MPUG Category: Project Management Office (PMO)
PMO Strategies and Microsoft Project Server 2013 Configuration
Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical Project Management talent triangle category. If you are claiming thi...
The PMO as the Project Sponsor
Is it possible that in an organization with weak or limited project sponsor capability, the project management office (PMO) could act as a sponsor for smaller projects? It is surely better to do this ...
Top 10 Best Practices for Managing Project Schedules Within a PMO
Keep Project Schedules Simple Tasks names to be based on deliverables Tasks names to be descriptive nouns and not verbs Do not put check lists into schedule. Use note feature for including details Do ...
How To Upgrade Yourself To The PMBOK® Guide 5th Edition
If you studied to take your Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam using A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) fourth edition and had to reschedule your exam date to ...
Measuring the Value of a Program Management Office
Many organizations have contemplated or implemented program management as a means of managing inter-related projects within their organization, with varying degrees of success. For the purposes of thi...
The Model Project Management Office
The project management office or PMO can provide multiple functions within an organization. It can help monitor and control project performance, develop project management competencies and methodologi...
Why MPUG: Five Perspectives, One Member
Many MPUG members and guests have only experienced Microsoft’s enterprise project management solution and the user group that brings its community together from one perspective. During my career...
Laying the Foundation for Leading a Project Management Office
When leading a project management office (PMO), one of the first tasks you should consider is establishing the foundation for your organization — a set of principles under which you will operate...