Zoe O'Toole’s dynamic session on resilience blends practical strategies, the RISE model, and iconic songs like 'I Will Survive' and 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' to inspire and empower PMO professionals to thrive in the face of challenges.
Go to article
In this session from the PMO Conference in 2022, Zoe O'Toole looks at how change management can be used to boost positive PMO influence with examples from both project delivery, portfolio management and PMO set-up.
Go to article
I listened to a webinar last week called Deciding the Key Things to Explain to Stakeholders During Transformation. It was delivered by Jo Ann Sweeney who I met when co-editing the Handbook of People in Project Management a few years ago.
Jo Ann specialises in communications in business and change projects and I thought this would be a good session to gain some insights for PMO practitioners. Insights not just for the programmes and projects they support and the change professionals they might work with - also their own communications from the PMO to their own stakeholders.
There were three key things worth sharing - the concept of the elephant and the rider; overarching themes and how to structure messages.
Go to article
Change Management is about the change from current workings to the desired end state. The focus is on people and helping them through this transition. The skills go hand in hand with project management, but the two roles require different skill sets.
However, there are techniques and tools that a PMO can incorporate into best project management practice which enables both them and project managers to manage change more effectively.
This session will focus on some of the basic concepts of change management and how they can be used to help understand the size of the transformation and make sure that it aligns to key project activities.
The session will include real examples that demonstrate the impact of change management approaches on a project. If you’re currently exploring the adoption of change management principles and approaches within your organisation or PMO, this session is a great place to start.
Go to article
