Episode 028: Ten PMO Manager Tips for Project Management Vendors

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028		Ten PMO Manager Tips for Project Management Vendors, presented by Mark Perry, host of The PMO Podcast™		13:19
The PMO Podcast™ Episode Summary
	The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story
	This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, "Ten PMO Manager Tips for Project Management Vendors." As a PMO Manager, you no doubt have plenty of opportunities to work with project management vendors. One day, you may be talking with a providing of project management training, the next day you may be meeting with a project management consultant, and on another day you may be sitting for a demo with a project management software provider. Have you ever had a bad or disappointing experience with one of these vendor’s sales persons? Do you find yourself being rushed or pushed around, not given the information and facts you need, or just not being treated the way you would prefer to be treated. Well, if you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are not alone. In the spirit of continuous improvement within the vendor community that serves PMOs, compiled is a short list of ten PMO Manager tips for project management vendors to help their sales professionals do it right.
	The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo
	“Take care of yourself”. Taking care of yourself means having balance in your life. Balance can mean different things to different people. To some it means having work that is challenging, enjoyable, and gives you a sense of achievement; having recreation which is fun, relaxing, and rejuvenating; and having a love for life and of course for others. There are a lot of things in life that we cannot control, but how we go about taking care of ourselves is not one of them. So, make a commitment and it a priority to take care of yourself. You will see the results, personally and professionally.
	The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag
	Listener question regarding tips and advice for taking on a project management assignment in Japan.
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