Just started my new pmo engagement. I have zero pmo knowledge. Please share your wisdom

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Call your old babysitter, they'll have the best advice

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put a million reminders on your outlook and maintain perfect cadence with all the activities, automate where you can and use the extra time to do a shitload of practice / business development or support other work streams

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PMO = 💩💩💩💩

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Status reports and such as.

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The more you can understand about the content of the project, the better. Suggest creative ways of improving the process (roll-on/off, status, financials, leadership readouts, comms, social events). Think of how you can add value beyond administrative activities.

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PMO = sucks balls

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Accept your position as a glorified executive assistant.

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Learn about everything going on, volunteer to help out with stuff you're interested in. May get a future role out of it

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Spreadsheets of LITERALLY EVERYTHING. Meeting tracker, final deliverable tracker, note tracker, be the person that can answer any of the "do we have this" or "are we tracking on XYZ" questions

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PMO is a great way to get close with leadership, the work can suck at time but do it well and leadership will recognize you and push for you to get promoted and find work that in more of interest to you

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Find a work stream that isn't Pmo and move to it

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Schedule pre-meetings, meetings, post meetings . Always be asking what's next and when? Lastly, always ask the really obvious tactical questions.

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Thanks. Any useful shit?

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Cry

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Always be prepared to answer questions. Set recurring meetings but limit then to as few and as short as really necessary. Build your network of "go to" people who have the answers. Maybe not the leaders, but the people under them who you can just call up and get the answers.

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Make sure you take good notes after any meetings you own. Always be able to speak to the status and next steps. Start meetings of with objectives and agenda. End meetings with next steps, who is accountable and by when dates. Good luck!

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You don't need to know anything except how to be detail oriented, don't make typos in email comms or minutes. This is a good role for someone straight out of college or with less than a couple years work exp I think

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Use common sense, most other people on the project you're working on won't have it.

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You don't need to know much. Just do as everyone says

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To the people that gave good advice: thanks guys

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