Value

There's a new book available for PMO practitioners - especially those that are interested in the Agile approaches to delivering change. From PMO to VMO: Managing for Change Delivery. The book focuses on the areas that businesses need to focus on to ensure a smoother journey to realising business agility in their operations. They call out seven specific areas (see below) with one being the Agile Value Management Office (VMO) Find out what we uncovered with the author!

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We hear a lot about “how much value does the PMO bring to the business” or versions along those lines and I got thinking about the subject whilst listening to something which, on the surface of it, has no connection whatsoever. I was listening to the TED talk “Know Your Worth and Ask for It” from Casey Brown [Link to the session] The session is all about the fact you’re never paid what you think you’re worth – only what other people think you’re worth. And that earning what you’re worth is a simple equation of: “Definition of Value” + Clear Communication

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How do you measure the value of your PMO and how do you demonstrate its value to the business? These challenges face every PMO, and doing it effectively undoubtedly helps the ongoing existence of a thriving PMO. In this PMO Flashmob - held in March 2018 - we introduce the Value Ring methodology to you and alongside that, provide further insights from other theories, research and thought leadership, all focused on how the PMO can demonstrate the value of the PMO to the business. The video of the session and the presentation are now available to view.

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At the beginning of March I went along to an APM PMOSIG event in London. It was a session by Americo Pinto - a PMO thought leader and researcher who comes from Brazil. I've seen Americo's name popping up in places - his research papers, some Linkedin posts, bumped into him at the PMO Symposium, and finally with his work on PMO Tools and something called the PMO Value Ring

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