Building a PMO the Right Way the First Time

You don’t have long to get it right… The days of being able to spend a year or two building PMO capability before delivering direct and clear IMPACT are long gone. Business leaders in the commercial sector are facing increasing challenges in competing in a marketplace that is moving at the speed of light. Those […]

IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset: Transform Mindset

Welcome back to the IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset Series. We started this series by setting the stage for the IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset by looking at the reality that many of us face as PMO leaders today. We touched on where PMOs and the industry are now, and we even began to explore what to […]

IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset: Communicate with Purpose

Welcome back to the IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset Series. We started this series by setting the stage for the IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset by looking at the reality that many of us face as PMO leaders today. We touched on where PMOs and the industry are now, and we even began to explore what to […]

IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset: Adapt to Thrive

Welcome back to the IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset Series. We started this series by setting the stage for the IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset by looking at the reality that many of us face as PMO leaders today. We touched on where PMOs and the industry are now, and we even began to explore what to […]

IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset: Perform Relentlessly

Welcome back to the IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset Series. We started this series by setting the stage for the IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset by looking at the reality that many of us face as PMO leaders today. We touched on where PMOs and the industry are now, and we even began to explore what to […]

IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset: Measure Outcomes

Welcome back to the IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset Series. We started this series by setting the stage for the IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset by looking at the reality that many of us face as PMO leaders today. We touched on where PMOs and the industry are now, and we even began to explore what to […]

IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset: Instill Focus

Last week, we set the stage for the IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset by looking at the reality that many of us face as PMO leaders today. We touched on where PMOs and the industry are now, and we even began to explore what to do about the shifts that are happening in the industry.  The […]

Start with Why When Building Your PMO

Recently I had the chance to join Elise Stevens, a voice for women in Project Management, on her podcast Fix My Project Chaos. Elise and I talked about how PMO leaders and project managers end up hanging by a thread, simply surviving instead of thriving. I also shared many easily implementable take-aways so you can […]

Becoming a Customer-Centric PMO

As we get into the thick of building and running a PMO, we often get caught up in the templates and process or figuring out how we are going to get all the projects delivered. We fight with a never-ending scenario of not enough (time, resources, funding, etc.) and must delicately balance all the competing […]