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SUMMARY:Ten Emerging Trends in PMO 2026
DESCRIPTION:What should PMO teams pay attention to in 2026 – and what’s just noise? \nIt’s our annual event when we take a look at the PMO Trends for 2026 – designed to spark thinking\, challenge assumptions\, and help PMO professionals prepare for the year ahead. \nBased on what 2025 has been signalling\, 2026 is likely to be a year where PMOs double down on proving value (not just activity)\, with stronger links between portfolio choices and real business outcomes\, and a bigger push for faster decision-making without losing grip on risk. Expect more pressure to simplify governance\, cut the “reporting for reporting’s sake” stuff\, and use data (and increasingly AI-supported analysis) to spot trends\, exceptions\, and delivery pinch-points earlier. At the same time\, the people side won’t let up: capability building\, influencing skills\, and change leadership will matter just as much as tooling\, because PMOs will keep getting asked to act like a business function – not a back-office service. \nIn this session\, we’ll share the top ten from the House of PMO and provide some of the practical ways we can deal with them.
URL:https://houseofpmo.com/event/ten-emerging-trends-in-pmo-2026/
LOCATION:https://houseofpmo.com/event/ten-emerging-trends-in-pmo-2026/
CATEGORIES:Annually
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SUMMARY:PMO Managers Lunch / Exploring Specialist Roles in the PMO
DESCRIPTION:Each year\, the House of PMO hosts a PMO Managers Lunch – an invite-only roundtable discussion over good food\, where we explore what’s really going on in PMOs today. It’s candid\, honest\, and collaborative. \nThis year\, we’re coming to Glasgow. And the theme?\nSpecialist Roles in the PMO – because we know the four core roles (Administrator\, Analyst\, Manager\, Director) don’t tell the whole story. \nFrom Benefits Leads to Planning Specialists\, Agile PMO roles to Risk SMEs – we want to explore how these specialist roles are evolving\, where the demand is coming from\, and what that means for PMO structures\, services\, and careers. \nWhy This Theme?\nWe’re building on the PMO Competency Framework\, which currently outlines the four core PMO roles. But in practice\, we’re seeing far more nuanced and specialist roles – sometimes as permanent functions\, sometimes as secondments\, sometimes emerging out of necessity. \nThis roundtable will help shape future updates to the framework – and will feed directly into the next Inside PMO Report. \nWho Should Apply?\nWe’re opening six spaces for PMO Managers to apply. You’ll be a good fit if: \n\nYou manage or lead a PMO (any sector\, any size)\nYou’ve introduced\, managed\, or worked alongside specialist roles in your PMO\nYou’ve got stories\, experience\, or views worth sharing – and you’re happy to contribute\nYou’re curious about how others are approaching specialist roles\n\nThis is not a spectator event. If you attend\, it’s because you have something to say. \nHow It Works\n\n12 places around the table – 6 invited\, 6 through application\nFacilitated discussion – led by the House of PMO team\nOutputs published in the 2026 Inside PMO Report\nLunch included – no cost to attend\, but your insight is the ticket in\, plus the lunch will be delicious!\n\n  \nApply to Join\nComplete the form when you RSVP to tell us a bit about your PMO\, your experience with specialist roles\, and what you’d bring to the conversation. We’re not looking for perfect answers – just thoughtful ones. \nPrevious Inside PMO Reports\nCurious about what comes out of these lunches? Take a look at our past reports: \n📘 The Circle of Resource Management\n📘 Portfolio Management in Practice\n📘 Agile and the PMO \nYou can find all of them here [Inside PMO Reports] \n 
URL:https://houseofpmo.com/event/pmo-managers-lunch-exploring-specialist-roles-in-the-pmo/
LOCATION:The Bothy\, 11 Ruthven Lane\, Hillhead\, West End\, Glasgow\, G12 9BG
CATEGORIES:Annually,In-Person
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SUMMARY:Project Forum - The UK Project Management Industry Free Event
DESCRIPTION:For many years\, Project Challenge was a staple in the UK project management calendar\, offering a free day of learning\, seminars\, exhibitions and networking. It played an important role in helping practitioners discover new tools\, services and approaches and it was also where the House of PMO\, then PMO Flashmob\, regularly exhibited and grew connections within the wider PMO community. \nSince Project Challenge closed in recent years\, there has been a noticeable gap in the calendar for a free\, accessible event serving the whole UK project management profession. \nFollowing conversations with several House of PMO Conference sponsors\, the demand for a new industry-wide event became clear. With their support\, we’re delighted to announce the launch of a brand-new addition to the project management calendar. \nProject Forum will take place on 21st April 2026 in London\, offering a full programme of seminars\, birds-of-a-feather sessions\, an exhibition space\, and opportunities to connect with peers from across the profession. The event is free to attend and open to the entire UK project management community. \nThe House of PMO will be there in the exhibition area – you can find out more about the seminar and roundtable discussions we’re also running. [Check out our news] \nTo find out more and secure your free place\, visit: Project Forum
URL:https://houseofpmo.com/event/project-forum-the-uk-project-management-industry-free-event/
LOCATION:West Yorkshire
CATEGORIES:Annually,Free,In-Person
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SUMMARY:Inside PMO Report / Specialist Roles in the PMO
DESCRIPTION:Following the official launch of the Inside PMO Report 2026 at the PMO Conference\, join House of PMO for this virtual session exploring the key findings from this year’s report: Specialist Roles in the PMO – Career Paths\, Capability and the Future Shape of PMO. \nAs organisations ask more of their PMOs – better data\, stronger governance\, clearer insight and more joined-up ways of working – specialist capability is becoming more visible. But what does that mean for PMO professionals\, PMO leaders and the future shape of PMO teams? \nIn this session\, we’ll share the highlights from the report and the presentation first delivered at the PMO Conference. We’ll look at why generalist PMO roles still provide an important foundation\, when specialist roles begin to emerge\, and how areas such as data\, governance\, assurance\, benefits\, resource management and PMO systems are evolving. \nWe’ll also explore the idea of the T-shaped PMO professional – balancing broad PMO understanding with deeper expertise – and consider why the future PMO may be defined less by job titles and more by the capabilities it develops and the value it enables. \nJoin us on Tuesday 30th June at 12.30pm BST for a practical look at the report findings and what they mean for the future of PMO. \n 
URL:https://houseofpmo.com/event/inside-pmo-report-specialist-roles-in-the-pmo/
LOCATION:https://houseofpmo.com/event/inside-pmo-report-specialist-roles-in-the-pmo/
CATEGORIES:Annually,Launch
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SUMMARY:Blue Light PMO: Leeds
DESCRIPTION:Supporting change across healthcare\, emergency services and complex public service environments\nThursday 24 September 20261.00pm to 5.00pmSt James’s University Hospital\, Leeds \nFollowing the success of the first Blue Light PMO Summit in London\, the House of PMO is bringing the conversation to Leeds. \nThis practical afternoon event will bring together PMO professionals working across healthcare\, emergency services and the wider public sector to share experiences\, explore common challenges and discuss how PMOs can better support change in complex environments. \nThe agenda\n1.00pm – 1.20pm – Arrival\, refreshments and networking \nAn opportunity for attendees to meet PMO colleagues working across healthcare and the wider Leeds public service community. \n1.20pm – 1.30pm – Welcome and setting the scene \nA short introduction to the afternoon and some of the themes emerging from the Blue Light Report (copies of the report will be available): \n\nThe position and influence of the PMO\nExecutive sponsorship and ownership\nToo many priorities and limited capacity\nBuilding PMO capability\nSupporting change while continuing to deliver essential services\n\n\n1.30pm – 1.55pm – Inside the PMO at St James’s University Hospital  \nIntroducing the PMO at St James’s\, including: \n\nThe role and remit of the PMO\nThe environment the team is working within\nCurrent priorities and pressures\nWhat is working well\nThe challenges the PMO is continuing to address\n\n  \n1.55pm – 2.35pm – Special Measures\, Turnaround and the Role of the PMO – Paul Fenton \nPaul shares practical experiences of working with organisations facing special measures and turnaround. \nThe session will explore: \n\nWhat happens when an organisation enters special measures\nThe role of governance\, reporting and portfolio visibility\nThe stages of stabilising\, developing and sustaining improvement\nHow PMOs can support recovery without creating more bureaucracy\nThe importance of staff engagement\, trust and psychological safety\nLessons PMOs can apply before an organisation reaches crisis point\n\n  \n2.35pm – 2.50pm – Refreshment break \n2.50pm – 3.40pm – Panel: Leading PMOs in Complex Public Service Environments \nA panel of PMO leaders from across Leeds discussing the realities of leading PMOs in pressured and highly regulated organisations. \nSuggested discussion areas: \n\nWhere should the PMO sit and who should sponsor it?\nHow do PMOs influence decisions when everything appears to be a priority?\nHow do teams balance transformation with keeping essential services running?\nWhat capability is currently missing from public service PMOs?\nHow can governance become simpler and more useful?\nWhat do PMO leaders need from one another?\n\nThe session will include questions and contributions from the audience. \n3.40pm – 4.15pm – AI Starts with Data: The PMO’s Journey to Digital Maturity \nEvery PMO wants to leverage AI\, but few have the trusted data foundation needed to make it work. AI doesn’t solve disconnected systems\, inconsistent processes\, or poor-quality data – it amplifies them. The organisations seeing real value from AI are those that have first invested in digital maturity. \nThis session explores how PMOs can build a single source of truth by connecting project\, portfolio\, resource\, and risk data within the Microsoft ecosystem. We’ll demonstrate how better governance\, integrated reporting\, and intelligent automation create the foundation for AI-driven forecasting\, portfolio insights\, and decision support. Rather than replacing existing investments\, attendees will discover how to unlock more value from Microsoft 365\, Power Platform\, Power BI\, and Copilot using a pragmatic\, phased approach. \nKey takeaways: \n\nWhy AI success depends on trusted\, connected project and portfolio data.\nHow to establish a single source of truth using the Microsoft Power Platform.\nPractical ways to automate reporting\, governance\, and routine PMO activities.\nA realistic roadmap for evolving from manual reporting to AI-powered portfolio intelligence.\n\n\n4.15pm – 4.35pm – Sharing One \nRoom discussions \n4.35pm – 4.50pm – The House of PMO \nA short session from the House of PMO about developments in the PMO profession. \n4.50pm – 5.00pm – Closing reflections \nA summary of the main themes from the afternoon and an invitation for attendees to identify one action they will take back to their PMO. \n\nWho should attend?\nThe event is for people working in or alongside PMOs across healthcare\, police\, fire\, ambulance\, government and other complex or highly regulated organisations. \nIt will be particularly relevant for Heads of PMO\, PMO Managers\, PMO Directors\, Portfolio Managers\, Programme Office leads and PMO practitioners. \nWhy attend?\nYou’ll hear honest experiences from people working in pressured public service environments\, connect with PMO peers and leave with practical ideas to take back to your own organisation. \nJoin the Blue Light PMO community in Leeds and continue the conversation about what PMOs need to support complex and highly regulated organisations. \nFree to attend\, but places are limited\nThis is a free in-person event\, supported by Power Framework. \nPlaces are limited to help keep the afternoon focused and give attendees plenty of opportunity to contribute to the discussion. Please only book if you are intending to attend. \nWe know plans can change\, so if you secure a place and later find you can’t make it\, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer it to someone else. \nBook your free place and join the Blue Light PMO community in Leeds.
URL:https://houseofpmo.com/event/blue-light-pmo-leeds/
LOCATION:Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | St James’s University Hospital\, Beckett St\, Harehills\, Leeds\, West Yorkshire\, LS9 7TF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Annually,Free
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