PMO Networking

'Working in a PMO can be an isolating place.' That was something said at a recent event where PMO practitioners had come together to collaborate on a new initiative. It's true, we see lots of POOs and POTs (PMOs of One and Two) and it can feel a little lonely sometimes. Even larger PMO teams can feel isolated from the rest of the delivery organisation too. That was one of the main drivers for PMO Flashmob - to get people together from different and diverse places so that they could say: "I'm not alone; all these people here are also just like me."

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'30 new ideas for the PMO'. A great title, for what was the House of Genius at the last PMO Flashmob event, which means the audience gave their insights and shared their experiences for the benefit of another PMO practitioner with an existing problem. We didn't record the session like we normally do because Chatham House Rules applied. What we can do is share how it worked and how you too could use the same technique or approach in your organisation. I guess you could call it a type of facilitation technique which could be used with project teams and with the PMO team itself. It's also good for any kind of Community of Practice event too where you're looking to share knowledge in a gathering or forum. We came across the idea from a recent book called The Art of the Gathering by Priya Parker, which gave us the idea based on a networking event which started in the US. The House of Genius is Simple Here's how it works.

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Last night's PMO Flashmob was a great success. A mix of returning flashmobbers and some new faces. We decided for this month to return to our roots, just get in a pub and do some networking over drinks and nibbles. I think its good to try and help people network, especially while you're waiting for the first drink to kick in before people feel chatty. So this time we decided to go for the Four Corners of PMO Networking. Which is basically four different types of networking 'devices' in each of the corners of the room :) Corner one, we had the good old fashioned speed networking table. In the other we had a simple question and answer corner. Pick up a question and then chat about it. Some of the questions:

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