“Governance is not just arranging meetings,” stated the CEO. I sat silently for a moment on the conference call, stung by the insult. What should I say? ‘Duh, I know!!’ Only if […]
Governance – There’s More Than One Way to Look at It
Sabotage the PMO…by Undermining Assurance
Assurance is your friend. I’ve heard it described by a mentor as the “conscience of Delivery.” It exists to ask two questions: “Are we doing the right things?” and “Are we doing […]
Sabotage The PMO…by Backsliding
“People say a heart attack is a warning sign that you have to make changes,” my friend proclaimed. Strange, I thought, isn’t a heart attack a sign that you’re moments from death […]
Sabotage the PMO…with Historical Record Changes
“I’m not saying for certain that they would pass the Sociopath Test. I’m just saying I don’t think they’d fail it.” “You’re going to get in trouble if they hear you talking […]
Sabotage The Project – Ignoring Advice…and then Criticism
“…so to summarise, your project team is failing to demonstrate key competencies and as a result I can not expect it to achieve its objectives on time or to the quality expected.” […]
Waiting For Training
"What training to you think you need?"I looked blankly back at the Manager. I'd been contracting for a while and now was back in a permanent role. It had been a long […]
Sabotage the PMO… By Chasing Personal Glory
The news had trickled down slowly. The announcement of a new Head of Central PMO wasn’t the sort of thing that really got people excited. Chances are most people forgot the details […]
Goin’ Contractin’ (Part 2)
Back to Goin’ Contractin’ (Part 1) “I can get paid twice as much to be this unappreciated!” But I was wrong. Turns out I could get paid two and half times as […]
Goin’ Contractin’ (Part 1)
“I can get paid twice as much to be this unappreciated!” I think most permie PMOs have had this thought during their end of year reviews. Sadly, there isn’t much glory in […]
Sabotage the PMO…By Not Measuring Our Performance
“So, how’s the PMO doing?” My ears pricked up. The conversation was taking place on the bank of desks in front of me. “Which one,” asked the PMO Manager. “The team, the […]