From the course: Delivering Results with a Business-focused PMO

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Unique challenges, unique solutions

Unique challenges, unique solutions

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Unique challenges, unique solutions

- If I told you that every business is different, you'd probably believe me. It makes sense, doesn't it? So it also follows that every business faces unique challenges. Every project is going to be different. That's one of the features that defines a project. It's unique. It may be similar to others, but each one has its own set of problems and opportunities and has to be managed accordingly. But if you look at the average traditional PMO, you'd never know all of these situations were unique. Chances are a traditional PMO will only be working in three areas: people, process, and tools. It doesn't matter what the problems or challenges are. The solution is always some combination of those three items. People focuses on the training and development of project managers as well as coaching and mentoring. Process covers everything from the overall project methodology to the detailed steps of each workflow. Tools addresses project management software packages, checklists, and templates. In…

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