Project Management Professional

About EXCEED Founded in 1998 Small Disadvantaged Business ISO 9001:2008 Certified ISO 20000-1:2011 Certification in Process MDOT MBE Certified VA SWAM Certified Headquartered in Lanham, MD 125 Employees Exemplary Performance Record

Service Offerings Document Management – Records Processing, Scanning/Imaging, File Operations, Data Entry Enterprise Service Desk – Helpdesk, Contact Center, IT Operations and Maintenance Integrated Security Consulting – IT/Physical Security, Policies/Procedures, Threat/Risk Assessment Integrated Systems Design and Planning – Technical Data Development, Configurations, CONOPS Systems Integration and Implementation – Physical, Electronic, and IT Security Integration Acquisition Support – Procurement Support, Contract Close-out, Grants Management

PMO Definition A PMO is an organizational body or entity assigned various responsibilities related to the centralized and coordinated management of those projects under its domain - PMBOK Other responsibilities include: Manage shared resources across all projects Identify and develop a project management methodology, best practices, and standards Coach, mentor, train, and provide oversight Monitor compliance with project management standards, policies, procedures, and templates via project audits Develop and manage project policies, procedures, templates, and other shared documentation Coordinate communication A strategic driver for organizational excellence http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Why have a PMO??? http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

PMO Benefits Projects Align with Organizational Goals: The PMO ensures that all projects worked in an organization have benefits that truly align to the most important needs and objectives of the business If the nature of the business environment changes significantly, the PMO will decide what impact if any this will have on the active projects  Project Success Rates Increase: The PMO ensures that all needed resources are available and allocated before the start of the project  The PMO monitors the project plan and budget throughout the lifecycle to ensure that the project remains on track, and that resources are available as needed These activities increase the number of projects completed on time, on budget and in scope

PMO Benefits Project Management Competence Increases: Skill and competence of project management activities improve over time Formal or informal mentoring programs for all project managers improves project management skills Standards and Templates are Developed and Improved: The PMO provides useful, practical and helpful project templates  These templates are revised as often as necessary to ensure that the right type of documentation is being created  Clear guidance is provided to ensure that the minimum number of documents are created for any particular project

EXCEED’s PMO EXCEED’s PMO is managed by certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs) and ITIL certified Project Managers EXCEED’s PMO framework abides by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008 and ISO 20000-1:2011 standards EXCEED’s PMO utilizes best practices established by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Through standardization, our PMO allows EXCEED to manage projects more consistently, with better visibility, while lowering overall project costs EXCEED’s PMO is a centralized team striving to bring standardization to projects within the company http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

EXCEED’s PMO The PMO provides: Industry standards Processes Templates Metrics Knowledge Base http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Industry Standards EXCEED’s PMO bases its framework around ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 20000-1:2011 AND project management principles, practices and processes based on industry standard methodologies such as the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

PMO Framework http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Industry Standards ISO 9001:2008 Certification for Quality Management Systems (QMS) Designed to assist organizations ensure they meet the needs of the customer and other stakeholders Over 1M organizations worldwide are certified One of the most widely used management tools in the world EXCEED is currently certified Our QMS supports: Operations Business Development Human Resources Contracts and Administration Purchasing Finance Information Technology http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Industry Standards As an ISO 9001:2008 certified organization, we maintain a Quality Management System (QMS). This system ensures our: Operating policies and procedures are standardized Quality processes are repeatable and quality driven Process improvements are continuous actions that are monitored to completion Performance meets and exceeds the clients objectives http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Client Satisfaction Reliability Cost Accuracy Delivery/timeliness Quality Business Relations Personnel Customer Support Responsiveness Sub-contractors (if applicable) http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

4.92 Client Satisfaction December 2011 Client Satisfaction Survey: Surveyed 10 clients Overall rating of: 4.92 Key: 5.0 - 4.1 = Excellent Key: 4.0 - 3.1 = Above Average Key: 3.0 - 2.1 = Average 2011 – 4.96 2010 – 4.90 2009 – 4.91 2008 – 4.93 2007 – 4.90 http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Industry Standards ISO 20000-1:2011 First international standard for IT service management Established in 2005 and revised in 2011 Growing quickly because of the close alignment with ITIL principles Organizations that achieve certification can apply techniques to government contracts The “Standard” is comprised of ten sections: Scope Terms & Definitions Planning and Implementing Service Management Requirements for a Management System Planning & Implementing New or Changed Services Service Delivery Processes Relationship Processes Control Processes Resolution Processes Release Process http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

ISO 20000-1:2011 Service Management Framework BS ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Service Management Framework ISO 20000 requires the application of the methodology known as “Plan-Do-Check-Act” (W. Edwards Deming) to all parts of the Service Management System: PLAN: Establish, document, and agree to the SMS to include policies, objectives, plans and processes to fulfill the service requirement DO: Implement and operate the SMS for the design, transition, delivery and improvement of services CHECK: Monitor, measure, and review the SMS and the services against the policies, objectives, plans, and service requirements and reporting the results ACT: Take actions to continually improve performance of the SMS and the services

ISO 20000-1:2011 Service Delivery Processes

ISO 20000-1:2011 Relationship Management Processes http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

ISO 20000-1:2011 Resolution Processes http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

ISO 20000-1:2011 Control Processes http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

PMO Build-out http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Industry Standards Project Management Institute (PMI) World’s leading not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession, with more than half a million members and credential holders Worldwide advocacy for project management supported by globally-recognized standards and credentials, extensive research programs, and professional development opportunities Project Management Professional (PMP) credential (internationally recognized certification) PMP certification is the most widely recognized standard in the profession Approximately 370,000 certified PMPs located in 185 countries Government, commercial and other organizations employ PMP certified project managers in an attempt to improve the success rate of projects in all areas of knowledge, by applying a standardized and evolving set of project management principles Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) – 42 processes

PMBOK Processes http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Industry Standards ITIL v3 Pronounced “idle” Established in the mid-1990’s by the UK government who wanted to identify efficiencies from IT services and learn how the most successful organizations approached service management Serves as the definitive guide to best practices in IT Not limited to IT! Best practices lead to good practices and good practices lead to best practices Standards for “service management” Microsoft adopted ITIL in 2000 Has gone from 30 titles to 5 (23 processes) http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

ITIL Processes http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Processes Our PMO ensures all projects go through a review for applicable implementation of the PMBOK’s 42 processes for project management and when applicable, ITIL’s 23 processes for IT service management, all the while maintaining compliance w/ ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 20000-1:2011standards Our PMO ensures that these standardized processes are in place for total project management from managing risks, to planning schedules, to managing communications, to delivering services, etc. The outcomes of these processes produces “artifacts and evidence” which are needed to maintain ISO certifications and future CMMI certification http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Templates Our PMO will provide standardized templates for all contracts: Project Charter Feasibility Study Business Case Project Management Plan Change Management Communications Management Cost Management HR Management Procurement Management Quality Management Risk Management Risk Register Schedule Management Work Breakdown Structure Scope Management Transition Out Planning Lessons Learned Project Acceptance http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Metrics Over time, our PMO will establish objective metrics which will provide an independent view as to how a contract is progressing, provided in addition to the Project Manager’s status report This will work in coordination with our current ISO metrics Client Satisfaction Surveys Profitability margins Yellow, red, green ratings A “value-add” to the client http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Knowledge Base The PMO will build, maintain, and share a knowledge base of lessons learned and best practices from previous contracts: Organizational process assets Lessons learned database Everyone should contribute http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Challenges Executive level management must be on board and support 100% Employee support is also critical Implementing a process culture Documentation, documentation, and more documentation Understanding the purpose behind the extra work! Training Enforcement in a positive way Audits Internal External Staying current http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Successful PMO Implementation http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html

Questions and Discussion http://www.examcollectionvce.com/vce-PMP.html