breakout session overview
PMO Prosperity 2.0: What to Know, Do, and Think About
Presentation Description
At first viewed as a mechanism to introduce standards and consistency, the
PMO must evolve into an indispensable piece of an organization’s operating
model to survive long-term. Remember, the purpose of the PMO is to change
the culture of the organization toward more effective and efficient project
management. Changing the culture, however, takes time and requires
supporters. Creating change and building momentum can be accomplished
through an incremental plan that demonstrates the value of project
management best practices, identifies continuous improvement opportunities,
and establishes the PMOs reputation as a value-added organization.
This
session focuses on what to know, do, and think about when starting or
evolving a PMO. After this session, audience members will be informed and
armed for immediate action to address nine key areas to sustain PMO value:
- Power
- Problem Solving
- Launch Activities
- Infrastructure
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Tools
- Project Launch
- Priorities Post-Launch
About the Presenter
Lisa DiTullio is the principal of Your Project Office, a PMI® Registered
Education Provider and consulting organization dedicated to introducing
project management as a business competency and enabling organizations to
improve decision-making, instill accountability, and enhance communications.
Her group offers training programs and advisory services supporting
project/business management and team-building activities, as well as project
office support services to organizations that do not need a full-time PMO.
Lisa is the editor of ProjectBestPractices, a quarterly newsletter from
ProjectWorld, a regular contributor to the Silicon Valley PM and Project
Connections blogs, a contributor to PM Network and a distance instructor for
Prodevia Learning. She is the author of Simple Solutions: How "Enterprise
Project Management" Supported Harvard Pilgrim Health Care's Journey from
Near Collapse to #1 and Project Team Dynamics: Enhancing Performance,
Improving Results. She is a recognized international speaker in her field.
As past director of the PMO at Boston-based Harvard Pilgrim Health
Care, Lisa was a core member of the turnaround team for an organization that
went from being placed in state-supervised receivership in 1999 to being the
“Number One Health Plan in America” in US News & World Report five years in
a row.
