Twas the night before PMO Christmas and more projects could fail, They seemed to be on track, but then started to derail. Management was concerned but figured it could get through, But how that would happen, no one really knew. Business stakeholders were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of revenue danced in their heads. But they didn’t realize, they were in for a mess, For they had no Best Practices to ensure their success. Now the projects became hindered, falling short of their goals, And it seemed not everyone even knew their roles. Milestones were not clear, delivery dates came and went, Funding was dwindling and not tracked on how spent. There was no rhyme or reason for how things were assigned, And the projects in progress were not business aligned. For what was being worked on was not the right mix, And no one was capturing any meaning-ful metrics. Requirements were running wild, revisions being stacked, Status Reporting was meaningless, for nothing was tracked. Ris...