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PMO
Choose the right type of PMO for your business model
In introducing the PMO, it is imperative to acknowledge the inadequacies of current project management practices, what needs to be fixed, and how the PMO will bring about this change.
ISO Standards in Project Management
In the area of projects there is one package for project management and another set for quality management systems. ISO standard project management certifies issues that correspond to these standards. We will explain the difference between the two in this article.
Strategy and project planning in a PMO
In this article, we propose a system for surviving the project planning process that involves including the executive team in the project evaluation and selection criteria to thus seek consensus during the early stages of the process.
It basically revolves around a stage-based system that tries to isolate each one until a selection scenario can be reached.
What is a Schedule?
One possible definition of schedule would be a list of items or processes in a project that also includes their planned start and completion dates. The schedule only includes information about the time allocated to the project and to each one of its...
Project Life Cycle
ITM Platform´s articles related to a project´s life cycle within project management.
The 12 Key Factors in Project Profitability
This article offers an analysis of the main factors influencing project profitability. This is a complicated topic and no sweeping generalizations should be made. Hence, these factors must be adapted to the specific circumstances surrounding each organization, sector and client.
Corporate environmental factors that affect project management
Environmental factors can greatly influence a company´s management and resources that are often times required to complete a project.
Organizational structures and project management
Organizational structures are one of the factors that project based organizations should consider as they can seriously affect the style of project management.
Planning and budgeting, the CIO’s dilemma
One of the main functions of the CIO is to estimate the planning and budgeting of the projects that will take place in the near future.
Micromanagement, that great enemy of the PMO
Sometimes we think of project management offices as control centres of hours, tasks and people. ITM Platform suggests a more open, distributed and value-generating PMO. Let’s make no mistake, control is important. But there are many ways to practice it,...
Some lessons I learned at the PMO Summit (Tec de Monterrey, Mexico)
I had the pleasure to attend and speak at the PMO Summit (Tecnológico de Monterrey) last week in Mexico. Some ideas I highlighted: Planning is key, of course. But strategies fail at execution time: put your focus on it. Each project needs to confirm total...