I am a Project Manager by choice rather than as an afterthought and am committed to the highest level of performance that I can achieve in my chosen profession.  I bring with me an extensive background in the design and implementation of Project Management Offices. I have designed and formalized PMO's for a variety of organizations and am skilled at mentoring teams and managers in methodologies, standards and solution approaches.

Outcomes and Opportunities I provide you in this Role:

Project Management Offices (PMO) reduce project risks on an on-going basis and provide centralized administrative assistance thus reducing overall project costs. Examples of PMO activities that I have provided are:

Ø       Formalized methods and standards for project delivery based on proven approaches and replication of previous successes.

Ø       Ongoing training and support of project teams and managers.

Ø       Consistent project support throughout the project life-cycle.

Ø       Centralized project administration for time keeping and project reporting.

Ø       Consulting and mentoring for organizational executives, project managers and project teams.

Ø       Clearly defined approaches and tools to define project parameters and scope which is both attainable and results in clear business solutions that meet both operational and strategic needs.

Ø       Well defined approaches and tools  to identify project risks, create mitigation plans and track activities against these plans with well documented support and tracking facilities.
 

Risks I mitigate and Achieved Outcomes:

Once the PMO is formalized and the approach and standards agreed to project risks are mitigated in many ways. Examples of outcomes that I have achieved and standards that I have established:

Ø       Projects adhere to a standard approach to execution insuring ability to report status and manage timelines based on clear concepts and approaches that include reporting techniques and standards such as:

o        Cost Performance Index (CPI)

o        Cost Variance (CV)

o        Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP)

o        Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS)

o        Quantitative Risk Analysis

o        Qualitative Risk Analysis

o        Risk Monitoring and Control

o        Scheduled Performance Index (SPI)

o        Budget-to-Actual Analysis and Monitoring

Ø       Risk is mitigated by maintaining complete records of project activities in a central repository and providing periodic review of project activities.

Ø       Maintenance of past project records supporting future project comparisons and lessons learned.  By creating a centralized repository of teams, budgets and results it becomes possible to evaluate future project risks, team and budget requirements and identify potential resources for project execution, thus reducing the need for long project initiation phases.

Ø       Cost of recruitment, hiring and training new employees is mitigated by improved retention of key internal resources through the development and ongoing support of career development for project managers, team leaders and members through a variety of tools and competencies, including:

o        Membership to professional organizations

o        Career roadmap planning and development

o        Identification and communication of new opportunities to upgrade member skills

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