WellPoint, Inc. Takes the Prize for their Implementation Management Office
Three industries; three portfolios; one driving force - strategic project management!
We're here at the PMO Symposium in Miami Beach, where we've just had the honor of helping PMI to give out the 2014 PMO of the Year Awards. Here's the winning line-up:
2014 PMO of the Year: WellPoint, Inc. Government Business Division's Implementation Management Office (IMO)
Finalists (in alpha order):
Central Bank of the Dominican Republic's Portfolio Management Office (PMO)
DTE Energy's Major Enterprise Projects (MEP)
Three very different industries; three very different kinds of portfolios. But project management, used as a strategic resource, helped all of them to excel, meeting challenging deadlines and yielding tangible results.
You can read all about these outstanding organizations, and the award itself, in the ebook we've produced for PMI's Awards Program. The ebook also includes links to other resources, including past winners and finalists' case studies, and information on how to apply for next year's award.
And, starting tomorrow morning, and every day through Thursday, check back here on the Strategy & Projects blog to read our interviews with the leaders of these top three PMOs.
And now -- back to the celebration!
About the Author
J. Kent Crawford
Kent Crawford is the founder and CEO of Project Management Solutions, Inc. (PM Solutions) and PM College. His experience spans more than twenty five years, where he has been responsible for the development of systems requirements and the functional design of integrated project management systems for a number of Fortune 500 organizations. He is the Former President and Chair of the Project Management Institute (PMI®). During his tenure in office, Mr. Crawford implemented innovative programs, which resulted in an astounding fifty percent membership growth for the Institute. His leadership in PMI has been widely recognized as a primary driver in PMI's success. Mr. Crawford is a recipient of the PMI Fellow Award, PMI's highest and most prestigious individual honor. A prolific speaker and advocate of the profession, he is also the award-winning author of The Strategic Project Office: A Guide to Improving Organizational Performance (for which he won a David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award from PMI), Optimizing Human Capital with a Strategic Project Office, Project Management Maturity Model: Providing a Proven Path to Project Management Excellence, and Project Management Roles & Responsibilities.
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