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SUMMARY:The Competency Framework for PMO Administrators
DESCRIPTION:Following on from the PMO Administrator Summer School we take a look at the PMO Competency Framework Self-Assessment and how it can be used to help career development in the PMO. \nIn this session we will be looking at the Self-Assessment tool itself and sharing how to self-assess against the competences\, knowledge\, skills and behaviours. We will also look at how we can use the tool to help plan our development – through understanding where our gaps might lie and crucially\, practical ways to help close those gaps. \nWe also get into formal development plans and how CPD can help us develop as individuals. All this from just one membership benefit at the House of PMO. \nWho is this session for?\nFor anyone currently working at the PMO Administrator level; looking to get into PMO or project management; students and others who are keen to understand PMO Administration as a career. \n 
URL:https://houseofpmo.com/event/the-competency-framework-for-pmo-administrators/
CATEGORIES:Free
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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. \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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SUMMARY:Inside the House of PMO: Your Membership Tour
DESCRIPTION:Working in a PMO can sometimes feel like you’re expected to know everything\, solve anything and somehow keep up with a profession that is continually evolving – often without many people around you who really understand the role. \nIn this 30-minute session\, we’ll take you inside the House of PMO and show you how membership can support your career\, your day-to-day work and the development of your PMO. You’ll discover the practical resources available\, including the PMO Competency Framework and PMO Service Catalogue\, alongside member events\, career sessions\, expert content\, tools\, templates and opportunities to learn from other PMO professionals. \nRather than simply running through a list of benefits\, we’ll explore how members can use them to tackle familiar challenges: understanding what good looks like\, developing their skills\, finding ideas for improving PMO services\, building confidence in their role and connecting with people facing similar situations. \nWhether you’re new to PMO\, looking for your next career move\, leading a team or trying to strengthen the contribution your PMO makes\, this session will help you understand what’s available and how to make practical use of it. You’ll leave with a clearer picture of the House of PMO community and whether becoming a member is the right next step for you.
URL:https://houseofpmo.com/event/inside-the-house-of-pmo-your-membership-tour/
CATEGORIES:Explore,Free
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SUMMARY:Ask Better Questions: The PMO Skill That Changes Decisions
DESCRIPTION:PMO professionals are often expected to provide answers\, but some of the greatest value comes from knowing which questions to ask. \nAsking powerful questions is a core skill within the PMO Competency Framework: the ability to ask searching and provocative questions that make people think more deeply and create greater clarity. It is also fundamental to being an effective critical friend – challenging assumptions\, testing thinking\, improving understanding and helping people make better decisions. \nIn this 60-minute webinar\, we’ll explore how powerful questioning can be used in everyday PMO work\, from checking the quality of information and understanding what the data is really telling us\, through to challenging priorities\, assumptions\, investment decisions and strategic choices. \nWe’ll look at what makes a question genuinely powerful\, how to challenge without becoming confrontational\, and why good questioning has to be combined with curiosity\, judgement and active listening. We’ll also explore how the skill develops across all four PMO roles – PMO Administrator\, PMO Analyst\, PMO Manager and PMO Director – with practical examples of the questions each might ask. \nBecause sometimes the most valuable contribution a PMO can make isn’t having the answer – it’s having the question. \nThis session is also a perfect event for anyone attending this year’s PMO Insight Conference too. \n 
URL:https://houseofpmo.com/event/ask-better-questions-the-pmo-skill-that-changes-decisions/
CATEGORIES:Explore,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261210T183000
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SUMMARY:Why Every Project Professional Should Spend Time in a PMO
DESCRIPTION:The House of PMO at the British Computer Society (BCS)\nThis in-person and virtual session explores why spending time in a PMO can broaden your perspective\, strengthen your delivery judgement and open up new career options across project\, programme\, portfolio\, transformation and leadership roles. \nFor many project and programme professionals\, the PMO is seen as a function they work with rather than somewhere they might choose to work. This session explores why spending part of a career in a PMO can be a valuable move – not necessarily a permanent one. \nDrawing on the Inside PMO Report 2026: Specialist Roles in the PMO\, the talk will examine the range of generalist and specialist roles available\, from coordination and delivery support through to data and insight\, governance and assurance\, portfolio management\, benefits and digital capability. It will also consider the different routes into and out of PMO\, and how time spent there can build a broader understanding of organisational delivery\, strengthen commercial and strategic awareness\, and provide greater exposure to senior decision-making. \nAttendees will leave with a clearer view of PMO experience as a practical way to broaden capability\, deepen expertise and open up future career options across projects\, programmes\, portfolios\, transformation and leadership. \nWhat You Need to Know\nThe event takes place at: BCS\, The Chartered Institute for IT\, 25 Copthall Ave\, London EC2R 7BP \nYou can also attend the event virtually. \nAgenda: \n\n06:30 PM – Intro & announcements \n\n\n06:40 PM – Talk commences \n\n\n08:00 PM – Talk concludes with optional post-event networking \nRegistration: Please register with BCS to attend this event \n\n 
URL:https://houseofpmo.com/event/why-every-project-professional-should-spend-time-in-a-pmo/
LOCATION:BCS\, 25 Copthall Ave\, London\, EC2R 7BP
CATEGORIES:External,Free
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