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Project Managers vs. Baseball Players career pm pmo project management Apr 01, 2023

It’s the bottom of the ninth, two outs and the game is tied. The crowd is on their feet, screaming wildly! The winner will be determined by one person… the next player at bat. The batter steps up to t...

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So, You Think Project Management is a Game, Do You? Mar 29, 2023

Gamification is the idea of using game-like elements to encourage engagement and motivate people to take certain actions. It may feel like a relatively new term, but gamification can be traced back to...

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5 Ways to Change Your PMO Game career growth pm pmo project management Mar 21, 2023

Baseball gets it. 

Baseball holds the unenviable reputation of slow game play, and, let’s face it, being a bit boring at times. How have fans reacted to this reality in recent years? By voting with t...

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What is Your Pattern of Reliability? career growth leadership pm pmo problem solving project management Mar 15, 2023

Kim Essendrup is the CEO and co-founder of RAIDLOG.com, founder of The Kolme Group, and co-host of the Project Management Happy Hour podcast. Kim also has the distinguished honor of being a two-time g...

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Reflecting on The PMO Squad’s 10 Years in Business career joe pusz leadership mentorship project management teams Mar 08, 2023

March 3, 2023 marked The PMO Squad’s 10th year in business. Seems like yesterday that I decided to leave a steady job and regular paycheck from a large corporation and dive headfirst into the world of...

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5 Ways Small Businesses Benefit from Consistent Processes career growth project management Mar 01, 2023

It’s been said that variety is the spice of life. That may be true when it comes to living life, but not necessarily when operating a business. A business thrives when repeatable, predictable, unchang...

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Working with The PMO Squad is as Easy as 1-2-3 pmo project delivery project management Feb 28, 2023

The consultant stood at the whiteboard, explaining their process to a potential client. “We’ll do this, then that, then something auto-magically happens over here, and this final thing… oh, don’t worr...

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Reporting for Duty, Sir. Sisyphus career mentorship project management Feb 28, 2023

Jim’s status on his instant messaging app was “Reporting for Duty, Sir -Sisyphus”. Not knowing who Sisyphus was, let alone what this message meant, Jim’s manager asked him about the cryptic message. 

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3 Reasons You Are Not Coachable coaching growth mentorship Feb 27, 2023

One of the startling findings from The PMO Squad’s 2022 Research Report is that only 20% of PMO Leaders said they use a Coach! We paused to reflect on what is going on with the remaining 80% and concl...

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How to Create Your PMO Playbook in 5 Steps Feb 20, 2023

The football team is in a huddle at the center of the field. Helmet to helmet, they anxiously wait for the quarterback to lay out the play. Crickets. Awkwardly, the quarterback yells “break” and every...

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5 Ways to Run Your PMO Like a Franchise pm pmo project delivery project management Feb 08, 2023

Any town, anywhere, is sure to have at least one street lined on both sides with fast food places such as Starbucks, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Burger King, Dunkin’, and Chick-fil-A. Heck, KFC and Pizza Hut ...

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What is POSIBLE with Your PMO? career pmo problem solving Jan 25, 2023

In our last two newsletter articles, we shared what’s been POSIBLE with The PMO Squad over the past decade. Since10 years is kind of a big deal for us, we appreciate you tolerating our self-reflection...

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