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Latest News - Kicking Off 2023
The beginning of the year and it’s all about getting organised and getting back up to speed to tackle 2023. This month at the House of PMO, we have a number of events which are focused at helping you to do just that.
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PMO Administrator Summer School: What You Need to Know (Lesson One)
Imagine the PMO Administrator disappears for two weeks....
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AI: Effective Use in the PMO – Intermediate Session
If you’ve already dabbled with ChatGPT, Claude, or Co-pilot, this session took things up a level, focusing less on what GenAI can do and more on...
The People-Centric PMO: Redefining Roles and Driving Growth
In this session from AlphaPlus, we heard from two PMO professionals - Abi Fielding, and Dr. Nick Karamanis - who shared how their PMO has evolved to...
AI: Effective Use in the PMO – Introduction Session
Artificial intelligence isn’t some distant future concept, it’s already showing up in the way we manage and deliver projects. This session focused...
Themes for Success: Universal Lessons in PMO Transformation
When you listen to Mehul Shah, you quickly realise he’s been where many PMO leaders find themselves, at the centre of constant change, managing...
Why PMO Development Plans Matter More Than Ever
In our recent session on PMO development plans, a theme emerged again and again: in a world where the pace of change is relentless, standing still...
Benefits Management Pitfalls
On a recent evening on the South Coast of the UK, PMO professionals came together for a live PMO Flashmob session to do what we do best: talk...
Elevating PMO Outcomes with What You’ve Got
If you’ve ever felt like your PMO could be doing more but you’re working with limited tools, tight budgets, or legacy systems, this session...
PMO Tech in Action: Citizen Development at Strathclyde University
We were thrilled to be joined by Evelyn Trearty, Business Change Manager at the University of Strathclyde, for an insightful House of PMO...
PMO Networking Skills: What’s the Point and How to Get Good at It?
This House of PMO session: PMO Networking Skills focused on something that makes a huge difference in your career, but doesn’t always come...
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PMO Administrator Summer School: What You Need to Know (Lesson One)
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A key topic area for many PMOs right now – working with the Agile approach.
There have been two prominent areas of learning, discussion and sharing of insights around Agile.
The first, how does the PMO support both traditional projects and projects which have adopted the Agile philsophy or approach? Questions like how to report on both; how to realise benefits; what happens with the business case?
 The second, how does the PMO support Agile-at-scale, so focusing on the portfolio management level, what does the PMO need to do to support the business and help make all projects successful.
Agile PMO
At the heart of what House of PMO is all about – helping PMO professionals to develop themselves in their careers.
There are so many different aspects of our careers and over the years we’ve shared lots of practical insights, advice and tips.
We’ve covered everything from practical tips on creating a great PMO CV; developing yourself in your role; courses to consider doing; continuous improvements; different career paths; networking – you name it we’ve covered it.
Careers
How many times do you hear the words “adding value” when it comes to the work the PMO does?
It’s one of those phrases that makes little sense until you start to dig into what the PMO does – do they do it successfully – and is it needed by the business?
The whole theme of metrics and measures was one of our Inside PMO reports and it’s an area we often revisit as PMOs are looking for the key to maturing their services and really delivering what is written in their mandate.
We grabble with the objective and subjective measures – the tangible and intangible – the metrics that belong to the PMO and the ones that are project and programme owned.
Then there’s the metrics and measures for the PMO team and the leader – which measures can be attributed fairly?
Metrics & Measures
