Insights from the World's Top PMOs

Presentation Description

Have you ever looked at the PMO of the Year Award winners and finalists and wondered: What differentiates their PMO from ours? This presentation goes back through the award finalists from 2006 to the present, looking at practices in four key areas: People – How do the best PMOs hire, train, manage, measure, develop and reward their staffs? How do they manage relationships outside the PMO, with the executive level as well as other external stakeholders? Performance Measurement – How do the best PMOs track their own performance and communicate their progress and position the PMO as a strategic player? Portfolio Management – How do they select, balance and manage the project portfolio(s)? How did they implement PPM? Processes – What project and program management tips and tricks can you learn from award-finalist PMO leaders?

About the Presenter

Kent Crawford is the founder and CEO of Project Management Solutions, Inc. (PM Solutions) and PM College. His experience spans more than thirty years, during which he has been responsible for the design and development of integrated project management systems for many Fortune 500 companies as well as for numerous government organizations on both the state and Federal level.

He is a Former President and Chair of the Project Management Institute (PMI®). During his tenure in office, Mr. Crawford implemented innovative programs that resulted in an astounding fifty percent membership growth for the Institute. His leadership in PMI has been widely recognized as a primary driver in PMI's subsequent success. Mr. Crawford is a recipient of the PMI Fellow Award, PMI's highest and most prestigious individual honor.

A popular and dynamic speaker and advocate of the profession, he has presented at conferences throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas.

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