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Issue Focus - All About PMOs


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Feature Article: New Roles for the PMO

>> Webinar ... The Disruptive PMO

>> SWOT's New? ... State of the PMO Research

>> How to lead a Team - New Course from PM College

>> Career Opportunities

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Feature Article: New Roles for the PMO

 

"Whatever makes sense for the business," says J. Kent Crawford, CEO of PM Solutions, is the new service- and process-oriented model for savvy PMO leaders. Sometimes this can lead in surprising directions. Read the article (the first in a series on project management trends) here.

 

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Webinar - The Disruptive PMO
Thursday, March 20 at 2 pm ET

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J. Kent Crawford, PMP

 

Research by McKinsey and Forrester has shown how being courageous in "disrupting" the status quo can turn around ailing companies and deliver value.

 

Join J. Kent Crawford, CEO of PM Solutions and noted author as he shares how to transform to the Disruptive PMO: a Center for Innovation and Organizational Change. Kent will share how your PMO can become: 

  • A key facilitator of innovation

  • An organizational change agent

  • A leader in process reinvention, including agile processes

  • A stakeholder engagement expert

This is a must-attend event for PMO leaders seeking to prepare the PMO for organizational change and effectively engage PMO stakeholders.

 

Learn how leading PMOs gauge "change readiness," put the best-skilled people on the most strategic initiatives, and leverage project portfolio selection and prioritization to create business success.

 

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Note: All those that register for the webinar will also receive access to the on-demand recording.

 

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How to Lead a Team - New Course from PM College

 

Ever since PM College officially launched its 2-day How to Lead a Team course last month, there has been a consistent stream of interest and course bookings. The subject matter resonates. Organizations need project managers who are more than just technically astute. Project leaders must be equally effective at managing a team, understanding stakeholder expectations, and knowing how to manage conflict.

 

Participants learn practical approaches to focus on the "soft skill" side of leading projects, both in the face-to-face and the virtual environments.

 

 

Now booking onsite sessions for March and forward.

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 SWOT's New? State of the PMO Research Survey  

Usually we cover the pros and cons of an issue in this section, but this month our readers are helping us uncover them. We discover and analyze the current trends in PMO roles and functions every two years in the State of the PMO study. The survey period just ended and we're busy tabulating the results. Keep alert for our survey findings to be released later this Spring.

 

 

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Career Opportunities

Below is a list of current job opportunities available with PM Solutions. Click on the title to view more details and learn how to apply. 

 

Bookmark our Careers page www.pmsolutions.com/careers and check our active listings regularly. Better yet, if you want to be routinely considered for project-based assignments as they arise, submit your resume via our website so we have it on file to match against our evolving needs.

 

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PMI Seminars

The Evolving PMO (4 days)

Presenter: J. Kent Crawford

 

April 14-17

Seattle, WA

 

June 23-26

Orlando, FL

 

August 11-14

Annapolis, MD

 

November 10-13

New York, NY

 

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PMO of the Year Award

2014 Call for Entries now open! 

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PMP Exam Review Online 

Starts March 31, 2014 

  • Virtual classroom Format

  • Series of five live webinar sessions led by a PMP-certified instructor

  • 40 hours access to online, self-paced PMP prep learning aid (PMP Professional Coach)

  • Access to PM Training, an online practice exam tool with 1,000+ realistic exam questions

  • 14 PDUs awarded for completion

  • $850 per person

 

[More Info / Register]

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