In the fast-paced world of Project Management Offices (PMOs), effective problem-solving is a key skill that PMO Analysts and PMO Managers must master. From aligning projects with strategic o… Read More

The Importance of a Well-Aligned PMO Understanding PMO Alignment Project Management Offices (PMOs) are pivotal in bridging the gap between high-level strategic visions and the day-to-day ope… Read More

Project Portfolio Management is a critical aspect of strategic success. Navigating through it can be quite challenging, especially for those unfamiliar with its intricacies. If you’ve… Read More

The Misconception of AI as a PMO Replacement In 2023, the rise of generative AI and machine learning sparked widespread discussions about their potential as ‘solutions’ or even r… Read More

Introduction Imagine a world where the tedious task of setting up a Project Management Office is taken off your plate, freeing you to focus solely on delivering for your customers. W… Read More

Twitter has been struggling for a while. Since Elon Much bought the platform for $44bn in 2022, it has reportedly lost users in droves and lost almost half its advertising revenue. Something… Read More

Firstly, a big thank you to our clients. We listened to your feedback in regard to improving upon the service we deliver. Many of our customers were seeking a service that provided more than… Read More

HotPMO and Keto Software Partnership We are delighed to be able to share the news that HotPMO, have partnered with Keto Software, a provider of strategic portfolio management software solut… Read More

Introduction The landscape of Portfolio Project Management (PPM) tools has become increasingly diverse and sophisticated, offering solutions for managing project portfolios, resources, and… Read More

Unlock the Power of Gantt Charts: A Guide for Project Managers Gantt charts are a powerful tool for project managers, enabling them to visualize and track progress on complex projects. But… Read More

Enterprise PMO leaders are required to create delivery environments that are both resilient and agile – how do they deliver on these two seemingly contradictory goals? On the Kent coas… Read More

So you’re thinking about automating your business process? Great! But before you do anything, you need to understand what process automation is and what it can do for you. In this arti… Read More

Are you looking for a reliable and specialist recruitment agency to help you find the right person for the job? HotPMO may not be the first company that comes to mind! After all, we are bett… Read More

The UK Government introduced IR35 legislation in April 2020. So why is it an issue now? IR35 is a term used to describe specific tax legislation designed to combat tax avoidance by workers a… Read More

Behind every successful project is a talented PMO Analyst. A central Project Management Office, or PMO, is vital in organizations that rely on projects to drive revenue and innovation. But w… Read More

If you have been around projects, products, or services for any length of time, you will have almost certainly been involved in some kind of project launch. Project launches are excitin… Read More

Business organizations arise to meet specific market needs. The expectation that tomorrow’s environment will be the same as today encourages investment, human and physical, and promot… Read More

Ability versus Relationships “It’s not what you know, but who you know that matters.” Parents, teachers, politicians, and company executives often reject the idea t… Read More

How do we define project success and project failure? A project is a series of coordinated, tangible, and intangible inputs and outputs intended to produce a specific outcome. Humans ha… Read More

Data provided Great Britain a strategic advantage in World War II. Likewise, project data can provide your business strategic advantages today. As a general rule, the most successful man… Read More

Our more regular readers and clients will recall that we undertook a significant rebrand towards the end of last year. HotPMO had started out as a PMO Blog. At the time, there weren’t… Read More

Much like farm families had to deal with sons returning from World War I, companies worldwide are struggling with the Covid-19 impact on the workforce and workplace. Work was necessarily tr… Read More

The past 12 months have shown how crucial the PMO Director role is: Now the focus shifts to enabling talent and building project portfolios that deliver growth. The PMO on the front line… Read More

So, my wife got a new phone. And with it came a three-month family subscription to Apple Arcade – Apple’s subscription games service that promises fun games, all ad-free. Two mo… Read More

On Thursday 25th March, we had the opportunity to run an OKR session for the PMO meetup group #PMOFlashmob. Whilst they are more at home in the back room of a bar, the flashmobbers –… Read More

Outsourcing the mundane, routine activities can help your team thrive. I’ve seen the same pattern across numerous PMO teams. Talented individuals are hired as PMO analysts because the… Read More

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.Napoleon Bonaparte History teaches that the future belongs… Read More

Not a day goes by without a new whitepaper, book, or conference article published heralding a new delivery approach that is absolutely the only possible way that all projects should be deliv… Read More

Spurred by the impact of Covid-19, companies, large and small, have embraced the necessity of redesigning and automating work processes to remain competitive. Advances in intelligent systems… Read More

The pressure on organizations to remake themselves in an ever-changing competitive environment is palpable. Business leaders, academic theorists, and consulting gurus proclaim the mantra of… Read More

“Agility” is a widely accepted goal of modern organizations, the ideal response to a continually changing environment. Agility is an organization’s ability to understand th… Read More

The economic consequences of Covid-19 are substantial. The World Bank predicts a 5.2% drop in global GDP, the deepest global recession in decades despite national governments exten… Read More

An enterprise-level business lives and dies by efficiency and agility. It’s a single company with multiple teams, offices, and divisions that all work together to create a profitable c… Read More

HotPMO are passionate about automation. That is why we have partnered with UiPath to bring you the best automation solutions to accelerate your business.Who are UiPath?UiPath are leaders in… Read More

Are you are struggling with multiple boards and a backlog of Trello cards that need organizing, then this guide to Trello Automation is just what you need!Why automate Trello?Trello is a pop… Read More

Online training is now available from HotPMOAt HotPMO, we pride ourselves on helping organizations deliver the right things, faster. We achieve this in a number of ways. We provide coaching… Read More

In the wake of Covid-19, The world of work has changed, and you have 90 days to get to grips with it. Michael Watkins’s book, The first 90 days is the definitive book on how to travers… Read More

Shakespeare’s Romeo famously posed the question, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet?”. It would indeedWhat does PMO s… Read More

I was recently asked a question by someone who had accidentally become a Product Manager.“My situation is this: I’ve been working as a BI/analytics consultant at a small company… Read More

Every business, charity and government body is currently being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis is putting huge pressure on organizations to work differently.Only a few weeks ag… Read More

Are you a PMO person working from home?With over half the world’s population now under some sort of lockdown, the majority of PMO analysts, PMO managers, and Portfolio managers have su… Read More

Unique is the most dangerous word in project management. It stunts our growth as a profession and starves us of learning lessons and applying continuous improvement techniques to project del… Read More

This introduction to project management explores what project management means in a modern business environment. This article is not about running major construction projects, nor is it abou… Read More

HotPMO are super-excited to announce our new online training courses for 2020. We’ve been squirreled away in HotPMO HQ, generating the best original content to help PMO people turbo-ch… Read More

HotPMO achieves Silver partner status with UiPathWe at HotPMO have some exciting news. We have achieved Silver status in UiPath’s partner program! UiPath are the leading enterprise Rob… Read More

Is London the best city in the world for PMO Professionals?There are many good reasons for living in London. There’s the history, music, and culture. There are the easy train connectio… Read More