PMO Conference 2021 \\ Applying Academic Findings to PMO Ways of Working: A Practitioner’s View – Nicola Young

Session Recording

Applying Academic Findings to PMO Ways of Working: A Practitioner’s View – Nicola Young

Synopsis

The session will convert the past eight years of research findings into practical steps for PMO professionals. Nicola will demonstrate, through the building of a conceptual model, how academic theory and practitioner experience can be brought together to develop an effective governance framework and approach.
By combining theory and practice, she will show how the PMO team can secure buy-in to governance through good stakeholder engagement and clear communications.
The session will also explore how critical supportive, capable leadership sitting outside of the project is in ensuring project success and provide some ideas for developing these relationships.
Throughout the presentation, Nicola will discuss the research approach, the techniques and methods used to gather data, the personal benefits gained from the ongoing challenge, including how she has applied and disseminated the findings in her day-to-day work. Nicola will also share how she balanced academic studies with a full-time project delivery role for those interested in pursuing further and higher education.

Session Notes