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PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management)
Learn how a PMO can drive Agile inside your organization.
This episode is sponsored by the Agile Leadership Journey Certified Agile Leader workshop:
Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers!
Show Notes:
Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we dive in, I wanted to invite you to join Jesse Fewell for one of his upcoming workshops designed for leaders that want to know how to prepare for and lead Agile transformations. If you’re curious about the role of leadership in an Agile journey, definitely make sure you check out this program. This episode is sponsored by Agile Leadership Journey taught by Jesse Fewell our fantastic guest today. It’s a 2-day immersive retreat, equipping leaders to guide their organizational journey towards more agility. Co-created by a collective of global thoughts leaders, this one-of-a-kind experience features research-based methods, hands on practice, and professional graphic facilitation. If you’re a PMO leader, I highly recommend this course to help you position yourself and your PMO at the center of shift to a more Agile environment.
Make sure you use code LAURAVIP at checkout to get a discount on the course!
OK, let’s dive into the episode!
Our guest today is Jesse Fewell. Jesse is an author, coach, and trainer who helps senior leaders from Boston to Bangalore transform their organizations world-wide. As a project management pioneer, he founded and grew the original PMI Agile Community of Practice to 18,000 members and 40 volunteer leaders, co-created the PMI-ACP® agile certification, and co-authored the Agile Practice Guide® which has been translated into eleven languages. He is author of the upcoming book “Untapped Agility: Transforming your transformation”, equipping leaders to drive new ways of working. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, he is a dual-certified coach (Certified Enterprise Coach® and Leadership Circle Profile®) and an accredited instructor with multiple agile certification bodies. We’re talking about whether or not the PMO can drive an Agile transformation. Hint: They ABSOLUTELY can and we’re going to talk about exactly how to do just that.
Check out this week’s podcast episode to learn:
- why there is a big gap (even hostility) between the PMO and Agile communities
- why executives sometimes believe the PMO is NOT a good candidate to lead agility
- the missing assets in many Agile transformations that PMOs can bring to the table
- how to get started if you’re interested in learning how the PMO can best support a shift to Agile
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Warmly,
Laura Barnard
