Project Manager Center: Scaling PMO Transformation
Welcome to the Project Manager Center, the pivotal third stage of your PMO transformation. This phase marks a significant expansion of your PMO capabilities, focusing on comprehensive training for all Project Managers and implementing advanced reporting tools. By operating internally, we refine processes, build confidence, and prepare for wider organizational impact. The Project Manager Center is where your PMO’s potential is fully realized, setting the stage for organization-wide excellence in project management.
Here, you’ll:
- Incrementally train Project Managers in core PMO foundations, including dynamic scheduling and resource demand management, refined based on feedback from Foundationville
- Implement near real-time, automated reporting for enhanced decision-making
- Prepare compelling demonstrations of PMO capabilities for future presentation to Leadership, Resource Managers, HR, and Finance
- Cultivate a consistent, high-quality approach to project management that aligns with your organization’s strategic objectives
BENEFITS
- Improved Productivity: Newly trained project managers leverage advanced skills to significantly boost output and improve project delivery without increasing team size.
- Cost and Time Efficiency: Fewer tools not only reduce costs but also minimize overhead, leading to a more efficient and streamlined PMO operation.
- Unified Project Lifecycle: Unified Project Lifecycle: Drive seamless consistency from inception to completion, ensuring aligned strategies and superior outcomes across all projects.
- Quality-Centric Execution: Elevate project standards to the gold standard set in Foundationville, ensuring consistent excellence and timely delivery of high-impact results that exceed stakeholder expectations.
- Streamlined Decision Making: Transform communication channels to reduce meeting frequency and duration, accelerating decision processes and fostering a culture of trust and efficiency.
- Dynamic Resource Optimization: Elevate resource management to new heights with instant visibility into task and resource impacts. Building on Foundationville’s training, Project Managers gain a complete, real-time view of resource allocations, enabling swift adjustments to maximize productivity and balance workloads across the portfolio.
- Advanced Forecasting: Empower PMs with easy what-if scenarios, allowing them to anticipate challenges and make data-driven decisions for both potential and existing portfolios.
- Proactive Risk Management: Implement a sophisticated early warning system for dates, work, costs, and scope, allowing swift interventions to keep projects on track and within budget.
In the Project Manager Center, the benefits of the PMO transformation journey are not just realized but optimized, ensuring every project manager is equipped to drive projects to success.
Major Deliverables
Foundations University (Training) Building on the Foundations Tech training this comprehensive curriculum expands Project Managers’ expertise in Resource Demand Management and Dynamic Scheduling. Foundations University bridges theory and practice, empowering every PM to drive transformative change in your PMO transformation.
Status Station (Reporting) Unleash the power of near real-time, automated reporting. Status Station provides Project Managers and decision-makers with up-to-the-minute insights on project states, performances, deliverables, issues, and risks. This automated suite eliminates manual reporting, enabling proactive decision-making and swift responses to emerging challenges.
Quality Park (Reporting) Your assurance of project data excellence. Quality Park continuously monitors core project and portfolio metrics, ensuring data accuracy and timeliness. Inspired by government standards like DCMA’s 14-point assessment, it guarantees that every project aligns with organizational objectives and meets Foundationville’s gold standard. Quality Park is your key to confident, informed decision-making.
With these major deliverables forming the cornerstone of the Project Manager Center, let’s explore what’s included in each edition of this transformative stage.
What’s Included
- All deliverables from the Compass Edition of Demoland and Foundationville
- All Compass Edition Deliverables
- Training for all Project Managers:
- Your choice of OnDemand, Virtual, In-person training or hybrid sessions
- Comprehensive coverage of advanced PM techniques
- Enhanced Admin and Report Developer Training
- Customized Status Station and Quality Park reports
- All Atlas Edition Deliverables
- Fully Managed Implementation:
- Our experts handle system setup, configuration, and customization
- Tailored Training Delivery for all Project Managers, your choice of OnDemand, Virtual, In-person training or hybrid sessions
- Comprehensive Reporting Setup and Customization
- Full Project Management support for Project Manager Center implementation
- Ongoing Support and Optimization Available
Prerequisites
- Finalized and updated training materials incorporating Senior Project Manager feedback
- Customized reports and system configurations based on Foundationville feedback
- Necessary licenses for all Project Managers to undergo training
- Prepared resources for training delivery as per the updated Navigating Enterprise Projects: Course Syllabus
Typical Timeframes
Compass Edition: 4-8 months
Atlas Edition: 3-6 months
GPS Edition: 2-4 months
Recommendations/Adoption Strategy
- Continue internal focus before wider organizational rollout
- Train all Project Managers incrementally
- Allow 1-3 months for PMs to adopt new solution and techniques
- Begin preparing demonstrations for leadership and stakeholders
Participants:
- All project managers/schedulers
- PMO/EPMO Leadership
- Application Admin(s)
- Reporting Developer(s)
KPIs
- Training Completion Rate: Percentage of Project Managers completing the training
- Project Quality Score: Adherence to established standards (via Quality Park) reporting
- Reporting Efficiency: Time saved by automated status reporting
- Resource Utilization: Improved accuracy and visibility of Project Manager resource allocation
- Project Variance Justification: Increased visibility and traceability for project variances of costs, dates or work
NEXT STEPS
- Identify and quantify PMO benefits
- Plan for implementation with a subset of business units or departments
- Prepare for broader organizational change management
SUPPORT OPTIONS
Compass Edition:
- Support contracts available for purchase
Atlas/GPS Editions:
- Dedicated or as-needed support available
- Regular check-in calls with implementation team
- Advanced troubleshooting and optimization support
Are you Ready to Start?
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