KEYNOTE session overview
The PMO can be the cornerstone in facilitating the execution of
organizational strategy through projects. Identifying how your Strategic PMO
can provide maximum value is key. In this enlightening address, Kent will
highlight how you need to strategically align your PMO with your
organization’s goals, emphasizing your PMO’s capability in the following
key, interrelated factors:
• Governance
• Resource optimization
• Portfolio management
• Performance measurement
Kent will describe how you need to extend the PMO’s influence
beyond the project lifecycle, actively participating in strategy
formulation, strategy execution, and benefits realization.
Kent Crawford is the founder and CEO of Project Management Solutions,
Inc. and PM College. His experience spans more than twenty five years, where
he has been responsible for the development of systems requirements and the
functional design of integrated project management systems for a number of
Fortune 500 organizations.
He is the Former President and Chair of the Project Management Institute
(PMI®). During his tenure in office, Mr. Crawford implemented innovative
programs, which 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 success.
Mr. Crawford is a recipient of the PMI Fellow Award, PMI's highest and most
prestigious individual honor. A prolific speaker and advocate of the
profession, he is also the award-winning author of The Strategic Project
Office: A Guide to Improving Organizational Performance (for which he
won a David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award from PMI),
Optimizing Human Capital with a Strategic Project Office, Project
Management Maturity Model: Providing a Proven Path to Project Management
Excellence, and Project Management Roles & Responsibilities.
