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xPM aligns the entire organization with enterprise roadmaps. Enterprise roadmaps connect the dots across departments, projects, and initiatives, ensuring every piece of work drives strategy forward. Key deliverables from all departments, projects, initiatives – any type of work taking place in the organization - it's all included in the enterprise roadmap. And cross-work dependencies can be identified and tracked. An xPM solution connects data from different planning and task management tools to deliver a comprehensive overview. This ensures that you’re always clued in - and that you’re delivering on strategy and following the timeline. With xPM, it's not just individual projects - everything is connected. #12DaysOfXPM-mas

Is resource chaos holding your strategy back? When your organization is juggling multiple types of work and portfolios, it’s easy for silos to form and goals to stall. With xPM, the focus is on transparency - also in resource management. Greater transparency in resource management minimizes the silo effect where no one knows what’s happening in other departments. The same person may participate in different types of work, for example being allocated to a project while also handling repetitive operational tasks. This increases complexity and makes it hard to ensure good planning. xPM takes a bird’s eye view of demand and capacity across different work types and departments in the organization. Balancing resources has the added parameter of strategy. Resources should be distributed across work in a way that ensures that projects are completed while driving your strategic goals forward. Regularly managing capacity and demand is always a dynamic between handling current needs and ensuring future growth opportunities. Get the fundamentals of resource and capacity management here: https://lnkd.in/dRgsK_Rd #12DaysOfXPM-mas

The modern PMO handles risk – all types of risks. When it comes to xPM, risk evolves not just to include more types of work but also the dependencies across initiatives. All of this is linked to strategy. Every risk affects more than the completion of the project or initiative. It also affects the strategic aim it’s meant to drive. By linking risks to strategic components, it becomes easier to identify when the strategy might be at risk, even if the project or initiative is not. That also changes the focus of mitigation plans and activation criteria. The goal is to ensure strategic aims rather than individual projects. PMOs ensure that every initiative contributes to the bigger picture—delivering not just projects, but value. 🌟 #12DaysOfXPM-mas

Complexity doesn’t have to be a roadblock—it can be your strongest teacher. Implementing change in an organization can sometimes lead to increased complexity: more departments, more projects, and more people means more things that can go wrong. xPM means including multiple types of work - and portfolios. This change requires good management. Phased implementation, such as pilot programs, can be a great way to manage complexity, identify recurring challenges, or become aware of unknown dependencies. Ongoing training is another way to ensure that teams are equipped to handle the change – and get the full benefit of it. With open eyes and honesty, complexity can be an opportunity for learning and adjusting your plans leading to better results and a streamlined organization. #12DaysOfXPM-mas

Change is inevitable – but getting people on board is what makes it successful. As the PMO evolves to include more types of work, there will be changes in the organization. Even if the changes are for the better, it’s essential to get people on board. The why matters, of course, but even more, it’s about identifying the potential for making work smoother all around. 🎯 If people are on board, they contribute to driving the change, which creates a better transition, better work management, and improved data quality. It’s a trade-off between investing in getting people on board and realizing you can’t make everyone happy. With methods like PROSCI, you can assess the impact of change and create a plan to get as many people on board as possible. But you can’t win everyone over. Focus on the majority and create initiatives to increase adoption. Make sure to follow up so the new changes remain strongly integrated in the organization. #12DaysOfXPM-mas

Tired of juggling multiple tools and piecing together fragmented data? The answer is unified reporting. Unified reporting breaks down information silos and provides a comprehensive understanding of portfolio performance – across resources, worktypes, and strategies. Allowing teams to work in project and task management tools that suit their needs ensures not only happier employees but also better data quality. If people like the system, they’re more inclined to use it. The PMO is tasked with consolidating data from multiple sources – figuring out what data and how to capture it - and presenting it in a single coherent view. Unified reporting gives a better foundation for assessing the impact of work and sets the stage for informed decision-making. Not only is this great for the PMO – it’s also an excellent tool for communicating with shareholders. #12DaysOfXPM-mas

Are you putting your money where your strategy is? It’s not enough to know how much money you’re spending – it’s also important to track the strategic contribution. As the PMO encompasses more and more types of work, there are new requirements for tracking progress and financial health. With xPM, the different types of work are taken into account, setting up KPIs that allow you to track each initiative's financial health as well as the individual strategic fit. All work is tied to an appropriate strategic component and tracked as you go. With xPM, You stay on top of financials and business benefits to get the full overview for better decision-making. #12DaysOfXPM-mas

The landscape of work is becoming increasingly diverse: agile methods sit along traditional project management, creating new dependencies – but also new opportunities. The diversity of work can be an advantage for the organization, but in xPM, all forms of work are linked to strategy. Whether it’s business drivers or OKRs, there should always be a direct link between individual contributions and strategic outcomes. Dive into OKRs with our OKR series here: https://lnkd.in/dcnMCZgR #12DaysOfXPM-mas

A clear and well-communicated strategy is the backbone of organizational success. A good strategy is relevant for every department, and for the PMO, it’s about understanding the strategy and aligning projects and processes to ensure the optimal conditions for strategic success. If the strategy isn’t clear, ask questions until it is. With a clear strategy, you can prioritize initiatives and processes as well as determine efficient resource allocation. Finally, strategy is a massive driver in reporting and data management: knowing what to track and why and for which stakeholders is essential to get insights into not just project progression but strategic fullfilment. #12DaysOfXPM-mas

What if you could give your organization a gift that brings transparency, alignment, more data for better decision-making, and happier employees? It’s time to unwrap xPM. xPM is a term that encompasses anything portfolio management. It’s not about a specific style or methodology, instead it includes everything. The x is anything: Projects, programs, portfolios, initiatives, ideas, epics, tasks, resources, research, development - and more! xPM is more than just a rebranding of the same old – it requires a paradigm shift in the entire organization. Rather than searching for the right method or process, you look at the current work and work types already taking place in your organization and design a portfolio management process that supports the effort taking place while creating strong governance structures to give the organization the right rhythm and align it with strategic aims. #12DaysOfxPM-mas