We had an exciting presentation at PMEXPO in March, partly based on our just-released book, The Project Management Maturity Model, Fourth Edition. While it’s always a thrill to publish a new book, this one in particular is a source of pride, partly because it’s the result of how PM Solutions experts… Read More »

WOW!!!  25 years!  Over 25 years ago, we had the vision of bringing together project management experts to provide consulting, training, and research for the world’s leading organizations. Twenty-five years later, I am so proud to have worked with the very “best of the best.” Our team has tackled some of… Read More »

The Who and Where of PMOs A few weeks ago, one of the members of our PMO of the Year Group on LinkedIn asked a question that sparked a lively discussion with numerous group members chiming in. I thought I’d recap the back-and-forth and add some of my own thoughts. It all started… Read More »

This blog was updated April 9th, 2024. In one of our webinars on The State of the PMO, we had a flood of great questions—so many, in fact, that we ran out of time to answer them all during the session.  A big chunk of those questions focused on the relationship between… Read More »

Last week, one of our consultants came to us with a question from a client: "What is the ideal or standard number of projects per project manager?" Questions like this are the heart of our research program. We aren’t academics and don’t aspire to be. PM Solutions Research was established… Read More »

This blog was updated in May 2025. One of the issues that surfaced in the newly-released State of the PMO 2014 research study was that PMOs have a public relations problem: they are delivering value (significant value: see the graphic from the study at right), but they have trouble communicating that value to executives. Two of the… Read More »

This blog was updated May 2025 A good deal has been written about Project Management Offices (PMOs) in terms of the services they provide and the associated governance structures that go with them. I’ve seen the suggested types of PMOs range from as few as three to as many as twelve in my travels.… Read More »

This blog was updated on April 9th, 2024 Ever notice how a project in its early stages feels a bit like a fairy tale? It’s full of possibility—but so far, it only exists in our imaginations. Now, let’s talk about Project Managers. How are they viewed in your organization? Are… Read More »