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As project managers, we are continually making presentations – whether it's informally at internal team meetings or formally to steering committees, project sponsors, or to external stakeholders or clients. Yet many project managers don’t include presentation skills training in their annual sign-up letters or professional development plans.
Here’s 10 tips to help project managers make more effective presentations.
Know your audience.
Words matter.
Provide a roadmap.
Time management.
Weave in examples whenever possible.
Make it interactive.
The slides are not the presentation.
Speak with conviction.
Socialize your presentation with key stakeholders in advance.
Be prepared for questions.
Well I hope you enjoyed these tips and would encourage you to share your own by posting comments on our website or emailing them to pmwarstories@gmail.com.
As PMOs have evolved and matured, they have augmented their competencies to include things like vendor management and risk management in their portfolio of processes. Additionally, they have developed skills and capabilities to handle complex project situations and balance project portfolios in the face of ever changing organizational and business environments. Many PMOs have now reached a point where an increase in performance means “Just work harder”.
But given the implementation of process improvements, best practices, etc., PMOs are facing barriers to improvement. Organizational dynamics and organizational effectiveness may represent an untapped opportunity for PMOs to enhance performance.
In this episode, I’m sitting down with my friend and colleague, Mel Bost, to discuss the relationships among PMO structure, behavior, and performance.
We invite you to answer this question: Do you think PMO structure influences behavior which in turn drives performance? Let us know your thoughts at pmwarstories[at]gmail[dot]com.
Music Notes 1. The opening of the show – “Perspectives” 2. The closing of the show – “Lazy Day”
In this episode, I’m sitting down with my friend and colleague, Mel Bost in part two of a two part series on project lessons learned.
Mel has over 30 years of project management experience and authors the blog Mel Bost PMO Expert which summarizes successful behaviors of project managers working in a PMO setting as well as the structure and actions of a real PMO. Today Mel will be sharing his experiences and insights on the project lessons learned.
Music Notes 1. The opening of the show – “Catwalk” 2. Interview with the industry insider – “Wild Card” 3. The closing of the show – “Lazy Day”
In this episode, I’m sitting down with my friend and colleague, Mel Bost in part one of a two part series on project lessons learned.
Mel has over 30 years of project management experience and authors the blog Mel Bost PMO Expert which summarizes successful behaviors of project managers working in a PMO setting as well as the structure and actions of a real PMO. Today Mel will be sharing his experiences and insights on the project lessons learned.
Music Notes 1. The opening of the show – “Highlight Reel” 2. Interview with the industry insider – “Sprightly” 3. The closing of the show – “Yearbook”
In this episode, I’m sitting down with my friend and colleague, Mel Bost in part two of a two part series on innovative approaches to successfully define business requirements.
Mel has over 30 years of project management experience and authors the blog Mel Bost PMO Expert which summarizes successful behaviors of project managers working in a PMO setting as well as the structure and actions of a real PMO. Today Mel will be sharing his experiences and insights on the power of design thinking.
Music Notes 1. The opening of the show – “Kickflip” 2. Interview with the industry insider – “Sprightly” 3. The closing of the show – “Yearbook”
In this episode, I’m sitting down with my friend and colleague, Mel Bost in part one of a two part series on innovative approaches to successfully define business requirements.
Mel has over 30 years of project management experience and authors the blog Mel Bost PMO Expert based on his own experiences in developing and maturing PMO organizations with several major Fortune 500 companies. Mel’s blog summarizes successful behaviors of project managers working in a PMO setting as well as the structure and actions of a real PMO. Today Mel will be sharing his experiences and insights on taking innovative approaches to successfully defining business requirements, including the power of design thinking.
Music Notes 1. The opening of the show – “Collins Avenue” 2. Interview with the industry insider – “Offroad” 3. The closing of the show – “Yearbook”
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In this episode we are examining the components of a project management office or PMO and how to set up a successful PMO.
To do this, I’m sitting down with Cornelius Fichtner, who has over 15 years of project management experience. Cornelius owns and manages his own project management training company and in his spare time produces three audioblogs: The PM Podcast, The PM PrepCast and The PDU Podcast. He is extremely passionate about project management methodologies and PMOs. Today he will be sharing his insights and war stores around setting up a successful project office or PMO.
Music Notes
1. The opening of the show – “Torn Jeans” 2. Interview with the industry insider – “Highlight Reel” 3. The closing of the show – “Yearbook”
In setting up a project office or project management office (PMO), organizations need a pragmatic approach and the support of senior management. By looking internally and using existing best practices, methodologies and tools, project managers can "jumpstart" the process and more importantly create a project office or PMO that fits their organization rather than the other way around. This re-use strategy can also help keep costs down. BUT can it be done quickly without sacrificing the long-term success of the PMO?
In this episode we examine how to set up a project office or PMO in 4 weeks.
To do this, Wayne Thompson is sitting down with Cornelius Fichtner, who has over 15 years of project management experience. Cornelius owns and manages his own project management training company and in his spare time produces three audioblogs: The PM Podcast, The PM PrepCast and The PDU Podcast. He is extremely passionate about project management methodologies and PMOs. Today he will be sharing his insights and war stores around setting up a project office or PMO in 4 weeks.
Music Notes
1. The opening of the episode – “Offroad” 2. Interview with industry insiders – "Sprightly” 3. The closing of the episode – “Yearbook”
Creating a project office or project management office
(PMO) is often a daunting task. Complicating the process is the fact that when you
try to talk to people about PMOs, there is very little continuous spectrum of
understanding regarding the term PMO.
Either the project managers work in an organization which has matured to
the point where they have encountered the term project office or PMO or it is a
foreign term to them.
One successful approach to shedding pre-conceived notions
and building consensus is to create the PMO from the grassroots – starting with
a clean sheet of paper and building the PMO around the needs of the organization
and the people who make it up. Taking such an approach takes into account the business
context and the culture of the overall organization as you work with the
individuals who have to make it all work and succeed. This is very important from a commitment
standpoint because what the individuals believe will succeed contributes substantially
to their ongoing buy-in and success of the PMO.
In this episode we will examine creating a PMO from a
grassroots or clean sheet of paper approach.
To do this, I’m sitting
down with Mel Bost, who has over 30 years of project management experience. Mel’s
entire career has evolved around project and product development, including
work at Ford Motor Company, Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), UNOCAL, Tosco
Corporation, and ConocoPhillips. Mel authors the blog, Mel BostPM Expert(available at http://melbostpmoexpert.com), based on his own experiences in
developing and maturing PMO organizations with several major Fortune 500
companies. Mel’s blog summarizes successful behaviors of
project managers working in a PMO setting as well as the structure and actions
of a real PMO. Today Mel will be sharing his experiences and insights on setting
up a PMO from the “grassroots,” a blank sheet of paper approach.
Music Notes
1. The opening of the show –
“Highlight Reel”
2. Interview with the industry
insider – “Broadcast News”
3. The closing of the show –
“Yearbook”
Thank you for joining us for the fifth podcast in our series on project management offices. Today we are examining how to set up and maintain strategic management offices to provide the necessary alignment between tactical operational activities and the strategic objectives of small and medium enterprises. To do this, Wayne Thompson is sitting down with his friend and colleague, Michael Kamel, for part two of the two part series on strategic management offices.
Michael Kamel has over a decade of experience in engineering and project management. Currently he works as a Senior Manager in Strategy & Operations at Deloitte where his practice covers the domains of strategic planning, strategy deployment, innovation strategy and project management. Recently he was named President Ex-Officio of PMI Montreal. Today he will be sharing his insights and war stories on aligning operational activities with strategic planning in small and medium organizations.
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Music Notes
1.The
opening of the show – “Torn Jeans”
2.Interview
with the industry insider – “Sideman Strut”
