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Monthly Archives: June 2008

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The Project Management Center of Excellence: PMO Evolved.

In the mid-1990’s, there came about a well-defined bit of cost-cutting wizardry called the “Center of Excellence.” The COE was well-defined both because of the intent of its function in organizations, and because of its innate irony; you see, a decade and a half ago, the Center of Excellence involved lay-offs. The COE was fashioned as a method of saving money by centralizing the best of all duplicate resources inside a large organization into one place. This center would then take on the task of managing their piece of the organizational puzzle, while any similar divisions outside the center would be dissolved. […]

By |June 30th, 2008|A Step Ahead|0 Comments
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Ask Cadence Ep 24: What do you do when people don’t know what to do

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/askcadence/cmc_ac_ep24.mp3 Planning isn't easy. If you're project is not starting well, it is most likely because you have been tripped up in the planning process. This week, Cadence CEO John Patton (retired) and Scott Lissit address a key Ask Cadence question: My team is lost. What do you do when your people don't know [...]

By |June 30th, 2008|Ask Cadence: The Project Management Podcast|0 Comments
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Ask Cadence Ep 23: What do you do with an unrealistic objective

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/askcadence/cmc_ac_ep23.mp3 There are some things you simply cannot control. This week, Cadence CEO John Patton (retired) and Scott Lissit address one of the most frustrating of these for project managers: What do you do when your sponsor hands you a project with an unrealistic objective? Listen to the show this week and get a [...]

By |June 16th, 2008|Ask Cadence: The Project Management Podcast|0 Comments
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OPM3: The Three Elements of OPM3

Last week we introduced OPM3, the Organizational Project Management Maturity Model, with a brief overview of the tools and infrastructure it provides in organizational project management. This week, we continue our discussion with an exploration of the three elements that provide the foundation of the OPM3 model. First, an important distinction. Historically, standards in the [...]

By |June 16th, 2008|A Step Ahead|0 Comments
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OPM3: The Three Elements of OPM3

Last week we introduced OPM3, the Organizational Project Management Maturity Model, with a brief overview of the tools and infrastructure it provides in organizational project management. This week, we continue our discussion with an exploration of the three elements that provide the foundation of the OPM3 model. First, an important distinction. Historically, standards in the [...]

By |June 16th, 2008|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Ask Cadence Ep 22: Cadence International Methodology Update 2008

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/askcadence/cmc_ac_ep22.mp3 This year marks 25 years that Cadence has been driving the field of formal project management. On this week's show, we sit down with Cadence CEO John Patton and reflect on the business, and the event that shapes the Cadence impact around the globe: International Methodology Update.

By |June 9th, 2008|Ask Cadence: The Project Management Podcast|0 Comments
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OPM3: Why it's time to care

There are funny cycles in the field of project management. PERT charts are no longer cool, for example. And we do a bit more planning these days than we did in the 50's when most of our so-called "complex" projects were still run off a simple Gantt chart. But today's projects have redefined the nature [...]

By |June 9th, 2008|A Step Ahead|0 Comments
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Ask Cadence Ep 21: Active and Passive Metrics for Measuring Project Success

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/askcadence/cmc_ac_ep21.mp3 Once you have your project management system in place, how do you measure deeper results of project success beyond major milestones? This week, Rob Bremmer and guest Dr. Sean Harry from Career Management Solutions join the round table to discuss active and passive metrics for managing project success.

By |June 2nd, 2008|Ask Cadence: The Project Management Podcast|0 Comments
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