How to Successfully Lead a PMO

Course details

A project management office (PMO) can bring real value to an organization, but many will fail and close in just a few years. It's important for PMO leaders to maintain a holistic view while also keeping in mind the expectations of executive leadership and key stakeholders. In this course, the follow up to Setting Up a PMO, instructor Hussain Bandukwala shares best practices for effectively leading a new PMO. Learn about the importance of keeping your goals aligned with your organization, as well as how you can expand the PMO as a strategic entity within it. Explore the change management challenges usually faced by PMOs and how to overcome them. Plus, discover how to use storytelling tools to communicate effectively, hire for your growing team, and more.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Steering your growing PMO

1. Leading Projects

02 - Managing the standards, governance, and execution
03 - Overseeing projects, programs, and portfolios
04 - Working with risks, issues, and change requests

2. Leading Strategy

05 - Aligning the PMO with organizational goals
06 - PMOs leading strategic initiatives
07 - Annual budget, work intake, and project portfolio prioritization

3. Leading Change

08 - PMO as the change management facilitator
09 - Overcoming organizational resistance to change
10 - Challenge - Engaging challenging stakeholders
11 - Solution - Engaging challenging stakeholders

4. Leading Communication

12 - Importance of storytelling and leveraging storytelling tools
13 - Showcasing the benefits of PMO
14 - Challenge - Presenting to executives
15 - Solution - Presenting to executives

5. Leading the Team

16 - Hiring for your growing team
17 - Retooling and upskilling
18 - Building a community for your team
19 - Challenge - Hiring your next project manager
20 - Solution - Hiring your next project manager

Conclusion

21 - Conquering your PMO challenges