How PMOs Can Cut Through AI Chaos with Paul McNamara
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen PMO and transformation leaders are being asked to help organizations move quickly on AI while many are still positioned as reporting, governance, and oversight functions. That creates a serious gap. When the PMO is brought in only to track activity after decisions have already been made, it cannot address the […]
How PMO Leaders Deliver Real IMPACT With FeatureOps
PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working Have you ever celebrated a major release, only to realize that nothing meaningful changed for the business? The system went live. The timeline was met. The budget was respected. And yet the executive question remains: Did it improve anything? I’m joined by Egil Østhus, Co-founder and CEO of Unleash, an open-source feature management […]
How to Evolve Your PMO into an Agile, Data-Driven Strategy Engine with Youssef Mouzahem
PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working What happens when control becomes the obstacle instead of the goal? Many PMO leaders are still chasing the dream of “perfect process,” only to find that their organization has moved on without them. The work gets done, the reports look right, but the real business IMPACT is nowhere to be found. The issue isn’t a lack of discipline. It […]
How Adaptive Leaders See Around Corners in Times of Disruption with Ken Banta
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills You’ve probably heard it in your own head: “If I just keep delivering results, people will see I’m a strong leader.” “Once I prove I can handle the chaos, I’ll earn a seat at the table.” “If I follow the plan and keep things on track, everything will fall into […]
Stepping Into an Existing PMO: Your 90-Day Road Map
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Leading an Existing PMO: Your First 90 Days with the IMPACT Engine Framework Stepping into an existing PMO, the first 90 to 180 days set expectations for relevance and executive trust across the organization. In this episode of the PMO Strategies Podcast, I’m sharing a practical playbook for those first […]
How Communication Agility Helps Leaders Build Strategic Presence with Dori Gilbert
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Project and transformation leaders face high-stakes conversations every day. They report up, align across, and guide teams—all while trying to move strategy forward inside complex, fast-changing environments. The pressure isn’t just to deliver. It’s to be clear. To be heard. To be taken seriously. With shifting priorities, competing agendas, and […]
How to Build PMO Traction Through Trust, Credibility, and Strategic Influence with Brandy Brown
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills You’ve probably heard it in your own head: “Once we get the process right, everything else will follow.” “If we just roll out the framework, people will get on board.” “Once we show them the plan, they’ll get on board.” But here’s the truth: process isn’t what earns buy-in. People […]
Stop Doing It All: Build Leadership Systems That Create Strategic Capacity
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills If success is measured by results, why are so many leaders still trying to do it all themselves? You won’t see this belief written in a job description—but you will see it in packed calendars, skipped lunches, and a silent pressure to keep saying yes. Somewhere along the way, “leading” […]
Why “On Time and On Budget” Still Misses the Mark with Kevin Torf
PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working If the measure of success is “on time and on budget,” then why are so many projects still seen as failures? Most of the time, the team didn’t miss the milestone. But the outcome missed the mark. Strategic execution fails when the system guiding the work doesn’t align with […]
Turn Insights into Action – Join the IMPACT Insiders Book Club!
PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working “Knowledge alone is not power. It’s the application of that knowledge that drives real IMPACT.” – Laura Barnard Reading a great book can spark new ideas, but real IMPACT happens when you apply what you’ve learned. That’s exactly why we created the IMPACT Insiders Book Club—a space where we […]