Here are the blog posts and articles that caught my attention this week;

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[av_iconlist_item title=’Celoxis’ link=’manually,http://blog.celoxis.com/2015/11/05/making-the-pmo-a-valuable-asset-to-the-organization-part-1/’ linktarget=’_blank’ linkelement=” icon=’ue837′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-8lffqs’]
Project Management Offices (PMO) can sometimes be seen as a group that is there to critique the work of others and add no real value in the project delivery process. Refreshing to see a blog post about how this groups can add value
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[av_iconlist_item title=’Shepherdwise’ link=’manually,http://shepherdwise.com/blog/2015/03/11/eight-signs-that-you-need-a-pmo/’ linktarget=’_blank’ linkelement=” icon=’ue837′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-6wf5dw’]
Another fabulous PMO article – Eight signs that you need a PMO
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[av_iconlist_item title=’Transparent Choice’ link=’manually,http://blog.transparentchoice.com/failing-pmo-wisdom-of-the-shepherd’ linktarget=’_blank’ linkelement=” icon=’ue837′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-5i2ir8′]
Great article about how to use the wisdom of a shepherd and apply this to turning around a failing PMO
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[av_iconlist_item title=’Cobalt PM ‘ link=’manually,http://cobaltpm.com/how-team-meetings-can-help-you-cope-with-a-terrible-project/’ linktarget=’_blank’ linkelement=” icon=’ue837′ font=’entypo-fontello’ av_uid=’av-3sf32c’]
Terrible projects can be soul destroying – bonding with your team and having fantastic team meetings can make horrible projects a bit better
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I love this – Know Your Enemies no 1 – The HR Department. In my worklife I have worked with some great HR Departments and some not so great ones. Great post from PM Hut
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