You walk into your first day as a PMO leader, and you’re handed a stack of project status reports, a spreadsheet that looks like it was designed by someone who clearly had too much time on their hands, and a calendar packed with meetings about meetings. But here’s where most new PMO leaders go wrong: […]
21 Rules for a High-Performing PMO
You’re running a PMO, and you’re drowning. Projects are everywhere, priorities shift weekly, and your executives keep asking for updates you can’t provide. Sound familiar? Success isn’t about managing more projects better, it’s about managing the right projects well. This isn’t another high-level theoretical talk. Instead, think of this as a practical conversation about the […]
Is Your PMO Stuck in Spreadsheet Chaos? 7 Signs It’s Time to Take Back Control
When leadership asks “What’s moving the needle?” and you find yourself frantically scrolling through multiple Excel files, cross-referencing data from different departments, and still can’t provide a clear answer – you’re experiencing Excel Paralysis. This condition affects PMO leaders who’ve inherited a patchwork of spreadsheets, disconnected project data, and mounting pressure to demonstrate strategic value. […]
Does your company struggle with Reporting and KPIs?
Below we have identified four common problems and how to solve them. Firstly, what are Key Performance Indicators in business management? Key Performance Indicators or KPIs as they are more commonly known are a way of measuring how well the business is meeting its objectives. In other words, KPIs provide organisations with the means of […]
Stepping into the Corporate World
Counterpart, a start-up software company which is going through an expansion was able to benefit from the Government Kickstart programme and offer Kian his very first role as a ‘’PMO Analyst’’. Let’s see what Kian had to say about his first few days into the corporate world. After finishing my course and getting the grades […]
What is Project Governance?
Project governance has lately been given considerable attention among scholars and practitioners discussing various theories, their limitations in respect to one another, and their interchangeability.
Top 10 Must Have Project Management Skills – That You Don’t Want To Miss Out On
Managing a project is not an easy job. The practice of beginning, planning achieving, collaborating, monitoring, reporting and closing the project is not an easy task to do.