RMI Power UP

RMI Power UP Sessions

RMI Power UP is a quarterly educational webinar series covering resource management related topics.
RMI Power UP sessions are scheduled for 30 minutes with time for questions and general discussion following the presentation.

Live Session

RMI Power UP – Digital Transformation for Resource Management

Join us Tuesday, June 11 at 8:30 AM PT / 11:30 AM ET

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The trend for digital transformation of resource and workforce management is accelerating while investment by technology providers in resource management functionality is also growing.  During this session we’ll highlight the latest in the digital transformation of resource management and leading practices for how RMOs and delivery teams can work together to take advantage of them. 

Supported by our latest research and leading practice development, please join us for this session to learn more about the digital transformation of resource management . RMCPs can earn .5 PCU credit for attending the webcast.   

On-demand Sessions

RMI Power UP – How to Show the Value of RM to your Organization

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Those in resource management innately understand the value RM provides to their organization, but how do you effectively communicate it to stakeholders who may not immediately recognize it?  During this session, the RMI will be joined by Gary Ward from Guidewire Software and will explore how resource management supports organizational goals and objectives, drives better business outcomes, and impacts the bottom line.  Armed with this information, we will equip you with strategies to communicate the value of resource management to stakeholders in a clear and easy to digest way.

Power UP webcast entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Best Practices in Resource Forecasting

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According to RMI research, Forecasting is the #1 inhibitor for most RMOs building effective RM capabilities.  Good forecasting practices are a part of JITR processes for resource management.   A well-oiled process addresses both supply and demand needs for service delivery, as well as continuous improvement efforts to refine forecasting capabilities to support changing business dynamics.         

Power UP webcast entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Effectively Managing Resources Across Teams

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Effectively managing resources across teams requires a good balance of process and technology. The whole concept of centralization of resource management is a hurdle every company must get over if they want to achieve maximum efficiency for resource deployment.

Whether your teams are defined as onshore or offshore, geo based, industry based, competency centers, or whatever else approach your company has taken, how are resources best shared across these entities? What process is best and what technology can we use to help us achieve the benefits of centralization and maximize sharing of resources across teams?

Power UP webcast entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Trends in Digital Transformation for Resource Management

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The trend for digital transformation of resource and workforce management functionality is accelerating while investment by technology vendors in advanced resource management functionality is also growing. During this session we highlighted innovations in digital resource management and how RMO’s and delivery teams work together to take advantage of the very latest in best practice in this area.

Power UP webcast entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Trends and Best Practices for Skills Management

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With new market research to share, we discussed what those key trends are for skills management and what they mean for today’s RMO in support of better resource management.

Designing, building, using, and maintaining an effective skills database as part of a JITR framework is the #2 inhibitor to good resource management according to ongoing RMI research. New demands for more robust skills database support for employee engagement and DEI initiatives beyond the more traditional RM data elements further raise the bar on this essential JITR component. This session shares some of the latest in best practice for effective skills management. Passcode to view recording: Yts%1h94.

Power UP webcast entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Best Practices in Staffing

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Good staffing practices are a part of JITR processes for resource management. A well-oiled process is much more than simply assigning people to work. It’s about having a strategy for how we assign people to work which balances project needs, employee needs, business economics, and the tactical issues of capacity that never seem to go away. Supported by our latest research and best practice development, this session dives into best practices in staffing.

On-demand Power UP webcast entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Next Generation Capabilities in Resource Management Technology

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During a previous Power UP webcast, Five Things Your PSA/PPM Tool Should Do to Support Your Resource Management Needs, we discussed the core capabilities you should look for in a Resource Management Solution. In this webcast, we dive into some of the next generation capabilities you should look for. There’s been a lot of investment by technology vendors in advanced resource management functionality and during this session we’ll highlight innovations in this area and how RMOs might be able to take advantage of this functionality.

On-demand Power UP webcast entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – The Keys to Better Employee Engagement at Scale

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If the pandemic taught us anything, it surely taught us how important it is for companies to up their game when it comes to employee engagement and a related need for more employee development. A recent Gallup study found that “Engaged employees are more present and productive; they are more attuned to the needs of customers; and they are more observant of processes, standards and systems.”

Working remotely removed the advantage we have had from in-person contact. The current post-pandemic labor market also tells us employee development needs to be more of a priority for companies. But how do you do this at scale? Simply adding it to the list of often overworked managers is not the answer. And how do we help our resource and project managers build better soft skills needed in a remote working environment, a key skill necessary for effectiveness?

This session not only discusses best practices for employee engagement at scale, but also how to tie in employee development to include many of the soft skills needed to run our projects better with clients also working remotely.

On-demand Power UP webcast entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Resource Management for the Remote Workforce

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The pandemic pushed most of us to a remote workforce model, and post pandemic, companies are grappling with the strategic implications of keeping the workforce remote, going back to work at the office, or some form of hybrid model. Given the nascent nature of what has transpired, the existence of best practices in this regard are still being evaluated as companies balance cost with employee wants and needs, productivity impacts (positive and negative), and more.

For this Power UP webcast, the RMI welcomed guest speakers Jodi Ward, Manager, Resource Management Office, Esri Professional Services and Michael Lane, IT Director Resource Management, The Cincinnati Insurance Company, to share their approaches to resource management in the age of the remote workforce. We want to encourage sharing of developing ideas in this important development for resource and workforce management

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Data Management Best Practices for Resource Management

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Since inception the RMI has advised our members regarding the data intensive nature of an effective resource management function. Because labor cost is roughly three quarters of the total cost of running a project-based service business, data collection, analysis, and reporting are essential to investments in human capital. During this last Power UP webcast of the year, Managing Director Randy Mysliviec and Advisory Board member Chris Nakovics discuss best practices for data collection, data usage, and creation of strategic advantage from data used to drive your resource management processes and technology.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Best Practice for Change Management for Resource Management Transformations

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Transforming your resource management capabilities to achieve Just-in-Time Resourcing® capabilities often requires important changes in how we plan for, allocate, and optimize our human capital. In any given business process transformation, change management can make the difference between success and failure. This Power UP, guest speaker Claudia Moreno from SeetRush, helps us identify those areas of change most common to resource management transformations and offer practical advice on how best to position, sell, and manage these necessary internal transformations leading to resource management success.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Five Things Your PSA/PPM Tool Should Do to Support Your Resource Management Needs

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Picking a new PSA/PPM tool, or optimizing the one you have, is not always easy. There are so many choices today and sorting out the right solutions for your business needs can be overwhelming. With new capabilities coming to market at breakneck speed, and industry demands changing the nature of how we use these tools, the RMI can help with our extensive research in the area of automation tools for resource management. During this Power UP we discusses five things our research has shown that are important to every project-based business when it comes to resource management capabilities in your PSA/PPM tool.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Managing a Flex Workforce

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The gig economy has changed the task of sourcing human capital, with a large and growing percentage of the workforce shifting to a freelance model and making management of a flex workforce essential. During this Power UP we discussed the implications of this mega trend, and presented best practices in resource management specific to the rise of the gig worker and flex workforce.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Developing Better Forecasts

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Still one of two important inhibitors to better resource management performance is the ability to build a reasonably accurate forecast, with a sufficient time horizon, and a level of resource-needs granularity to support proper capacity planning. In this Power UP we share the latest best practices for forecasting and how better process and technology can make forecasting a strength of your services team.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Working in Mixed Project Methodology Environments

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Agile is part of our project world going forward – a necessity to be competitive. But there are many projects where waterfall or other methods are more appropriate. This ‘mixed’ methodology world has created new challenges for resource management professionals but there are answers. The RMI, along with Kieran Markham, EMEA Resourcing Director at Teradata, discuss best practice tips for working in mixed project methodology environments.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Five Ways Resource Management Brings Business Value

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With a typical services team having three-quarters of its cost tied up in people, it only makes sense that managing resources smartly makes good business sense. But is the industry really tuned into the many benefits possible to support justification of needed investments in process and technology to run an efficient and effective resource management function? This session was designed for not only resource management professionals, but also the content is valuable to executives of any company with a services team.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Sourcing Strategies

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With competition for a shrinking (available) talent pool, companies are getting more creative about how to source human resources to support their project-based delivery needs. Our first Power UP of 2020 will present best practices for sourcing with supporting data resulting from the most recent RMI survey which identified trends in sourcing strategies to address needs for capacity, flexibility and cost.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Best Practices in Capacity Planning

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Continuous matching supply and demand of projects to resources is the epicenter of the role of the RMO. Recent RMI research provides a good opportunity to learn from industry trends and best practices in this vital function which is critical to both effective project outcomes and overall cost control of our human resource spend for delivery. In this Power UP we reviewed the latest in tips, techniques, and technology considerations for making improvements in your RMO’s ability to conduct effective capacity planning and keeping supply and demand always in balance.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Mastering the Annual Budget Process for Delivery Teams

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We timed this Power UP because we know most companies on a calendar year budget plan are gearing up for the budget process. Unfortunately, too many organizations use a more traditional budget planning process that does not fully accommodate today’s modern RM processes. To make things even more difficult, too many delivery teams remain dependent on spreadsheets to help make their budget cases to senior management and finance. From a technology point of view, this is often because their current tool is not the right fit, or, old behaviors led them to spreadsheets before exploring what their current PSA/PPM tool is really capable of. In this Power UP session, we will explore best practices in approaching the annual budgeting process.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Effective Metrics and Governance for the RMO

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Growth of the RMO for project-based businesses is a hot subject therefore making the right choices to measure success and building processes for appropriate governance a priority for these businesses. These choices must consider the size of the organization, the mix of your project portfolio, maturity of RM processes, ability of your current automation tools to support RMO needs and much more. This RMI Power UP will provide the latest tips and techniques based on our very latest research into this important subject.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Leveraging the RMO for Improved Employee Engagement

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As the labor market continues to heat up, competing for the best talent and retaining the best will only get harder. The good news is for companies with an RMO, or contemplating one, there are emerging methods to leveraging the RMO to improve how we engage employees in a mutually productive way. This Power UP welcomes Kimberly Carrieri, Americas Theater Lead, Resource and Skills Management at Dell EMC to share perspectives on employee engagement tips and techniques:  what it is, how it’s done, and how the RMO can play an important role teaming with Delivery and HR to achieve effective employee engagement.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Centralized vs. Decentralized Approaches to Resource Management: What is Best For My Company?

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The decision to centralize or decentralize resource management is a complex topic for a growing project-based business, and certainly an emotional or controversial topic for many. There is not necessarily a one-size fits all answer to this question, but there are leading practices that will help you avoid the pitfalls of getting this choice wrong. This last Power UP session of the year will share best practices for deciding which approach is best for your company.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Skills Management: Best Practices in Building Your Skills Database and Skills Management

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Effective project management starts with having talented people with the right skills. Therefore developing the right strategy, supporting processes and automation for skills management is job #1 when it comes to effective resource management. This Power UP session will share best practices for building and managing your skills database.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Maximizing Benefit from Your PSA/PPM Tools

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As PSA/PPM tools have become more advanced, so has the job of maximizing the benefit derived from a very important business process automation investment. During this Power UP session, the RMI will share actionable insights learned from hundreds of PSA/PPM users on how to maximize the use of your PSA/PPM tool.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Getting the Forecast Right: Best Practices in Accurate Forecasting for Delivery Resources and Utilization

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As we discussed in the previous Power UP session on capacity planning, getting a good view of the future and a proper interlock with sales/business teams is critical to forecasting. But getting our delivery dependencies in line to support how we plan to align resources with projects and forecast utilization has its’ own set of challenges. Project delays or accelerations, vacations, leaves of absence, training needs and more make the job of forecasting the use of delivery resources a complex challenge. Watch this highly informative session on best practices in accurate forecasting for delivery resources and utilization.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Take the Guesswork Out of Capacity Planning: Best Practices in Forecasting and Capacity Planning

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Effective resource management is all about managing supply and demand. As resource management practices have evolved, most organizations have figured out how to characterize the skills and capabilities of their resources, yet many continue to struggle to proactively define their future resource needs. Whether you are a professional/consulting services provider with external customers, or an enterprise/IT organization with internal customers, having reliable forward-looking visibility into future resource needs and capacity can mean the difference between success and failure. This Power UP session shares best practices that you can employ to better forecast future resource demand and help take the guesswork out of capacity planning.

RMI Power UP – Agile: Implications for Resource Management

Agile approaches to application and solution development and implementation are clearly amongst the most disruptive new trends in the technology industry. Whether you are a professional/consulting services provider with external customers, or an enterprise/IT organization with internal customers, the pressure to leverage Agile is immense. This important trend puts new stress on the already complex job of Resource Management for the project-based business. This Power UP session is a discussion on the implications of Agile for Resource Management and how to adapt your resource management practices for Agile delivery of projects.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – Leading Virtual Teams

Resource management is a complex topic and a discipline requiring skills and processes that go well beyond simply managing supply and demand. Resource management is often conducted virtually, and the resources RMOs manage are often comprised of virtual teams. Leading virtually presents some unique challenges. Research shows that 13 of 14 common workplace-relationship problems, such as broken commitments, mistrust, and misrepresentation of information, occur more than twice as often with virtual teams, as opposed to co-located teams. The RMI and Susan Gerke, recognized expert on teaming and co-developer of the ground-breaking GO Team learning curriculum, present this critical Power UP session. Learn specific techniques you can employ to successfully lead your virtual team.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – How to Self-assess your Resource Management Readiness

This Power UP session reviews how to self-assess your readiness in Resource Management, and better understand how your execution of resource management processes are contributing to or inhibiting project performance and overall project efficiency. RMI Managing Director Randy Mysliviec presents this highly informative session exclusively from the Resource Management Institute.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.

RMI Power UP – In the Cloud: Implications for Resource Management

RMI Advisory Board Member and Resource Management expert Marc Lacroix presented this 30 minute RMI Power UP session focused on the implications cloud solutions have for resource management. The session covered key trends, how these trends are changing the characteristics of project delivery, and the impacts on resource management approaches.

On-demand Power UP session entitles you to obtain .5 RMCP® PCU credit for watching.