breakout session overview
Organizational Fractals: Understanding the PMO as a System
Presentation Description
How are IT governance, project management, and program management all the
logical manifestation of the same basic principles? What are the
underpinning structures of all PMOs in almost every organization? Take a
step back from specific PMO implementations and review the fundamental
structure of a project management organization, and how the PMO is a visible
representation of a recurring organizational structure. In understanding
the mechanics of this structure, further your own understanding of how the
various pieces and parts of a PMO fit together.
This presentation offers you a practical mental framework to provide
context for PMO related discussions. After attending this presentation,
you will be able map the other presentations to this framework and
understand better how to structure a portfolio management office.
About the Presenter
Andrew Lavinsky is a manager with the UMT Consulting Group. Based in
Houston, TX and primarily serving clients in the US South Central District,
he focuses on enabling organizational performance improvement. In his role
as a lecturer on project management and IT governance, Andrew has worked
with dozens of PMOs in every stage of development. He draws on this
experience to deliver a compelling story that is relevant to all PMOs and
all organizations. Andrew has been an active volunteer with PMI, ITSMf and
a number of other professional and educational organizations. In the
mid-90’s, Andrew was involved in the creation of one of the first official
nongovernmental organizations in China. In the late-90’s, he served as a
Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Mongolia; moving on to manage project
delivery for Fortune 500 companies in the Chinese market. For his
contributions to the Microsoft Project community, Andrew was awarded the
Microsoft MVP designation in July 2010.
