Matthew Syed's talk focuses on high-performance culture, examining the psychological and cultural factors that drive excellence. He emphasises the importance of understanding these factors to create and sustain a high-performance environment.
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In this session we hear from Simon Hazelwood, PMO Manager at Registers of Scotland. He gives a detailed insight into managing the PMO through the Census 2022 Scotland. Expect lots on the PMO handbook and governance and assurance approaches.
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This session opened PMOLearn! in Edinburgh in November 2023 - the subtitle was Quantitative Methods to Inform Proposals and Delivery and was taught by John Greenwood, a leading expert in risk management.
This session provides an overview of assessing and modelling schedule and cost impacts of event risks and estimating uncertainties; and will show how this is used to inform decisions and commitments. It will also discuss how risk severity is dependent on the objectives being considered.
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PMO Conference in Edinburgh, November 2023 - and it was a conference that focused heavily on the people side as well as the more technical aspects of PMO work. In this session we bring nine different highlights.
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In this opening keynote for Edinburgh in November 2023, PMO author Bill Dow joined us from Seattle, USA. Bill focused on the key ingredient of world-class PMOs, it's all about the people who work within them. How can we enhance our PMO culture and practices to empower our team members, fostering their growth and development towards achieving world-class PMO status?
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In this session, Paul Fenton gives a detailed insight and practical takeaways on what happens when projects and programmes go into special measures in the public sector. This is where the PMO can really come into its own.
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Find out more about the PPM tool provider Smartsheet and how their technology supports PM and PMO.
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In this session we hear from Deloitte about their PMOaaS model - where the PMO and its services are a product which is sold to their clients as part of their consulting engagements. This session is a great listen for any PMO as the service-based approach is applicable to everyone.
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In this PMO Conference 2023 session we hear from Ian Finch as he takes us through the case study of Virgin Media and O2 and the merging together of the portfolio management offices.
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