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A project management office (PMO) is a standardized management structure that provides governance, processes, and shared resources such as methodologies, tools, and…
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Best Practices for Establishing a Project Management Office
A project management office (PMO) is a standardized management structure that provides governance, processes, and shared resources such as methodologies, tools, and…
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Tools & Templates|
APQC's Benchmarking Project Plan Template (Excel Template)
Organizations can fill out this template as they plan new benchmarking projects. It provides guidance for writing a benchmarking value proposition, determining measures and…
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Scoping a Benchmarking Study
In order to see a benchmarking project through to its completion, an accurately defined scope must be determined. This guidance outlines how to designate a scope that focuses…
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This article outlines the roles of team members and other individuals involved in a typical benchmarking project. It defines the responsibilities associated with each role…
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Reports & White Papers|
Unparalleled Portfolio Management: Best-Practice Processes and Lessons Learned
Portfolio management is a means to apply a standardized process for improving value and project delivery. Though many organizations have a portfolio management process for…
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Articles|
Project Portfolio Management: Ensuring Objective Comparisons for Portfolio Decision Making
To ensure alignment with organizational goals-be they revenue, market based, or organizational performance or improvement-the first step of creating a portfolio is a…
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Knowledge management benefits project and portfolio management because it offers the tools to help everyone get on the same page, share knowledge with one another, and…
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Portfolio management is a means to apply a standardized process for improving value and project delivery. Though many organizations have a portfolio management process for…
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Digital Transformation: Strategy to Tactics
Digital transformation is a high priority for many organizations. Everyone is talking about it, and leaders want to ensure that digital projects are moving forward…
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Applying Agile in Knowledge Management
Agile—a project management paradigm that stresses iteration, collaboration, self-organization, and customer-centricity—is taking the business world by storm. In this article,…
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Reports & White Papers|
Trends in Data and Analytics: Survey Summary Report
In March 2019, APQC conducted a survey on the latest trends in data analytics to learn how enterprises are capturing business value from their analytics investments. This…