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Discussion Post

Question I:

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Discuss your perception of what it is like, or might be like, working as a project manager (PM) in organizations with a project management office (PMO) versus those without a PMO. As a PM, what are the advantages and disadvantages you might experience in how projects are led, guided, and managed in one environment versus the other? Share any experiences you might have about working in situations with and without a PMO office and what you liked best about each.

Question II:

Consider governance in your personal and professional life. If governance in its simplest form is oversight, think about where governance touches your life. For example, when you consider laws, water-cleanliness regulations, where schools can be built, and what products we buy and sell, it's apparent that governance is simply a part of all our lives.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

1) How do governance and different approaches to governance apply to project, program, and portfolio management?

2) How do governance and compliance apply within corporations?

3) Share an example of the influence of governance in project, program, and portfolio management with the class. What are the pros and cons of governance in the example you shared?

Question III:

Change management certainly includes overcoming resistance. But the reasons for change come from factors such as increasing product quality, achieving a higher customer satisfaction, increasing staff satisfaction, achieving higher cost efficiency, expanding into new markets, and many combinations of these and more.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Think of a time where a change was implemented at your past or present organization.

1) How effectively was that change managed?

2) What was done well, and what could have been done better to manage the change?

3) What were your experiences with the change, and what might you have done differently, knowing what you know about change management now?

Question IV:

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

1) As a portfolio manager, how can you remain connected to the project management teams to provide guidance and support that drive deliverables?

2) How is team management done differently at the portfolio level?

3) How is execution and strategy tied to the team and monitored through the PMO?

Question V:

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

1) How does the PMO having an overview of running projects help keep projects in scope and allocate resources to ensure on-time delivery of the programs and projects in the portfolio?

2) Sometimes a project's completion will be late, over budget, or missing planned deliverables. Or, another project might be dependent upon that the first project's timely completion. How might the PMO work to resolve such issues? Support your response with 2 or 3 actions you can take to resolve such issues from the PMO.