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  Pressemitteilung: Gartner Says a Project Management Office Can Str ... 

  http://www.pressebox.de/pressemeldungen/gartner-deutschland-gmbh/boxid-191982.html

  (pressebox) Stamford, Conn., 21.07.2008 - IT organisations will be unable to meet rapidly changing business demands simply by working harder than they have in the past, according to Gartner Inc. Instead ... they need to embrace IT modernisation as generations of technology, skills and expectations are inevitably replaced by the next ones. Gartner defines IT modernisation as the complete overhaul of the culture of IT with the specific goal of developing a portfolio of processes that will enable the IT delivery teams to close the gap on accelerating business demands. "Effective IT modernisation requires organisation, and we believe that the concept of a project management office (PMO) or multiple project management offices is crucial to organise for, and facilitate IT modernisation," said Dale Vecchio, research vice president at Gartner. According to Gartner, the creation of PMOs, combined with an investment in project and portfolio management (PPM) processes and technology, can provide enou   [More...] [Less...]

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  svprojectmanagement.com » How to Become PMO of the Year 

  http://svprojectmanagement.com/2008/07/25/how-to-become-pmo-of-the-year/

  How to Become PMO of the Year As a judge for the PMO of the Year sponsored by the Center for Business Practices , I was impressed by all the entries. One in particular, however, stood out. PMO Director ... at Accident Fund Insurance, Norm Buckwalter says, “Through our responsibility of leading the creation and execution of the strategic plan for the enterprise, the Innovation & Planning team has played a vital role in aligning the five year strategic plan, strategic projects and the annual budgeting process. We have accomplished this by ensuring our executive management staff has the best information possible to make decisions on which projects will contribute to the vision in the most cost effective manner possible. We continue to focus on improving our processes, but business results remain our team’s primary mission.” Unique differentiators that this PMO achieved include: A clear linkage and ownership of the 5 year strategic plan to each annual planning process PMO takes priorities and   [More...] [Less...]

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