PMO and Project Governance Guides
Straight answers to the questions we're asked most about running projects well: what a PMO should do, which documents matter, and how to report without the weekly scramble. Written and reviewed by our directors, both PRINCE2 practitioners.
What does a PMO do, and when does a business need one?
What a PMO actually does, the signs your business needs one, and how to start small without building a bureaucracy. From PRINCE2 practitioners.
By Stuart Lester, reviewed by Martin Brodie-Lynch
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PMO vs project office vs programme office: what's the difference?
Project office, programme office, portfolio office and centre of excellence explained, and which one a mid-sized UK business actually needs.
By Stuart Lester, reviewed by Martin Brodie-Lynch
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What should a Project Initiation Document contain?
What goes in a Project Initiation Document (PID), who writes and approves it, and how to keep it short enough to be used. Updated for PRINCE2 7.
By Martin Brodie-Lynch, reviewed by Stuart Lester
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What goes in a RAID log, and who owns it?
What a RAID log is, what to record for risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies, who owns it and how to stop it going stale. From PRINCE2 practitioners.
By Martin Brodie-Lynch, reviewed by Stuart Lester
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Risk, issue or off-specification: how to tell them apart
The difference between a risk, an issue and an off-specification in PRINCE2, with a simple test for each and who decides what happens next.
By Martin Brodie-Lynch, reviewed by Stuart Lester
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How to run a PRINCE2 stage gate review
How to prepare for, run and record a PRINCE2 stage gate review: what the board needs, the questions to ask, the possible decisions and the common mistakes.
By Martin Brodie-Lynch, reviewed by Stuart Lester
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How to stop producing status reports by hand every week
Why weekly status reporting eats so much time, and a practical five-step way to make project reports update themselves, with or without new software.
By Stuart Lester, reviewed by Martin Brodie-Lynch
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Which KPIs should a PMO report to the board?
The handful of PMO KPIs a board actually needs, grouped around three questions, plus the separate measures that show whether your PMO is working.
By Stuart Lester, reviewed by Martin Brodie-Lynch
Last updated
New to the terminology?
Our glossary explains nearly 40 common project and PMO terms in plain English.
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