Val Matthews
Co-Founder
Project Advisory Group
Opening Keynote
Reimagine What’s Possible with PMO
Dale and Val will explore the transformative potential of PMOs in today’s dynamic business environment. In their session, “Reimagine What’s Possible with PMO,” they will delve into innovative strategies and frameworks that enable PMOs to drive significant organisational change and deliver value beyond traditional project management.
Drawing from their groundbreaking Project Chatter podcast and extensive award winning careers in PMO, Dale and Val will share real-world examples and insights, illustrating how PMOs can evolve from administrative functions to strategic enablers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability.
Join this session to discover how reimagining the role of PMOs can unlock new possibilities and propel your organisation towards greater success.
Dale Foong
Steve Jenner
Author, Trainer, Practitioner
Portfolio Solutions Ltd.
Keynote
I Come to Praise PMOs, Not to Bury Them
Fourteen years ago, Steve Jenner and Craig Kilford wrote Management of Portfolios for the OGC/Axelos. Now they are back with a new, enhanced, and up-to-date guide: Managing Portfolios. Steve will explain why, he’ll outline the key characteristics of effective portfolio management, and the role a PfMO can play in embedding these characteristics as business as usual. Steve will illustrate his case with stories and examples from successful organizations from around the world.
Kathryn Welsby
Delivery Lead
Senior Leadership Team, PD&I
What Does it Take to Win APM’s PMO of the Year award?
The Project Delivery & Improvement PMO operates within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). We’ll describe our journey over the past five years to enhance project delivery and maturity across the organisation’s project profession. How we’ve managed change, and adapted to remain relevant and achieved a 100% success rate in major project business case approvals and significantly increased P3M3 maturity from level 2 to level 3. We support the delivery of over 300 projects and programmes worth £bllns of public R&D investments. Our efforts have led to improved reporting capabilities, knowledge management, and governance practices, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. We will describe our delivery model and enabling pathways for shared learning, training and continuous improvement across a complex organisation and the importance to train the next generation of project professionals.
