Category - PMO Trends

PMO Trends 2015-2016 – The Webinar

We held the first PMO Flashmob Webinar today. The presentation was packed with lots of different angles, topic areas, nooks and crannies of PMO. We thought it would make a good webinar because there is a lot there to keep you engaged for an hour. So here it is:
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Top Ten Trends in PMO for 2016

As we kick-start the New Year in project management, we take a look at what’s in store for the PMO in 2016 – for those working in portfolio, programme and projects offices. 1. PMOs must secure the tools they need to do the basic job 2. PMO teams will recruit data analysts 3. Getting to grips with programme management 4. Methodology makeover 5. Further practices in portfolio management 6. Measures and metrics – showing why PMO is needed 7. Picking off the services that mean the most for the business 8. Making business cases for additional capacity and capability 9. Understanding the true skillset required for where you’re heading 10. Making relationships with other departments  
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Challenges and Trends in a PMO Career

During our time at Project Challenge, we presented to a PMO audience on the topic of "Challenges and Trends in a PMO Career". I presented three challenges related to finding new opportunities and Eileen Roden presented three challenges whilst in post as a PMO professional. For the second part we did the same but this time focused on the trends we're seeing. The presentation was well received - pitched at the right level for the audience - so it makes sense that we would want to share the presentation with you too. Here's the presentation, available through Prezi. Below you can access the two video presentations.
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