well as with influencers and decision-makers, projects tend to stall and fall apart. To understand why collaboration is crucial to PMO success, all stakeholders must first acknowledge their place in the execution process. Then, [...]
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If your Project Management Office (PMO) is seen as a hindrance or merely a cost center within your enterprise, then it’s time to do something about it. PMOs should be viewed as enablers and liberators – not inhibitors and obstructers. In some cases, a company may be running a PMO but refuses to put an [...]
With new technologies emerging every day and market disruptors creating unexploited niches in the marketplace, change has become the inevitable new norm. While embracing change can be good for corporation, it can often be difficult for the PMO. Transformations require funding and manpower that aren't always supported by the enterprise as a whole. If you [...]
When you have a project within Microsoft Project Online, one of the key benefits is that you also get a project site. Project sites are useful tools for teams to collaborate, track documents, and enforce standardized policies and procedures - amongst other things. As an administrator, you may have noticed when you create a project [...]
