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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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Giving Back with The PMO Squad’s Day of Service Jan 25, 2023

Service to others is central to how we operate at The PMO Squad. It’s the “S” (Service Minded) in what we think is POSIBLE, and we have The PMO Squad Day of Service Program where we put our money wher...

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Why It’s POSIBLE to be in Business for 10 Years career change management pmo problem solving project management teams tools Jan 23, 2023

It’s incredible to think that The PMO Squad will celebrate its tenth anniversary in March! It seems like yesterday when we opened our doors in Atlanta and served our first customers, Genuine Parts Com...

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Always Sell Your PMO Services pmo problem solving project delivery project management Jan 19, 2023

Sometimes, PMOs and salespeople have a love-hate relationship within organizations. We’re stereotyping here, but generally, PMOs will accuse salespeople of overpromising what can be delivered on a pro...

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Five Core Principles of The PMO Squad leadership pmo problem solving project delivery project management Jan 06, 2023

The PMO Squad is quickly coming up to its 10th anniversary in March 2023. It only took 10 years to become an “overnight success” and we’d like to thank all of you who have been part of our journey! Yo...

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How Does Your Project “Taste”? pmo problem solving project management Dec 20, 2022

Think back to your local pizzeria as a kid. Maybe the whole family climbed into the station wagon, where of course you were stuck on “the hump” between your siblings in the backseat. On arrival, neon ...

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Transform the Way Your PMO Operates career pm pmo project management Dec 07, 2022

As the end of the year approaches, you can feel the excitement right around the corner. This is the time when many people make New Year’s resolutions, usually centered around health. Optimism abounds ...

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5 Steps to Stop Accidental Project Management pm pmo project management Nov 30, 2022

Do you assume all projects in your organization are being managed by project managers? Do you think you even know all the projects that are going on in your organization? If you answered “YES” to eith...

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Help Your Project Leaders Focus on Outcomes with this Tool career leadership pm pmo project management tools Nov 22, 2022

Another great skill of department project leaders (the position formerly known as “accidental” project manager) is to be outcome focused. What this means is that a project is not done for the sake of ...

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