During the 2021 PMO IMPACT Summit, top industry thought leaders gathered to discuss steps in the IMPACT Driver Mindset Framework.

In this session, we discussed the Instill Focus theme: We understand that our job is to solve business problems, not project problems. We create an environment and team that is dedicated to leveraging the best of project management to meet the needs of the business, understanding that emphasis is on the business solution and the outcome we are helping the organization achieve.

Then we talked about the Measure Outcomes theme: There are even better ways to define project success than the triple constraint (time, scope, cost) and Earned Value Management (EVM). We will develop metrics and mechanisms for ensuring we are achieving the business goals – the OUTCOMES INTENDED for each project, not just the outputs.

During the 2021 PMO IMPACT Summit, top industry thought leaders gathered to discuss steps in the IMPACT Driver Mindset Framework.

In this session, we discussed the Perform Relentlessly theme: There’s a lot more to project management than waterfall methodology, or any other implementation methodology, and we will focus on finding the best way to implement each project, all projects across the portfolio, and ensure that we will not fall victim to methodology wars to the detriment of achieving successful project outcomes.

During the 2021 PMO IMPACT Summit, top industry thought leaders gathered to discuss steps in the IMPACT Driver Mindset Framework.

In this session, we discussed the Adapt to Thrive theme: People are not resistant to change, they are resistant to having change done to them. We learn new ways to bring people with us through the change process and ensure that everyone is aligned from the start with the purpose and goals of the organization’s strategy.

During the 2021 PMO IMPACT Summit, top industry thought leaders gathered to discuss steps in the IMPACT Driver Mindset Framework.

In this session, we discussed the Communicate with Purpose theme: Our job is to facilitate effective and transparent communication, removing overhead and administration for project communication so that stakeholders have the information they need to make educated and informed decisions in a timely manner. We will educate, inform, and help build project management understanding and capability across the organization.

During the 2021 PMO IMPACT Summit, top industry thought leaders gathered to discuss steps in the IMPACT Driver Mindset Framework.

In this session, we discussed the Transform Mindset theme: The PMO and project management (regardless of methodology) is the key to helping an organization deliver on its strategy. We will embrace our role as Strategy Navigator™ for the organization so that we can accelerate the return on investment for every project.

As organizations adapt to the new normal, business leaders are learning that the speed within which they can deliver change while accommodating a workforce that is finding new ways to work will ultimately determine the organization’s success. We’ve talked about the need to drive higher ROI for projects and a key component to this is learning how to deliver in an even more streamlined yet adaptive manner. In this session, we’ll explore the best ways to accelerate delivery on your projects so that you can meet the demands of internal and external stakeholders without burnout, overwhelm, or spinning your wheels.

PMO and program leaders are constantly faced with the challenge of WORKING IN the organization delivering on projects while they are supposed to be WORKING ON the organization to create a foundation upon which projects and the people working on them can thrive. In a world where chaos is the norm, patience is thin, and new and changing requirements are constant, how might today’s PMO leaders step up to the challenge of delivering value quickly while ensuring the necessary foundational infrastructure is in place to support long-term growth?

We’ll explore ways that you can turn your PMO into a lean, mean, IMPACT generating machine by losing what’s not working for your PMO and your stakeholders and doubling down on the health benefits a PMO can provide to help an organization deliver on strategy.

In this fun and brutally honest session, we’re going to share our deepest, darkest mistakes in PMOs and PM, what we learned from those mistakes, and how you can avoid them.

We’ll explore the role of the PMO when it comes to your customers, who they are, and how you can best serve them no matter where your PMO sits in the organization.

We’ll explore what PMO leaders must understand about their role in methodology and how to make sense of the terminology so you know what you need to succeed.

We’ll explore what PMOs might look like in 2025 and how you can prepare yourself and your PMO to THRIVE now and well into what might feel like an uncertain future.

We’ll explore some big pain points executives have shared and what they wish their PMO leaders knew about how to help the organization deliver on strategy.