breakout session overview
Using an outcomes-based approach and leveraging CMMi, PMBOK, OPM3, Balanced Scorecard and Six Sigma best practices, this presentation provides instruction for constructing, launching and maturing the most influential and evolved project management office to date.
The presentation includes a description of the PMO’s five maturity levels and the definition, characteristics and accountabilities of each PMO stage. The focus of the presentation is maturity level five, the optimized stage, and the instructor details its attributes, financial and transformational benefits, roles and responsibilities and influence in the organization. To provide greater context, level five project management office organization structure options are discussed, as well as suggestions for appropriately scaling and scoping an optimized PMO in a given environment.
The presentation is largely devoted to a detailed discussion on the five phased deployment strategy of the level five PMO. Each phase’s objectives, activities, outcomes and key deliverables are thoroughly reviewed. To encourage interaction and prepare participants for planning and managing an organization change engagement of this magnitude, the instructor will solicit anticipated issues and obstacles, by phase, from the audience. Time will be allocated for group discussion and sharing of ideas for effectively overcoming the issues and obstacles offered.
The presentation will end with a high level summary of the information provided in the presentation.
Andrea Nicholas
is the founder and principal of Optimize!, a Project Management Office (PMO) solutions consulting firm located inMs. Nicholas possesses a Master of Business
Administration degree from the
