This is a story of the University of Kent's PMO adventure (and some misadventure) as they transformed from a siloed delivery team to a pan university PMO. Taking disparate activities and delivering a multi-million-pound portfolio, re-writing the rule book on how we govern, lead and land changes in order to deliver the right changes in the best possible way.
Part rags to riches, part Avengers this conference session will share a story that will resonate with many of you on a PMO maturity journey; they share with you all of their learning, everything they wished they had known and their plans for the winning the long game.
The session will highlight experiences of establishing Enterprise PMOs (ePMOs) quickly, garnering organizational support, key success factors and holistic enablement approach for the organization
Are you proud about what your PMO has achieved?
That’s the first step in taking part in something like APM’s PMO of the Year Award – you need to proud of your achievements and be ready to share the story with the wider industry and community.
Justin Byrd - Head of EPO at Fujitsu
I caught up with Justin Byrd who has done just that. Justin is a great PMO Flashmob supporter – he’s also the Head of the EMEIA Portfolio Office (EPO) at Fujitsu, the IT Technology and Services organisation.
The EPO has a story to tell and one which highlights not only why they could be worthy winners of the Award in November, also what can be achieved in four years.
The EPO has journeyed from an administrative support function into a PMO which consistently adds real tangible value to the PPM function and to the wider business. The drive towards becoming a finalist for the Award has stemmed from taking that time to recognise the achievements of all 211 PMO professionals that make up Fujitsu’s PMO service and as a way to benchmark the PMO externally.
