PMO Strategies

English, Finance, 1 seasons, 233 episodes, 5 days 4 hours 44 minutes

PMO Strategies

English, Finance, 1 seasons, 233 episodes, 5 days 4 hours 44 minutes

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In this podcast, PMO leaders and those wanting to capitalize on the best of project management to deliver the organization’s strategy,will uncover the hidden secrets of the best PMOs, learn the game-changing techniques that transform any PMO into a value-driven IMPACT Engine, and explore the best ways for the PMO to become an integral part of the fabric and future of an organization. After spending two and a half decades helping organizations deliver change, with 15 of those years in the shoes of PMO leader inside organizations, Laura strongly believes that there is more to making an IMPACT than templates, tools, and process. She’ll show you how to make the shifts necessary to becoming a business focused PMO that will become an invaluable organizational asset. With her guests and insights, we explore the sticky situations and tough challenges PMO leaders face, from sorting through all of the “noise” about what the PMO “should” do to finding the best ways for your PMO to make an IMPACT. Listen in and you can discover how to shift your focus from outputs to outcomes, fundamentally changing the game for your PMO and personal success.

231: Organizational Change Maturity With the PMO with Isolde Kanikani

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Hey, IMPACT Driver! Change is inevitable. This is no secret in the PMO world, yet we still run into roadblocks all the time when leading change initiatives. One of the main factors that causes a change initiative to fail is lack of organizational change maturity. But what exactly is organizational change maturity? How do we help our organizations build this crucial skill? In this episode, IMPACT Summit speaker Isolde Kanikani will answer these questions for us and share with you exactly what you can do as a leader (and what you need from your stakeholders) to make an organizational change successful. Join us for this episode to start building organizational change maturity in your organization today. Enjoy! P.S. – This episode is sponsored by Meisterplan. Meisterplan is an out-of-the-box tool that combines project portfolio management a

26/11/2023 • 33 minutes 52 seconds

230: Missing Link Between Vision, Strategy, & Execution with Wolfram Müller

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hey, IMPACT Driver! It would be incredible if every project ran smoothly and on schedule every time, right? Unfortunately, bottlenecks are a reality for any process. Knowing how to uncover and address those bottlenecks is critical to maximizing throughput, but how do you ensure you’re making the right decisions to achieve this goal, IMPACT Driver? In this episode, I’m joined by my good friend and IMPACT Summit speaker Wolfram Müller, an internationally known speaker, author, and expert on self-organized changes based on the Theory of Constraints. And if you don’t yet know what TOC is, you definitely need to check this out! Wolfram walks us through the effective, accounting-based strategy he uses to find and exploit the constraints that hold projects back. He shares, based on his experience working with over 40 companies, the main factor that

19/11/2023 • 33 minutes 37 seconds

229: Driving Organizational Agility with Christoph Hirnle

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hey, IMPACT Driver! When it comes to Agile, it can be easy to get distracted by the methodology and terminology that comes with it (as Jesse Fewell put it in episode 210, we get so obsessed with the how, we forget about the why). The reality is that things change fast. Successful organizations cannot thrive relying on terms and prescribed frameworks alone – they must focus on adapting continuously. In this episode, I welcome my friend Christoph Hirnle, Managing Director of Meisterplan, to explore how PMOs can drive real IMPACT by anticipating what will matter, adapting plans when circumstances change, and accelerating execution - the Universal 3As of Agility. Join us for this episode to learn how PMOs (and other parts of the organization) can leverage these principles to stay ahead of the curve. <- This is what you need to know to become more val

12/11/2023 • 29 minutes 1 second

228: Customer-Focused Mindset for PMOs with Moussa Gherbi

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hey, IMPACT Driver! The project economy is booming and PMOs are at the heart of it all! As companies shift toward project-driven strategies, PMOs play a pivotal role in driving success – and you need to know how to take full advantage of this opportunity! But here's the kicker: How can PMOs best serve their internal partners, like project and resource managers, all while keeping the big business goals in sight? I am thrilled to welcome Moussa Gherbi, head of Customer Success at Planisware, to help answer this question. In this episode, we're diving deep into how adopting a customer-centric mindset can be a game-changer for your PMO. Because, let's face it, mindset is where the magic happens! Tune in for some serious PMO power moves. You won't want to miss this! Enjoy! Learn More About PlaniswareConnect with us on LinkedInFollow us on TwitterFind u

05/11/2023 • 38 minutes 22 seconds

227: How PMs Can Break the Glass Ceiling with Pierre Le Manh

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Hey, IMPACT Driver! In case you missed it, I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Pierre Le Manh, President and CEO of the Project Management Institute, at this year’s IMPACT Summit. The conversation was an important one for you to hear, IMPACT Driver, since he’s revealing what C-Suite executives are looking for from their leaders to help them make a bigger IMPACT. We looked at what is holding many project professionals back in their careers and effective strategies to communicate your value to executives. Join us for this episode to get the executive’s perspective on what it takes for you to break through the glass ceiling and get your seat at the table. Enjoy! Connect with Pierre on LinkedInProject Managers as Strategic Leaders – in the C-suite and Beyond P.S. – The IMPACT Engine System™ is the only program of its kind that shows you how to bui

29/10/2023 • 57 minutes 28 seconds

226: Making Case for a PMO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hey, IMPACT Driver! Many executives today are frustrated by delayed projects, high budget overruns, and projects not resulting in the intended business outcomes and the first thing they usually do is blame project management. However, it might take some convincing that it will take more than some project management training to get their projects moving faster. You know there’s more to it (because you listen to this podcast!) but how do you make the case for a PMO that can truly address the root causes of their pain points without having to push, convince, sell, beg, or plead for them to support you in setting up a PMO to solve their business challenges? In this episode, I’m going to show you how to make the case for a PMO (or strategy delivery team) the right way and without having to spend a single minute feeling like a salesperson! Join me for this e

22/10/2023 • 18 minutes 13 seconds

225: Strategy Delivery Office Stand Up as a New PMO Leader with Mike Welch

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! This week, I’m bringing you the last of three success stories from IMPACT Engine System students who shared the secrets to their success at this year’s IMPACT Summit. Mike Welch had no experience as a project manager and had never led a PMO when I met him two years ago. Now, he runs the Strategy Delivery Office for his organization and was featured in Associations Now magazine for driving success through a more disciplined approach to projects. Mike shares his biggest challenges, his ah-ha! moments, and the keys to his success as a new PMO leader. Mike Welch is one of many IMPACT Engine System and IMPACT Accelerator Mastermind program participants that spoke at this year’s summit. We are incredibly proud of him and thrilled to share his story! Is next year’s summit a chance for you to share your story, IMPACT Driver? Enjoy!

15/10/2023 • 28 minutes 43 seconds

224: Quitting and Bouncing Back with Paul Dunningham

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Get your popcorn ready! This episode is going to be fun (and maybe even hit a little close to home). 😉 IMPACT Engine System and IMPACT Accelerator Mastermind student, Paul Dunningham shares hilarious and poignant stories from his 15+ year career as a PMO leader. Paul reflects on the winding road that brought him to where he is today - from moving cities, to quitting jobs, to taking six months off to find himself. He also lets you in on something he likes to call the “PMO Hokey Pokey.” We’re so proud of Paul and can’t wait to hear what you think! Join me for this episode to hear how an experienced PMO leader turned setbacks into success. Enjoy! P.S. You can connect with Paul here. P.P.S. The IMPACT Engine System™ is the only program of its kind that shows you how to build, run, and elevate your strategy delivery organ

08/10/2023 • 33 minutes 46 seconds

223: Applying a Strategic Perspective with Willetta Love

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! If you missed this year’s IMPACT Summit, you’re in luck because I want to share one of my favorite sessions with you. In this interview, IMPACT Summit speaker Willetta Love joins Summit Co-host Amanda Oakenfull to share the transformative potential of strategic project management. Willetta is a Technology Training Support Specialist at the American Psychological Association and one of the many IMPACT Engine System™ and IMPACT Accelerator Mastermind™ program participants who spoke this year. We are so proud of her and all the progress she’s made throughout her IMPACT journey! In this session, she reveals her keys to success, the challenges she overcame, and the major "ah-ha" moments she's had in helping APA execute strategy through projects. Willetta’s story demonstrates the immense IMPAC

01/10/2023 • 37 minutes

222: Why Mindset Matters

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Today, we're delving into a crucial but often neglected topic. When I queried my IMPACT Accelerator Mastermind students about their top advice, they unanimously emphasized the pivotal mindset shifts that propelled them to success. I know you’re probably here to learn actionable tactics and strategies to make an IMPACT on your organization (and we have plenty of that coming up), but without the right mindset, these tactics and strategies often fall flat. In this episode, I explain the importance of the right mindset before you deliver anything and how to align your mindset with the organization’s strategy to really elevate your IMPACT. Join me for this episode to learn why your mindset matters more than anything else. Enjoy! P.S. – If you lead a PMO, SDO, or transformation office, your career depends on delivering IMPACT. The IMPA

24/09/2023 • 19 minutes 36 seconds

221: IMPACT Summit 2023

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! I have a very important 5-minute message for you today. The world’s largest virtual event for PMO, strategy delivery, and transformation leaders is here - the 2023 IMPACT Summit! The event has already started, and you don't want to miss this, IMPACT Driver. This virtual event is designed to help current and future PMO, transformation, and strategy delivery leaders build their leadership capabilities while helping you implement the strategies designed to drive higher IMPACT much faster. Connect with thousands of your peers and elevate your IMPACT now. Don’t miss out on this amazing FREE opportunity! REGISTER FOR FREE RIGHT NOW Join me for this week’s episode to hear all the details on what's in store for you now through September 22, 2023. Can't wait to see you there! Enjoy! Thanks for taking the time

17/09/2023 • 5 minutes 57 seconds

220: Project Culture Hits the Bottom Line with Amanda Oakenfull

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! We’re seeing more leadership conversations around culture and the way it’s influencing organizational value delivery. As a leader, what do you need to know and do to help ensure that your culture is working with you instead of against you? In this episode, I’m joined by IMPACT Summit Co-host Amanda Oakenfull, an experienced executive and mentor who specializes in strategic delivery and recovery. Amanda will give us insight into how we can strike the perfect balance between cultural norms, interpreting others’ intentions vs. cultural differences, and building positive relationships that support the organization’s bottom line. Learn more about this topic and many others, register for this year’s IMPACT Summit for free! Connect with thousands of PMO, strategy delivery, and transformation leaders

10/09/2023 • 27 minutes 15 seconds

219: Storytelling for Project People with Dawn Mahan

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you a good storyteller? You may be able to explain things to people, but can you engage them in a way that has them supporting your cause? Good storytelling is a powerful skill that can help you become a better leader and elevate your influence. With it, you can improve communication with your executives, navigate complicated topics in a compelling way, and foster creativity in your organization. This week, I’m thrilled to invite my dear friend and IMPACT Summit Cohost, Dawn Mahan, to give us some insight into this topic. Dawn and I will discuss the IMPACT of good storytelling, what it can do to elevate your leadership game, and helpful tips you can use today to improve this crucial skill. Register for this year’s IMPACT Summit for FREE to catch Dawn’s sessions, along with many other presentations, discussions, a

03/09/2023 • 24 minutes 6 seconds

218: How Will AI Affect Project Managers? with Scott Ambler

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! The fear of losing your job to automation is nothing new, but it’s getting pretty real nowadays. A concern that was once confined to the customer service industry is now expanding far beyond it, and PMs could soon be next on the chopping block. In this episode, I’ll be discussing this new reality with IMPACT Summit Speaker and Agile Thought Leader, Scott Ambler. He predicts that most PM work will be automated with AI by 2030. So, how does this affect the role of a project manager and the PMO? Will AI expand the possibilities for PMs, or will it render the profession obsolete? One thing is for sure: things will change, and you should be ready to adapt. Register for this year’s IMPACT Summit for FREE to learn more about the future of project management. This week-long virtual experience connects you wit

27/08/2023 • 26 minutes 11 seconds

217: Lessons Learned from a Decade of Change Intelligently Leading Projects Around the Globe with Barbara Trautlein

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Whether it’s expected or unexpected, change is inevitable in any organization. Every project brings change, making change management a crucial element of a project leader’s job. Addressing resistance to change can be exhausting and demoralizing to those you’re trying to lead. If you’re wondering how to effectively motivate your teams to embrace changes and follow your lead through them, my dear friend and IMPACT Summit Speaker, Barbara Trautlein has science-backed and experience-based answers for you. If you want to learn more about leading change beyond this episode, register for this year’s IMPACT Summit for FREE! This virtual event in September will cover much more on this topic and many others. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to help your organization thrive. Join us for this episode to hear a thought-provoki

20/08/2023 • 35 minutes 20 seconds

216: Scale Profits, Not a Bureaucracy with Mike Hannan

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! As your organization grows, you want to ensure that nothing is limiting its full potential. Far too often, as organizations grow and scale their operations, they lose sight of what drove successes early on.  Ensuring that this doesn’t happen is a process that requires the effort of everyone in your organization.   This week, I’m excited to welcome my dear friend and IMPACT Summit Cohost, Mike Hannan, to share simple, proven, and effective techniques to scale profits without unnecessary overhead, and how to avoid falling into the usual traps that limit an organization’s potential. If you want a seat at the table, IMPACT Driver, you need to make it your business to know how to elevate the IMPACT of your business. If you want to learn more about scaling your organization efficiently, register for this y

13/08/2023 • 37 minutes 49 seconds

215: Win Project Management Clients: 3 Key Strategies to Land Bigger Consulting Contracts with Candice Benson

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! If you’re a freelance or consultant PM/PMO professional, or thinking of becoming one, you do not want to miss this episode. The truth is that you’re up against much larger and more established consulting firms and it can be difficult to get big contracts and ideal clients who are willing to pay you what you’re worth.  Trust me, I’ve been there.   And, by the way, IMPACT Driver, if you are looking to build your consulting practice, check out the P.S. below. I have something special I’m doing for you. Luckily, we’ve got you covered. Candice Benson, IMPACT Summit Speaker and CEO of Benson Consulting Inc., will share with us her 3-step, tried-and-true framework that will help you bring in consistent, repeatable revenue in your business and avoid the “feast-or-famine” cycle that plagues so many freelan

06/08/2023 • 37 minutes 48 seconds

214: Architect Your Future in the Age of AI with Jonathan Brill

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! I have a question for you: were you prepared for AI, inflation, and a pandemic all at once? It seems like things are changing faster than we can keep up with! What will the world throw at us next? We're moving into a world of increasing uncertainty. As a PMO leader, you need the skills and tools to not just keep up with the times, but to take full advantage of what’s to come. This week, I am absolutely thrilled to welcome IMPACT Summit speaker Jonathan Brill to the podcast. Brill and I discuss not only how to prepare for the future, but also how you can use strategic foresight to leverage inevitable change and stay ahead of the curve. Jonathan Brill is an expert on strategic foresight and technology innovation, an accomplished author, and “the world’s leading transformation architect,” a

30/07/2023 • 41 minutes 30 seconds

213: Does Change Management Belong in the PMO? with Jennie Fowler

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Do you think that organizational change management belongs in the PMO or in a separate business unit? This has been a hot topic in recent years. How exactly is it different from project management, and is it necessary? Can’t any project leader lead enterprise-wide change? What if an intentional organizational change management function is what your PMO is missing? This week, I welcome my friend and IMPACT Summit speaker, Jennie Fowler, to explore this topic with me. Jennie has 25 years of experience in IT and Enterprise PM sectors across industries. She has started and/or matured 8 PMO / EPMOs in her career in roles such as Strategy Realization Office Sr. Director, Head of IT PMO, Head of EPMO, and CIO. In 2021, she started a new as the Global Director of Project Management with Percepta. Now, Jennie is also in

23/07/2023 • 39 minutes 11 seconds

212: What Executives Really Want From the PMO with Stuart Easton

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Executives want one thing from you: to help them achieve the maximum ROI for their strategy as quickly as possible. All too often, PMO and project leaders overwhelm executives with the details, when what they really care about is the results. Your executives need you to help them deliver on their strategy fast, but you must understand what you’re saying and doing that can either prevent you from earning your seat at the table or get you there quickly. In this episode, long-time friend and IMPACT Summit Cohost, Stuart Easton, an industry leader who spends his days talking to the executives, joins me to help you understand how to speak the language of the executives and give them what they want before you give them what they need. Stuart Easton is the Founder and CEO of TransparentChoice and a guest lecturer on Pro

16/07/2023 • 37 minutes 53 seconds

211: Critical Thinking, AI, and the Future of Project Management with Donna Fitzgerald

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Project management has always been an innate human talent. These days, however, fewer jobs need humans to do them, and professionals in every industry are feeling the effects of this new reality. AI is on track to eliminate the “clerical” aspects of a PM job in the very near future. The question is, what’s left over? In this episode, IMPACT Summit Cohost, Donna Fitzgerald, a global thought leader in this space, shares how AI will change the project management landscape, how PMO and project leadership roles will change as a result, and the must-have skills you’ll need to thrive. Donna is the founder of Nimble PM, and probably the most opinionated person I know when it comes to project management (she even has me beat, which is a tall order!). While she’s occasionally accused of being an iconoclast, her commitment to helpin

09/07/2023 • 56 minutes 17 seconds

210: Renegade Agility with Jesse Fewell

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Let's be honest: Agile is broken. From the recent wave of tech layoffs, the post-pandemic debate over remote vs. in-office, and DEI being pushed to the sidelines, it seems the Agile silver bullet has lost its shine lately. How do we fix this? I am thrilled to invite Agile pioneer Jesse Fewell back to the podcast this week to help answer this question. Jesse Fewell has mentored thousands of technology professionals across 14 countries to improve their teams & companies using Agile methods. He’s founded several startups, contributed to three industry certifications (PMI-ACP, CST, CEC) and PMBoK 7, and has authored publications reaching over half a million readers in eleven languages. According to Jesse, the problems Agile faces today cannot be solved by simply forcing everyone back into the offi

02/07/2023 • 29 minutes 50 seconds

209: The Importance of Emotional Intelligence for PMO Leaders with Susanne Madsen

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! This week, I’m excited to welcome award-winning author, globally recognized leadership coach, and IMPACT Summit speaker Susanne Madsen to the podcast. In this episode, Susanne will tell us why emotional intelligence is such a crucial skill for anyone looking to develop their leadership abilities, build trust in the workplace, and influence key stakeholders. Luckily, this skill can be learned and improved upon at any age! Register for this year’s IMPACT Summit for FREE to join Susanne’s session and elevate your leadership skills along with thousands of PMO, strategy, and transformation leaders. Tune in to this episode to explore what EQ is and how you can best develop and apply it in your day-to-day work as a PMO or project leader. Enjoy! Visit Susanne's Website The Power of Project Leadership by S

25/06/2023 • 46 minutes 10 seconds

208: The Changing Scope of the PMO with Andy Jordan

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! There’s been a lot of talk lately about PMOs being reimagined with a different title to reflect alignment with value. But should renaming your PMO be the primary focus? Will changing the name to Strategy Delivery Office change what the organization actually does? In this episode, I’m joined by my good friend and PMO thought leader Andy Jordan. Andy will share what’s to come in the future of PMOs, and how the scope is evolving to create a highly valued organization that executives can trust to deliver results. Andy Jordan is President of Roffensian Consulting S.A., a Roatán, Honduras-based management consulting firm with a strong emphasis on organizational transformation, portfolio management, and specifically PMOs. He is an in-demand speaker, author, and instructor who delivers thought-provo

18/06/2023 • 35 minutes 28 seconds

207: Executive Buy-In

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Last week, I shared that one of the ways to get critical executive buy-in quickly is to shift your focus from a process-first approach to a principles-first approach. In this week’s episode, I walk you through the specific steps you MUST take to win over your executives, align your organization with its strategic goals, and secure the critical support you need to make a lasting IMPACT with your PMO. I share some key insights that I teach our IMPACT Engine System™ students to help you effectively communicate the value of your PMO and build strong relationships with decision-makers. From understanding the executive perspective to demonstrating quick wins (and even addressing resistance along the way), I’m covering it all! If you want to learn more about executive buy-in beyond this episode,

11/06/2023 • 36 minutes 10 seconds

206: From Order Taker to IMPACT Driver

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Last week, I told you about my debate with fellow thought leader Crystal Richards at the University of Maryland Project Management Symposium. We discussed whether a process-first vs. principles-first approach yields more success in helping your business leaders achieve their goals through projects. In that episode, I also challenged you to ask yourself if you wanted to be thought of as an Order Taker or an IMPACT Driver. If you’re here, that probably means you want to be an IMPACT Driver. But what does that actually mean to you and what do you do right now? In this episode, I’ll be giving you the answer...along with a few questions to ask your business leaders so you can have better conversations that will lead to better business outcomes for your projects. Enjoy! P.S. - The world’s lar

04/06/2023 • 24 minutes 31 seconds

205: Process vs. Principles: A Debate

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Recently, I was part of a fabulous debate at the University of Maryland Project Management Symposium. The UMD team has a special place in my heart because they’ve been the host of the Project Management Day of Service since our second year so many years ago now! UMD is a staunch supporter of the power of Project Management and what better way to showcase the variety of ways that project people can show value than a friendly debate between two industry leaders? It was so much fun! I had the pleasure of debating with my friend and fellow thought leader Crystal Richards. We tackled the age-old question facing so many project people: Is it better to have a process-first or principles-first approach to projects? In this episode, you’ll learn why I believe that if you really want a seat at the leader

28/05/2023 • 36 minutes 22 seconds

204: Typical PMOs Get Typical Results

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Did you know that we STILL have some pretty wicked failure rates with PMOs? The typical PMO fails within 2-3 years, and I know EXACTLY why. Because there’s SOOOO much advice out there about PMOs now and frankly, a lot of it is sending you in the wrong direction. That’s why I started PMO Strategies over a decade ago. I am fighting against the typical advice so you can get much better results. Imagine a PMO that defies expectations, stands out from the crowd, and delivers high-IMPACT results. That's the kind of PMO I want to help you build, whether you’re just starting to build your team or looking to elevate your existing PMO. Listen to this episode now to learn how to take your PMO from ordinary to extraordinary and earn your seat at the leadership table in the process. Enjoy! P.S. - Attentio

21/05/2023 • 22 minutes 21 seconds

203: Resources for Starting a PMO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you unsure where to start with building a new PMO? Wishing you had a shortcut for all the things you need to do to set yourself up for success? On our survey, one of your peers asked for help with these same questions, so I created this episode with an easy-to-follow list of free resources to get you started. If you are looking for a shortcut, a clear roadmap with all the answers, and the step-by-step that will give you the confidence that you are doing it right the first time, you should definitely join us inside the IMPACT Engine System™ now to fast-track your PMO journey! Not ready to take the leap just yet? This episode will get you started on the resources you need so you don’t waste any time trying to Google your way to a PMO. Trust me, I’ve seen way too many failed attempts and can’t

14/05/2023 • 19 minutes 7 seconds

202 – A PMO Leader With No PM Experience

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you ready to dive into a hot topic that often sparks debates in the PMO community? I know I am! Today, I answer the age-old question: Should a PMO leader be required to have project management experience? It's a controversial topic, with some arguing that experience is crucial for success, while others believe too much experience can hinder a leader's effectiveness. So, what's the answer? Can a PMO leader without much project management experience still be successful in their role? Join me in this episode now to explore the pros and cons and hear some tips on what YOU can do to be successful as a PMO leader, regardless of your level of project management experience. Enjoy! P.S. - Have you registered to join us for the very first International PMO Day this Tuesday, May 9th, 2023? We want to celebrate with you,

07/05/2023 • 27 minutes 17 seconds

201: What to Call the PMO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Is the term “PMO” being left in the dust? It's a big question, but let's be real — the name PMO can carry some serious baggage. Some business leaders love it, while others have had bad experiences and want nothing to do with it. That's where the conversation starts - with how prior experiences shape perceptions of PMOs and why executives like to be involved in the process. But that's just the beginning! Whether you call it a PMO, strategy delivery office, transformation office, or something else entirely, I’m giving you the tools to ensure you and your team are set up for success in this rapidly changing business environment. Join me in this episode now to unpack what's happening in the industry, how the PMO is evolving, the mindsets of business leaders, and what it means for YOUR organiz

30/04/2023 • 28 minutes 45 seconds

200: IMPACT Engine Book Sneak Peek

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! I am bursting with excitement to share some incredible news with you! I've been working on something very special and I can’t wait to get it into your hands. It's going to be a total game-changer for PMO and strategy delivery leaders just like you, IMPACT Driver. I’m writing a book to help PMO and strategy delivery leaders create powerful IMPACT Engines for their organizations to drive higher business value much faster. This book covers everything from stories and techniques to a step-by-step system framework I use in the IMPACT Engine System™ implementation program. Now, if you know anything about the publishing process, you know it will be a while before it’s in your hands, so I’m finding ways to bring you with me on this journey until it’s published. Tune in to this episode to get a sneak peek into the

23/04/2023 • 25 minutes 42 seconds

199: What Problems to Fix First

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you building a new PMO or strategy delivery team, but feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of pain points your stakeholders have shared with you? How do you figure out where to start when there seem to be so many things you need to fix to make progress?! Don’t worry. I’ve got you, IMPACT Driver. You aren’t the only one with this challenge. On our survey, one of your peers shared this same challenge and asked for help. So, today we’re diving into exactly how to figure out where to focus first to get your biggest results the fastest. You may be surprised by what you hear! And if you haven’t filled out our survey yet, please do so here: https://pmostrategies.com/survey/ When you tell us what’s going on with you and share your pain points, we’re going to send you resou

16/04/2023 • 28 minutes 38 seconds

198: Taking Your Seat at the Table

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! I’m sure you’ve heard me talk about the importance of earning your seat at the table. For you to be able to bring your organization through change effectively, they must know you, like you, and trust you, so that you can have the real conversations about what it will take to deliver on their strategy with the help of your team. That trust part is where this seat at the table comes into play. Your business leaders need you there to help them drive the right decisions and it’s hard to do when they don’t even know you’re there. Today, I’m sharing 6 tips to get and keep your seat at the table – and when it’s time to just take it! You'll learn: Ways to help the executives see your value How to earn your business leaders' respect Strategies for joining the right conversations Listen to this episode now to

09/04/2023 • 26 minutes 11 seconds

197: Advice From Your Peers

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Recently, I asked my IMPACT Engine System™ and IMPACT Accelerator Mastermind™ program participants to share their journey through what I teach. I asked them to tell me about where they were when they started, their biggest challenges, how the work they have done in the program has changed them, their big "ah ha" moments, and what they would tell their former selves now that they are where they are with what they now know. Their responses were so powerful that I couldn't help but cry. I saw how much they have grown and was so darn proud. So, today I am sharing some of the insights that they said they wish they could tell their former selves before starting the journey of building or elevating their PMO or strategy delivery team. I hope you find this helpful in supporting you where you are today and feeling a little less alone in this proces

02/04/2023 • 25 minutes 53 seconds

196: Why Portfolio Management is Critical to Delivering IMPACT with Stuart Easton

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! This week, Stuart Easton, Founder and CEO of TransparentChoice, joins the podcast to discuss why portfolio management is critical to delivering on your organization's strategy effectively. It’s not enough to get good at ensuring that projects are executed well. There’s a bigger opportunity for PMO leaders – especially if they want to earn the respect of business leaders. You see, projects must be set up for success BEFORE they start and the PMO is the best positioned to make this happen. Join us for this episode to learn exactly how to play a bigger game while ensuring much higher success rates for your projects and earn your seat at the table in the process. P.S. – Stuart and I have been friends for a while now and are strongly aligned in our goals to help every PMO and strategy deliver

26/03/2023 • 30 minutes 24 seconds

195: Is a Sabbatical Possible? with Susanne Madsen

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Have you ever dreamed about taking some real time off to hit that reset button? What would it look like to... ✔️ wash your stress away? ✔️ redefine yourself? ✔️ reinvent yourself? ✔️ get real rest and recovery? ...and I already know what you’re thinking...that’s impossible! Well, maybe...or maybe we can get creative and be sure not to miss any hidden opportunities. My guest today, Susanne Madsen, has taken more than one long break, as have I, even back in the employee days. We’ll share with you some creative ways to take a break when you really need it and the benefits of doing so. Susanne is an internationally recognized leadership coach, mentor, and author who helps project managers become better leaders in the workplace. She is also an award-winning author of The Power of Project Leadership, which is

19/03/2023 • 47 minutes 29 seconds

194: International PMO Day

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! I have a very exciting announcement for you this week. I am thrilled to announce the very first International PMO Day! That's right — we now have our very own International PMO Day. International PMO Day is all about highlighting, promoting, appreciating, celebrating, and elevating PMOs in organizations around the world. The inaugural day is Tuesday, May 9th, 2023. In this episode, I'm going to tell you a little bit about International PMO Day and how you can celebrate in your organization with your own PMO team. Plus, I'll share tips on how to connect with others and celebrate as a global community. Just click the player button below my video to listen to the full podcast episode! Enjoy! P.S. – Learn more about International PMO Day by visiting https://internationalpmoday.com today! Thanks for taking the t

12/03/2023 • 19 minutes 11 seconds

193: Big Stakeholder Mistakes

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Last week in episode 192, I shared the important way to engage stakeholders so you can get that critical buy-in you need early in the process of determining the right PMO services for your organization. Now, we need to talk about a few big mistakes PMO leaders make when engaging stakeholders so that we make sure your stakeholder relationships and solid as you deliver PMO value. Join me for this episode to make sure you know exactly what mistakes you must not make when building and delivering PMO and PM value. Enjoy! P.S. – If you're building, elevating, or rescuing your PMO, I have a FREE training just for you! Learn my step-by-step system developed from 25+ years of experience to earn your seat at the table and lead your organization through times of crisis and well into a future of endless possibilities! Build an IMP

05/03/2023 • 24 minutes 22 seconds

192: Engaging Stakeholders in Assessment Process

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! If you are in the process of building your first PMO or elevating your existing PMO, it's essential to make sure you're putting the right solutions in place from the get-go. The key to achieving this is engaging your stakeholders during the assessment process. As a PMO leader, gathering input from your stakeholders is vital to understanding their pain points and challenges. Get ready to elevate your IMPACT with my top tips for engaging stakeholders and avoiding costly mistakes. Join me for this episode to start effectively consulting with your stakeholders in your own assessment process, especially if you're not including them already. Enjoy! P.S. – If you're building, elevating, or rescuing your PMO, I have a FREE training just for you! Learn my step-by-step system developed from 25+ ye

26/02/2023 • 24 minutes 43 seconds

191: PMO Templates

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! As an IMPACT leader, leveraging the right tools and resources can make all the difference in driving better business outcomes for your organization. But when it comes to PMO templates, where do you draw the line between helpful and harmful? Join me for this episode to learn how to use templates for good instead of evil and the role that templates should play in the process of driving IMPACT - the answers might surprise you! Enjoy! P.S. – If you're building, elevating, or rescuing your PMO, I have a FREE training just for you! Learn my step-by-step system developed from 25+ years of experience to earn your seat at the table and lead your organization through times of crisis and well into a future of endless possibilities! Build an IMPACT Engine PMO for your organization today: https://pmostrat

19/02/2023 • 21 minutes 22 seconds

190: Stop Doing These Things

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! As you know, the role of a PMO or Strategy Delivery Leader is demanding and requires a multitude of skills to be successful. However, it is equally important to understand the habits and behaviors that can hold you back from reaching your full potential. In order to thrive as a strategic business leader in your organization, it is essential to let go of the top five habits that could be holding you back. These habits can prevent you from driving business value for your organization, identifying opportunities for improvement, or effectively managing projects to meet business objectives. Join me for this episode to learn the 5 habits you need to leave behind to truly step into your leadership role. Enjoy! P.S. – Make sure you know what to do, in what order, why that matters, and how to do it to get the big-bang

12/02/2023 • 28 minutes 34 seconds

189: Must-Have Skills to Thrive

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you feeling overwhelmed by the demands and expectations of your role? It's no secret that the pressure placed on your position is high, but it's essential that you don't lose focus on the key skills that will help you earn a seat at the leadership table. That's why this week I'm revealing the 10 attributes of strong strategy delivery business leaders. These skills are the keys to not only succeeding in your role but also driving business value to make a lasting IMPACT. Join me for this episode to discover the habits that will help you stand out as a true leader in your field. Enjoy! P.S. – Make sure you know what to do, in what order, why that matters, and how to do it to get the big-bang results your business leaders are looking for. If you are building, elevating, or rescuing a PMO or Strategy Delivery Fu

05/02/2023 • 32 minutes 57 seconds

188: What Held Me Back

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Do you find yourself thinking, "I just wish I could do more..." or feeling like you just can't get to some of those nagging projects that would help you create more value in your organization? It turns out that you might actually be DOING something that is really holding you back. In this episode, I'm sharing with you the big lesson I learned after trying so hard for SO long to get one really important project done, why I was struggling to get it done, and what you can learn from my struggles to accelerate your own value delivery. Breaking these barriers could mean the difference between your success and hearing your business leaders say, “What have you done for me?” Ready to dive in? Then tune into this week’s episode to learn how to start getting things done the right way! Enjoy! P.S. - The fully-updated IMPA

29/01/2023 • 18 minutes 31 seconds

187: Why Annual Assessments Are a Must

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you ready to take 2023 by storm and set yourself up for a year of high-IMPACT success? I know I am, and I've got some exciting projects in the works for 2023 to help you do just that! But let's start at the beginning: the annual assessment for your organization. You might be thinking, "Why do I need to conduct an annual assessment? I'm already so busy delivering on my projects." But hear me out. Whether you are just starting a PMO/SDO or have an existing one, an annual health assessment is a critical step to ensuring you're headed in the right direction. In this week's episode, I'll be pulling back the curtain to share with you a few of the secrets that have made my IMPACT Engine System students so successful over the years. You don't want to miss out on this opportunity to take c

22/01/2023 • 28 minutes 47 seconds

186: The Brand of Your PMO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Do you know how others perceive your organization? How do they talk about your company & its IMPACT? Whatever you represent as an organization, the value that you bring to your community — that is your brand. And like it or not, you need people to care about your brand and support your organization to the fullest in order to maximize your outcomes! The IMPACT you strive for starts with the way people support you, think of you, and engage with you. In a time of rapid & constant change, you need to get clear on where you should focus your limited energy, funding, and resources to gain the most support. Join me for this episode to learn how to own the message around your brand and be sure the way others are talking about you is the way you want them to talk about you. Enjoy! P.S. – Need

15/01/2023 • 24 minutes 36 seconds

185: Change Management Simplified

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! What is the secret to enacting changes that unleash your company's full potential? Whether you’re managing projects or building & running capabilities to support your organization, Organizational Change Management is the answer. But some people try to make this process WAY overcomplicated! Which is why I’m introducing you to our 3-step process for developing effective and sustainable change… Change Management Simplified™ If you're bringing any change to your organization (which I know you are), then YOU are responsible for bringing people with you through that change process. Join me for this episode to learn how you can elevate your IMPACT this year by simplifying your organizational change management process. Enjoy! P.S. – Want to take your Change Management strategy one step further?

08/01/2023 • 23 minutes 12 seconds

184: Your Best Career Year Yet

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! How are you going to set yourself and your career up for success in the New Year? Last week in episode 183, we talked all about looking back at your wins & challenges. Now that we’re officially into 2023, it’s time to look forward and plan your Best Career Year Yet! What are your professional goals for the coming year? What do you need to focus on? What do you need to let go of? And how are you going to position yourself to get (& keep) that seat at the table this year so you can elevate your role, enhance your strengths, and really lean into the opportunities in front of you? Join me for this episode to plan out how you’re going to boost your career and truly enjoy the work you’re doing in 2023, and for years to come. Enjoy! P.S. – Want to take a deeper dive into your Strategy Deliver

01/01/2023 • 27 minutes 59 seconds

183: Professional Reflection

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! How many times have you told your stakeholders about the importance of doing the Lessons Learned? Well, it’s time to take your own advice and look at your team, your organization, your function, and what you were able to accomplish this year. What worked well? What didn’t go so well? This week, we’re going to reflect on all of it so you can feed those lessons into your plans (and goals) for the New Year. Join me for this episode to uncover your biggest wins and challenges of 2022 so that you can prepare yourself for a high-IMPACT year in 2023. Enjoy! P.S. – Ready to dive deep into your Strategy Delivery, PMO, or Project Management Function to determine exactly where you want to go with your organization in 2023? Sign up for our FREE PMO Health Assessment Workshop on January 24th to evalua

25/12/2022 • 21 minutes 37 seconds

182: Your Most Important Investment

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! This week's episode was made especially for you, the IMPACT Driver, and you need to hear this. Why? Because I know you. I am you! You work so hard to drive yourself and others toward making a big IMPACT. You're constantly bending over backward for others and finding yourself in situations where you're pushing harder, bringing people through change, and probably doing 100 things at once. Join me for this episode to look at 3 important ways you can take care of your most important investment if you want to make a big IMPACT and keep that High-IMPACT Engine going into the New Year. Enjoy! P.S. – If you are responsible for driving strategy delivery in your organization, managing and delivering projects, and making a high IMPACT, you must be at our annual Health Assessment Workshop on January 24th. Start your New Year o

18/12/2022 • 26 minutes 23 seconds

181: Missing From Your Status Report

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! There's something missing from your status report. Do you know what it is? In this episode, I'm going to show you what you should and should not include in your status reports for your status reports and in your communication with your business leaders & other stakeholders. If you are finding that it's taking a long time for decisions to be made, for information to keep moving, or for projects to stay on track, let's see if any of this information is missing from your communications. You'll learn why these details could be the difference between creating confusion or cohesiveness within your projects. Join me for this episode to see why including these key pieces of information is a game-changer for all of the conversations you're having with stakeholders and how this simple shift in thinking will

11/12/2022 • 19 minutes 16 seconds

180: Lean Into Your Strengths

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you taking full advantage of your strengths? As a business leader delivering on strategy for your organization, you have an important responsibility to not only know what your strengths are but also to identify how you can leverage them effectively to get BIG results. If you're struggling to lean into those strengths, there might be some blind spots getting in your way. These could be holding you back from having the kind of career and driving the business value you need as a strategy delivery leader. Join me for this episode to learn exactly what to do (and what not to do) to be sure you're positioned as the power player your organization needs. Enjoy! P.S. – If you are responsible for delivering on strategy, get ready for the exciting changes coming to our IMPACT Accelerator Mastermind & IMPACT Engine programs. BIG changes

04/12/2022 • 21 minutes 3 seconds

179: PM vs. PMO Leader

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you moving from a PM role to a PMO leader role? Have you been mostly focused on execution and now you've been asked to level up to a PMO or strategy delivery leader? Or are you in a PMO leadership role already, but feeling like you just haven't quite settled in (or you think your leaders are looking for more)? If you want to be successful in this new role, you'll need to make some pretty big shifts in mindset and focus - probably more than you expect. Get ready for a really fun and exhilarating ride, my friend, but don't worry - I've got your back every step of the way. P.S. Once you finish this episode, you might want to go back and listen to the IMPACT Driver Mindset episodes here. Enjoy! Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think

27/11/2022 • 22 minutes 8 seconds

178: 5 Ways to Shine as a PMO Leader with Gilly Kennedy

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Today we’re getting real about how hard it is to do the work all of you do as IMPACT Drivers. We’re looking at why being a PMO leader can be so challenging and often takes every ounce of effort and resilience to create a meaningful, sustainable impact within your organization. But don’t worry! I’ve got great news. You’re also going to learn ways that you can turn hard work, stress, and even disappointments into a new way of living where everything flows smoothly, energy is unleashed, and opportunities to shine unfold before your eyes. With over 35 years working internationally in Strategy, Digital Transformation, and PMO, Gilly Kennedy knows first-hand the pressures that can be experienced in this type of setting whilst struggling with life challenges along the way. Following a period of relentless adversity, she achieve

20/11/2022 • 53 minutes 51 seconds

177: Check Your Darts

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Last week, we talked about checking your ego and letting go of the need to be right so that you can achieve the big business results you’re trying to achieve WITH and THROUGH others, instead of doing things TO others… Now this week, I want to talk about another aspect of self-reflection that will really help boost your impact in leading others through change. Have you ever felt so stressed, like the walls were closing in on you and causing you to lose sight of the bigger picture? In your desire to achieve big business results and help others, you may sometimes let things blow up to feel much bigger than they really are. This can cause you to get lost in the hustle and bustle of the mess you’re in, further preventing you from keeping your eye on the prize. But the truth is, you have everything you need to navigate you

13/11/2022 • 17 minutes 15 seconds

176: But You’re Right

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! It's so easy to get caught up in being right. Sometimes you can find yourself in a situation where you know you have the right solution on how to move forward, but nobody seems to be listening to your expert advice. After all, your organization hired you for a reason, right? But I'm warning you — do not lose the war by trying to win a battle. Check your ego and remember what matters most in order to make the biggest IMPACT. In this episode, I'm explaining how your desire to be right can derail your momentum, destroy your credibility, and have people working around you. But don't worry; I'm also sharing my top tips on how to get the results you want and leave your ego at the door! Listen to the full episode to learn how to balance being right with making a difference. Enjoy! P.S. - Need a game-changing system f

06/11/2022 • 17 minutes 43 seconds

175: Life of a PM Entrepreneur with Nicole Jones

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Do you dream of being your own boss? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go out on your own? Our guest today left her senior corporate role to start her own business in project consulting and now shares her insights with others doing the same. You’ll hear about the lessons she’s learned along the way and the strategic steps she took to set herself up for success long before leaving her full-time position. We’ll both share tips for success, challenges you may face, and what your day in the life of a PM entrepreneur might look like, should you decide to join the movement of being your own boss! Nicole Jones, CAPM is the founder of Mediocre to Masterful, a platform that teaches women how to boss up in entrepreneurship, wealth, and wellness. She also owns The PM Suite, an operations project management consulting compa

30/10/2022 • 1 hour 37 seconds

174: Asking This Question is a Bad Idea (Part 2)

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hi, IMPACT Driver! How can you act like the valued business leader you want to be? As I mentioned last week in Episode 173, business leaders don’t ask for permission. They get things done, and the results speak for themselves. This week, I’m diving further into how waiting for permission is holding you back from making an IMPACT within your role. It’s time to stop blocking your own success and start taking action NOW. Are you up for the challenge? Then tune in to learn how to start getting things done the right way! And don’t forget to visit Episode 173 for even more discussion on how to stop asking for permission and start elevating your IMPACT. Enjoy! P.S. Want access to the tools you need to start making IMPACTful business decisions? It’s time to join the ONLY program of its kind designed to help you build, elevate, or even rescue you

23/10/2022 • 21 minutes 18 seconds

173: Asking This Question is a Bad Idea (Part 1)

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hi, IMPACT Driver! Are you standing in the way of your own success? You may be sabotaging your entire career trajectory without even knowing it! It all boils down to one question you’ve probably asked hundreds of times throughout your life. But as always, I’m not just here to call you out (with some good ol’ tough love); I want to teach you how to go about elevating your role within your organization. Want to know the one thing you can change to start seeing much faster results? Tune into this week’s episode, and start making a difference RIGHT NOW! Enjoy! P.S. Ready to start owning your career today? It’s time to join the ONLY program of its kind designed to help you build, elevate, or even rescue your PMO — IMPACT Engine PMO (IEPMO). Check out all the value-packed details and register today: https://pmostrategies.com/iepmo/ Thanks for t

16/10/2022 • 22 minutes 49 seconds

172: The Secret to Fast Credibility

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical) Hi, IMPACT Driver! I’m dropping a major truth bomb in this week’s episode of the PMO Strategies podcast — You ready? YOUR BUSINESS LEADERS DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO WAIT FOR YOU TO START SHOWING ANY VALUE. You can’t start with a bunch of templates, tools, and processes. They want results the next day. And if they try to tell you they understand it takes time, DON’T FALL FOR IT! Instead, tune in to this episode to hear my top secrets to unlocking fast credibility for you and your PMO inside any organization. And get ready to take a LOT of notes — I’m about to share the very specific thing that, up until this point, I've only been sharing with my students in our training programs. Want to make a huge IMPACT right away? Let's do this. Enjoy! P.S. Want ALL the tools you need to take action now? It’s time to join the ONLY program of its kind

09/10/2022 • 26 minutes 30 seconds

171: Iterate Your Way to IMPACT

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical) Hi, IMPACT Driver! I am still coming off a high from being with thousands of IMPACT Drivers last week at the PMO IMPACT Summit. I just love these events and love connecting with all of you hard-working IMPACT Drivers, doing the hard work of building and elevating your PMO and project management capability so you can help organizations deliver on their strategy with the highest possible return on investment quickly. And that's what we’re talking about today. I got a lot of great feedback from Episode 167 saying "Okay, I get it. Speed matters. AND you talked about this thing called ‘iterating your way to IMPACT.’" TELL ME MORE! In this episode, you’ll learn what it means to iterate your way to IMPACT and why it’s the key to accelerating your PMO value. P.S. It's time for you to start iterating YOUR way to IMPACT? It’s time to join the ONLY program

02/10/2022 • 18 minutes 11 seconds

170: How to Elevate the PMO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hi, IMPACT Driver! In today’s results-driven world, it’s not enough to make sure projects are delivered on time and on budget, your PMO needs to be great at making an IMPACT – and be able to do it fast. You need to drive measurable business value for your organization through high-IMPACT outcomes, so there’s no denying the clear-cut advantage you bring to the team. In this week’s episode, I’m sharing a little about why this mandate to Elevate the PMO is critical to the very future of our profession and what you can do to start positioning your PMO to make an even bigger IMPACT right now. This week, we are hosting our free and virtual PMO IMPACT Summit conference – the largest and longest-running global conference for PMO leaders around the world designed specifically to help you Elevate Your PMO IMPACT. Register for free

25/09/2022 • 24 minutes 34 seconds

169: Why Leaders Can’t Make Decisions

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Do you have trouble getting your stakeholders to make decisions? In this episode, you’re going to learn several reasons why this might be happening and what you can do to drive faster action and decisions in your organization (and even improve your own decision-making). You’ll also learn about a few reasons that decision-making has gotten even more challenging and how to ease the burden so you can drive higher IMPACT outcomes on your projects. Enjoy! Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTIN

18/09/2022 • 33 minutes 47 seconds

168: Defining Projects from Strategy with Ben Chamberlain

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In many organizations, the strategy development process and the project definition process are not connected. When this happens, the PMO and business units are left trying to backward map the projects they’ve defined to the strategy the leadership created. This misalignment is the underlying root cause of many of the challenges that appear to be related to resource management, prioritization, and project execution failures. This is just a hot mess! Here’s a lesson that many PMOs and business units learn the hard way - what you’re working on is WAY more important than how you get it done. In this episode, we’ll help you understand what it takes to connect the dots and align execution with strategy the right way so that you can set those projects up for success from the start AND ensure that you’re d

11/09/2022 • 33 minutes 12 seconds

167: Why Speed Matters

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! You may have heard me say that it’s important to show value quickly in the PMO and there are some very good reasons for this AND huge risks to you and your PMO if you don’t show value fast. In this episode, I’m going to walk you through some of the biggest reasons why you must show your business leaders quickly that they made the right call in trusting you with the PMO. You’ll also gain insights into what’s going on in the minds of your stakeholders and why they might seem to say they want the PMO but then not give you the time you believe you need to build the PMO correctly – and ultimately how to fast track your PMO progress. If you’ve been on the fence about joining the IMPACT Engine PMO program, there is no better time to join us! Our system is literally designed with you in mind, so if it’s important to you to show real and

04/09/2022 • 26 minutes 52 seconds

166: Community of Practice with Jennie Fowler

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Have you wondered about the differences between a Project Management Office (PMO), Center of Excellence (CoE), and Community of Practice (CoP)? In this episode, we are going to look at the differences between PMO, CoE, and CoP and how a Community of Practice, specifically, can be an incredibly important service to the organization, especially when you are a small or growing PMO. I’m joined by our dear friend, Jennie Fowler, to learn about her experience and insights gained from starting multiple Communities of Practice over the years in different organizations. You’ll learn how to know if a CoP is right for your organization and the steps you can take to start a high-IMPACT Community of Practice today. And don’t forget to join the PMO IMPACT Summit for free in September to see Jennie’s session on the diff

28/08/2022 • 47 minutes 50 seconds

165: Moving into a PMO Leader Role

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! There are some huge differences between project management or functional management roles and the PMO leader role. In fact, it’s evolving right before our eyes, and I want to make sure you understand how to thrive in this role. If you: are thinking about moving into a PMO leadership role, are new PMO leader, or have been a PMO leader for a while, but want to be sure you’re doing all that you can to be successful, then this episode is perfect for you, IMPACT Driver. In this episode, we’ll look at how this role might differ from your prior role and important steps to take to ensure you’re building credibility fast and showing value fast. By the way, if you’ve been on the fence about joining the IMPACT Engine PMO program, this is the time to do it! I guide you on exactly what you need to do to shift both your mindset and your ac

21/08/2022 • 23 minutes 37 seconds

164: Agile vs. Business Agility with Ben Chamberlain

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Many organizations are adopting Agile methods to get things done and this has sparked some opportunities and changes for the PMO. In episode 160, Ben Chamberlain and I discussed the role of the PMO in driving business agility. In this episode, we’re going to dive deeper into one of the places that many organizations lose their way when trying to achieve greater business agility – confusing big “A” Agile and little “a” agility. We’ll look at how you can avoid confusing “going Agile” from an implementation perspective with the brilliant opportunity you have in the PMO to lead your organization toward a more adaptive and responsive operating model. Ben Chamberlain is the Chief Product Officer for UMT360 and is responsible for the strategic direction and worldwide go-to-market activities for UMT360’s

14/08/2022 • 28 minutes 23 seconds

163: When the Boss Takes Credit

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Have you ever had a boss, colleague, or even a consultant take credit for your ideas? You do the hard work and put together all the content and then someone else presents it as their own in a meeting you are not even invited to attend? Ugh, so frustrating! I get it and I had that experience more times than I can count when I was in your shoes. In this episode, I’m going to share a few things I learned about how to handle these situations and even use them to your advantage so that you can achieve your ultimate goals with your PMO and organization. By the way, if you’ve been on the fence about joining the IMPACT Engine PMO program, this is the time to do it! We’re going to put plans in place for each of our coaching students in August in our monthly hot topic coaching session! It’s critical that PMO leaders address that perfect bal

07/08/2022 • 27 minutes 16 seconds

162: PMO Leadership: Strategies for Organizational and Personal Development with Ruffin Veal III

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Do you know what it really takes to step into a PMO leadership role? Hint: What got you here, won’t get you there. In today's PMO environments, a clear understanding of the PMO leadership role and responsibility is essential for a successful evolution, from project, program, and portfolio management roles to that coveted PMO leadership role. How do you know when you’re ready and what do business leaders really need from the PMO and you as the PMO leader? In this episode, I’m joined by Ruffin Veal III to explore the evolving expectations around PMO leadership and what you must know to perform in this role successfully now and well into the future. You’ll learn some of the ways the role has shifted and how to determine if you’re ready to thrive. Ruffin Veal III, founder and Principal of Ruffin Veal and Associates, Inc., is an inf

31/07/2022 • 49 minutes 22 seconds

161: Managing Projects While Building the PMO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Have you ever heard your business leaders say this? “OK, great! While you’re building the PMO can you also just manage a few projects, too?” WHAT?? In this episode, we’re going to address something that many of you are faced with when starting a new PMO – that request to “just” manage projects while you’re focused on trying to build a strong and solid PMO foundation for the organization. If you: Are a PMO of one person and they are trying to squeeze every last drop of effort from your soul, are trying to move up from managing projects to building a solid foundation of sustainable services and capabilities to deliver more value, or have a PMO team doing projects but listened to the podcast I did about working IN vs. working ON the PMO and realize you’re not spending enough time ON the PMO, then this episode is exactly wha

24/07/2022 • 22 minutes 10 seconds

160: Why SPM is the Key to Business Agility with Ben Chamberlain

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! As a PMO leader, you may not realize that understanding and effectively supporting business agility is crucial, whether you are driving business transformation or simply responding to unforeseen disruptions. But achieving business agility requires the right processes and tools that go beyond managing execution. In this episode, I’m joined by Ben Chamberlain, Chief Product Officer for UMT360, to discuss why strategic portfolio management is what every aspiring agile business needs to succeed. Ben Chamberlain is the Chief Product Officer for UMT360 and is responsible for the strategic direction and worldwide go-to-market activities for UMT360’s Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) software solutions. He is an accomplished enterprise software executive with more than a decade of experience of building innovative SPM solu

17/07/2022 • 38 minutes 40 seconds

159: Working in vs. on the PMO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! How much time do you spend working IN the PMO vs. working ON the PMO? If you feel like you’re constantly busy but not necessarily making progress toward your bigger PMO goals or if you’re spending so much time working ON services and capabilities that your stakeholders are not seeing any real tangible value, then you need to correct that balance fast! In this episode, I’ll explain what I mean when I say, “Give them what they want before you give them what they need.” And why it’s critical to do both in the right balance for you and your PMO to be successful long-term. By the way, if you’ve been on the fence about joining the IMPACT Engine PMO program, this is the time to do it! We’re going to put plans in place for each of our coaching students next month to address that perfect balance for each of their specific situations so th

10/07/2022 • 25 minutes 21 seconds

158: Agile Governance with Fatimah Abbouchi

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! What do you think of when you hear agile and governance in the same sentence? What about if you throw in culture? Believe it or not, they are actually all parts of the same high-IMPACT roadmap for organizational success – or another way to think about it – they go together just like peanut butter and jelly! 😊 In this episode, I’m joined by my friend, Fatimah Abbouchi. She shares how organizations are adopting and adapting Agile to bridge the divide between delivery and governance and what organizational support structures are needed to support this agility in a creative way. I just love how Fatimah simplifies both the components of governance and the various levels of governance in practice. Fatimah Abbouchi is the Founder and CEO of Agile Management Office®; a thought leader providing governance solutions for organ

03/07/2022 • 42 minutes 31 seconds

157: Minimum Company Size for a PMO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! What is the minimum company size for a PMO to make sense? Should it have at least 100 employees? 1000? How do you know if a PMO will work and what the PMO should do? I’m often asked how big an organization “needs to be” for a PMO to make sense and you might be surprised at my answer… In this episode, I’m addressing this question and sharing an example of one tiny organization we worked with to setup a PMO that made a huge IMPACT. Enjoy! Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCT

26/06/2022 • 20 minutes 11 seconds

156: Managing Up with Andy Kaufman

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! There’s a big difference between managing up and sucking up. Managing up is not a set of insincere political maneuvers designed to fake your way to success. In this discussion, I’m joined by my pal, Andy Kaufman to talk and explore practical approaches to building and maintaining a productive relationship with a boss or sponsor. You’ll learn why waiting for your boss to change doesn’t work and why your success and your boss’s success are tied together. This episode is filled with book suggestions to add to your reading list and handy strategies for managing up effectively Andy Kaufman is a recognized expert on leadership and project management, helping organizations around the world improve their ability to lead and deliver. Andy works with leaders at the United Nations, NASA, and other global clients to improve their a

19/06/2022 • 51 minutes 20 seconds

155: Taking Credit for the Extra Work

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Do you ever get a random request from your boss or business leaders and get frustrated that they are adding more and more to your already full plate? What you may not realize is that you have a golden opportunity to turn these out-of-the-blue requests into something meaningful and measurable that positions you more formally as the strategic business partner in the eyes of your business leaders. This is something that comes up for so many PMO leaders as they are building and elevating their PMOs and in this episode, you’ll learn how to think differently about these requests and use them to further secure your seat at the table. Enjoy! Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and

12/06/2022 • 21 minutes 44 seconds

154: Managing Multiple Projects with Elizabeth Harrin

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! I am betting you’re in a position where you must manage multiple projects…at one time. Whether you’re building out PMO services and capabilities or being asked to “just” manage a few projects while setting up a PMO, you need to be as effective and efficient as possible. If that’s the case, how do we maximize our IMPACT when there are so many things we’re supposed to be doing at once? How do we support our project managers also managing multiple projects and ensure that everyone avoids burnout? In this episode, we have Elizabeth Harrin, author of Managing Multiple Projects, with us to talk about ways to best support the project managers in your organization that are managing multiple projects AND ways you can also more effectively manage your own project workload. Elizabeth Harrin is a project man

05/06/2022 • 41 minutes 49 seconds

153: IMPACT After Hours: PMO Value Discussion Part 2

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! This week, we’re doing part two of our fun discussion called IMPACT After Hours with our usual gang of thought leaders at the PMO IMPACT Summit and the audience just loved it. So, in case you missed it, or just wanted to hear it again, I’ve broken it up into two digestible episodes. This week’s episode is the second half of that fun and IMPACT-filled session to help you think about ways that you can accelerate your PMO IMPACT and show more PMO value fast. Special thanks to my IAH crew, Amanda Oakenfull, Donna Fitzgerald, Mike Hannan, and Stuart Easton for joining me. It was fun to get the gang back together! Enjoy! Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in

29/05/2022 • 54 minutes 18 seconds

152: IMPACT After Hours: PMO Value Discussion Part 1

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! You’re going to love the next two episodes! Have you heard of the series of webinars we do called IMPACT After Hours? If not, you’re in for a surprise treat. Do you remember back in the good old days when we used to sit around a pub or coffee shop with some of your colleagues talking about what it’s really like to work in PMOs? That’s what this is like, but virtual. We get real, raw, and honest, while also inspiring new ways to solve problems and take immediate action on what you’re learning. We hosted one of these fun discussion sessions with our usual gang of thought leaders at the PMO IMPACT Summit and the audience just loved it. So, in case you missed it, or just wanted to hear it again, I’ve broken it up into two digestible episodes. This week’s episode is the first half of that fun and IMPACT

22/05/2022 • 43 minutes 33 seconds

151: Q&A Accelerate Your PMO IMPACT Part 2

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! We’re diving into the second half of the PMO IMPACT Summit Speaker Q&A session where we explore ways that you can accelerate your PMO IMPACT. This session welcomed great thought leaders Andy Jordan, Alex Chapman, Curtis Jenkins, Ed Leydon, and John Driessnack to share their top insights and expertise in a fun Q&A style format. If you missed episode 150 and the first half of the Q&A session, that’s OK! Now you can binge listen to both episodes back-to-back! 😊 Enjoy! Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPI

15/05/2022 • 51 minutes 36 seconds

150: Q&A Accelerate Your PMO IMPACT Part 1

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Wow! What another great PMO IMPACT Summit. My heart is so full of joy from the wonderful feedback from participants saying that they are feeling so much more inspired AND enabled to make a bigger IMPACT in their organizations. That’s exactly why we do these events, dear IMPACT Driver! This is Episode 150 of the PMO Strategies podcast, which means we’ve been around for about 3 years now! It seemed fitting to continue the great energy from our event last week by sharing a little of the great content you might have missed or just want to devour again! The theme for this most recent PMO IMPACT Summit was Accelerate Your PMO IMPACT and all the sessions were geared toward helping PMO leaders find their edge and drive more value for their organizations. Some of the speakers joined me for a live Q&A during

08/05/2022 • 48 minutes 8 seconds

149: Importance of Peer Connection

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Since it’s summit week, for this week’s podcast, I thought it would be a good time to talk to you about an incredibly important and often undervalued aspect of our self-development – peer connection. Learning from others and how they are doing what they are doing, sharing your successes (and failures), and growing together is an important way to accelerate your IMPACT. Make sure you are joining us live this week, starting today, and for the recordings through Friday so we can accelerate our IMPACT together. Listen in to learn more. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura

01/05/2022 • 23 minutes 25 seconds

148: Financial Management and the PMO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! We’re continuing our deep dive into the business challenges that showed up on the PMO Outlook Report for 2022 and beyond. We’ve gone deep into three of the big challenges that showed up for PMO leaders and executives in the areas of resource management, project prioritization, and metrics and reporting. This week, we’re looking at the last of the biggest challenges reported – financial management. There’s a good chance the financial management challenges you’re having are just a symptom of an ever more pressing root cause that isn’t related. And if this root cause is your real challenge, you can’t do anything to get financial management right until you address this. Listen in to learn more. DOWNLOAD PMO OUTLOOK REPORT Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback an

24/04/2022 • 21 minutes 23 seconds

147: Reporting and Success Metrics

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! We’re continuing our deep dive into the business challenges that showed up on the PMO Outlook Report for 2022 and beyond. We’ve gone deep on two of the biggest challenges for PMO leaders and executives - resource management and project prioritization. Now, let’s look at the third biggest challenge that came upon this report – visibility and reporting. The report was clear – lack of good, centralized data. However, before you even start saying, “We need a tool,” you must look at your process and what you’re measuring, then figure out what you actually need – it’s probably less than you think! Listen in to discover the way to fast-track your reporting IMPACT while leaning on the most important success metrics for the projects and your PMO. DOWNLOAD PMO OUTLOOK REPORT Thanks for taking the time to c

17/04/2022 • 24 minutes 37 seconds

146: Project Prioritization Challenge

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! We’re continuing our deep dive into the business challenges that showed up on the PMO Outlook Report for 2022 and beyond. Last week, we looked at the big challenge of resource management. This week, we’re diving into project prioritization. In this report, we see some staggering statistics related to the underlying root causes of prioritization and I share why the biggest problems with prioritization are likely there because we’re looking at this all wrong! Join me for this episode to discover why you shouldn’t really be saying no to projects and how to get your business leaders to the table to have the right prioritization conversations once and for all! DOWNLOAD PMO OUTLOOK REPORT Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know w

10/04/2022 • 34 minutes 32 seconds

145: Is it Really a Resource Management Problem?

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Last week, we had a great episode to look at the big shifts taking place in PMOs, what those trends are telling us about what you want to be sure you’re doing in your PMO, and how to address some of the toughest challenges you and your peers are facing. This week, I’m going to dive a little deeper into one of the biggest challenges discussed in that episode and PMO Outlook Report, and what might initially appear to be a resource management challenge might be something else entirely. You’ll discover some questions you can ask yourself to determine if you’re seeing symptoms or a real resource management root cause and if your root cause is what I think it is, you’ll know exactly what you need to do to get on the right track! In fact, if you follow this path, you might earn that seat at the table fast

03/04/2022 • 20 minutes 45 seconds

144: PMO Outlook for 2022 and Beyond

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this week’s episode, I had a fantastic conversation with Rachel Hentges, the Director of Marketing for KeyedIn about this very PMO-specific survey they conducted to learn what trends have been developing in PMOs, where the pain points are now, and what PMO leaders must know and DO differently to thrive in the coming year and beyond. You are going to want to dive right into this episode, my friend. So, grab your walking shoes, your keys for that commute, or a cup of something yummy to join you as you explore all the goodness in this episode, including: The big shifts starting to take place Biggest challenges PMO leaders are facing The push to redefine success metrics The story behind project failures and what they tell us The insights behind project portfolio failures and what they indicate And

27/03/2022 • 48 minutes 30 seconds

143: Two Words To Increase Stakeholder Buy-In

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Do you know the two most important words to get instant stakeholder buy-in?These two little words can create an instant shift in how your stakeholders feel about the work that you’re doing and make them more inclined to say YES to your requests for resources, funding, role expansion, engagement on your projects, etc.In this week’s episode, I’m sharing with you the power of these two little words to drive higher engagement from your stakeholders and even help you earn a seat at the table in your organization because your business leaders will see you in a whole new light. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave

20/03/2022 • 21 minutes 23 seconds

142: I Don’t Have Time For…

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! I just don’t have enough time… …for that course …for my self-development …to build the PMO the “right” way …to take time for myself …to do ALL that stakeholder management …and on and on it goes… I get it. I REALLY do! And if that’s your reality, how do you handle all the demands for your time and STILL make your nice-to-haves (that really ought to be MUST haves) like building your personal and team capability a reality? In this episode, you’ll learn a few of my productivity hacks and some hidden opportunities to make the most of the limited time you do have so that you can start making a bigger IMPACT this week! Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast pl

13/03/2022 • 27 minutes 30 seconds

141: Digital Transformation and the PMO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! This week, we’re exploring the PMO and Digital Transformation. I was recently asked to help kickoff a panel series about Digital Transformation with two of my colleagues, Americo Pinto and Joe Pusz. As I prepared for that panel discussion, I started thinking about my own history with Digital Transformation and just how far back it went! 😊 AND just how much we're overcomplicating our thinking about if/how the PMO can be involved. In this episode, I’m going to remove the cloak of mystery around Digital Transformation and share insights with you on the role the PMO and project managers should be playing when it comes to helping your organization leverage the power of technology to make a bigger IMPACT. You can watch the whole interview with Joe, Americo, and myself here. Thanks for taking th

06/03/2022 • 23 minutes 52 seconds

140: PMOs in 2022 and Beyond with Top Global PMO Influencers

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! We have a great podcast episode for you this week. To celebrate the Top Global Influencer of the Year award, I invited the other Global PMO Influencer Finalists to join me to share their thoughts on the future of PMOs. In this episode, I sat down with Bill Dow and Marisa Silva to talk about where PMOs are headed. We’ll look at what you can expect to change and stay the same with PMOs, PMOs and Agile, common mistakes we see PMO leaders make, tips for navigating change effectively, and where you should focus your energy to earn your seat at the table in leading your organization into the future. Special thank you to Marisa and Bill for sharing their insights! Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you

27/02/2022 • 58 minutes 51 seconds

139: How to Engage Stakeholders in the PMO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Do you know that when and how you engage stakeholders in your PMO will determine how successful you are with your PMO? Their involvement in the right places, at the right time, and in the right ways are the key to your success. In this episode, I’m going to share with you some of the tips that have made my IMPACT Engine PMO students wildly successful with building, up leveling, and even rescuing their PMOs all while earning them a seat at the table. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT

20/02/2022 • 24 minutes 51 seconds

138: Resource Utilization Myth

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Are you looking for ways to maximize your resource utilization across projects? Before you start adding more projects to the plate, listen in to this episode to learn why that might not be the most effective approach to achieve the highest possible ROI for your strategy and what you might do instead if the goal is making a bigger IMPACT. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

13/02/2022 • 24 minutes 31 seconds

137: Don’t Talk About Project Management

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Do you ever see their eyes glaze over when you start talking about project management? You might even wonder what is wrong with them and why they don’t “get” what you do and how valuable it is. I hear you. I get it. And they just don’t. In this episode, I’m taking you on a short journey to explore what’s happening in those conversations, why it’s breaking down, why you aren’t seeing the results expected when you do explain it to them, and what you might want to do instead. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard GET NOTIFIED ABOUT

06/02/2022 • 22 minutes 36 seconds

136: Why Project Delivery Improvements Aren’t Improving Project Outcomes

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Have you ever tried to put process, templates, and tools in place to fix the project management challenges you are experiencing on your projects only to discover that you don’t get significant improvements? I mean, you should, right? You were asked to setup a PMO or up level capabilities and your business leaders said that you needed to improve project management. You look around and you clearly see that the project process could use improvements, so you do what you were taught…you fix project management. In episode 134, I explained why “fixing project management” doesn’t usually fix the underlying problems that are breaking the project delivery stage in the first place. In this episode, we’ll cover why you: hit so much resistance when implementing templates and process don’t see major improvement

30/01/2022 • 19 minutes 1 second

135: After the Project – Delivering ROI

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In episode 134, I shared why “fixing” the project delivery process probably isn’t going to solve the underlying problems your organization has that are preventing them from achieving their desired business outcomes. Now, we’ll explore another opportunity to show value with the PMO that does not involve making any changes to your project delivery process and supports the work I recommended last week. In this episode, you will discover ways to improve what happens AFTER the project is delivered. You’ll learn how to ensure the organization is realizing not only the benefits of these projects but that these projects were worth doing in the first place. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love i

23/01/2022 • 15 minutes 28 seconds

134: Don’t Fix Project Delivery First

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Last week, I held a live workshop to help PMO leaders build their 2022 PMO Road Map. (You can still grab the recordings, templates, and resources at this link through the end of January.) And during this workshop, we used several assessment tools I provided them to determine the areas of focus based on recognized pain points the PMO could solve. Then, we worked to define solutions to those pain points. And that’s where it got interesting… Many PMO leaders mistakenly see symptoms of an underlying problem and start building solutions around those symptoms instead of addressing the root cause. This is dangerous. So, when you hear…“We need to fix project management.”“Projects take too long.”“Projects cost too much.”“Resources aren’t getting enough done.”“Why can’t we ever deliver our projects as planne

16/01/2022 • 16 minutes 21 seconds

133: The Voice of Experience – PMO Lessons Learned in the Trenches with Dev Ramcharan

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! One of the biggest reasons for my success is that I asked a lot of questions and listened to A LOT of advice from those that had come before me, who were further along, and had a lot of stories of both successes and failures to share! That is the entire reason I started PMO Strategies…I had A LOT of lessons learned from the trenches. 😊 One of the best pieces of advice I could lever give you is to accelerate your own experience by learning lessons from others – both the good and the bad! In this fabulous episode, you’ll get to hear some of the war stories and lessons learned from my friend, Dev Ramcharan, as he takes us through some things he wishes he had done differently, as well as his top 5 best pieces of advice for PMO and project leaders at ANY stage in their career. You won’t want to miss this episode! How's the h

09/01/2022 • 52 minutes 28 seconds

132: Your Annual PMO Health Assessment

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Are you as excited as I am to set yourself up for a high-IMPACT 2022? I’ve got so many fun projects in the works to help you this year and this first one is going to be so much fun. In this episode, we’re looking at why conducting a regular health assessment for your PMO is an absolute must and how to figure out exactly what your PMO should focus on to drive the biggest IMPACT. If you have a relatively new PMO, this can be a critical step to ensuring your PMO is headed in the right direction. If you have an existing PMO, it can be super easy to get caught up in delivering and if you don’t take a little time to step back and assess where you are and what you need to do next, you might find that the organization’s needs change while you’re not looking. In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain to

02/01/2022 • 32 minutes 16 seconds

131: 2021 Podcast Review

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! This week’s episode is a brief review of all the podcast categories we’ve created to help you on your learning journey. There are 8 topic areas you can choose from to point you directly to episodes that will help you address your toughest challenges and develop your skills quickly! The 8 categories are as follows: PMO Mindset – A series designed to help you up your game and understand what the PMO and your role as PMO leader can be for the organization. PMO Start Up – For new PMO leaders or those starting a new PMO whether your first time or fifth! PMO Accelerate – Key insights to help you accelerate performance of your existing PMO, getting it back on track, or helping you earn your seat at the table. Leadership Skills – The secrets to leading people and making a bigger IMPACT with and through people. Leading Change – Th

26/12/2021 • 21 minutes 44 seconds

130: Cultural Impacts on the Project Delivery Process with Michael Boyle

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Every day, organizations are challenged with learning how to operate on a global scale while learning how to effectively incorporate a wide variety of cultural norms and experiences. This cultural diversity greatly influences the project delivery process and ultimately the results you can achieve. How might effectively embracing this diversity help you achieve even better project outcomes? Our guest today, Michael Boyle, has several years of experience dealing precisely with this subject and will share his insights with us on how we can harness the power of cultural diversity to unleash the full potential of our projects. How's the health of your PMO? Very exciting news! In honor of the Top PMO Influencer of the Year award, I'm hosting a FREE PMO Health Assessment and 2022 Planning Workshop in J

19/12/2021 • 29 minutes 7 seconds

129: How to Create a High-Performance Project Team with Gabriele Maussner

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Are you realizing the full project ROI for your organization? We know that focused, motivated project teams can move mountains. Innovation, quick problem solving, and creativity will become one of the most valued currencies in the future and vital for all project teams. However, sometimes human nature stands in our way to achieve great project performance and realize the full project ROI for our organization. In this episode, Gabriele Maussner will help us figure out the best way to create high-performing teams while avoiding some of the biggest mistakes leaders make that immediately damage team performance. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast playe

12/12/2021 • 29 minutes 39 seconds

128: Strategic Thinking: A Rare and Valuable Competency with Greg Githens

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Have your business leaders ever told you to think strategically? The ability to think and communicate strategically is critical for you to get and keep your seat at the table, but we also need to support the internal operational engine, as well. In this episode, Greg Githens will explain how PMO Leaders can effectively interact with executives on the topics of both operations and strategy and why it’s critical that you have your hands and perspective on both sides of organizational value delivery. He will walk us through techniques to suggest appropriate metrics, benefits statements, and problem-solving approaches for both the operational domain and the strategic domain and why showing your value in both areas matters. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your f

05/12/2021 • 20 minutes 42 seconds

127: There are No Politics in Business with Joe Perzel

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Are internal politics standing in the way of getting your projects done? In this episode, Joe Perzel will explain why we’ve got it all wrong when we say that politics are standing in our way, how to handle the bumps in the road we encounter when our projects aren’t going as expected, and how to handle the myriad of different perspectives you’re likely to come across when delivering change in your organization (no matter how “political” you think it is). Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TE

28/11/2021 • 36 minutes 13 seconds

126: Planning a Positive Journey with a Focus on Mental Wellness with Cathy Dolan-Schweitzer

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Are you being pulled in too many directions and not taking care of yourself? The pandemic has shown us the importance of prioritizing mental wellness. However, accepting that it’s needed and integrating it into reality are two different things. Sound familiar? With the holidays coming up and the endless to do list still looming for most of us, now is the perfect time to learn a few easy techniques for keeping your energy and productivity up while avoiding burnout. In this episode, Cathy Dolan-Schweitzer will help you prepare a detailed vision for a healthier future. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share you

21/11/2021 • 30 minutes 56 seconds

125: Build a High-IMPACT Team Using Character Strengths with Ruth Pearce

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Did you know that there are certain character strengths that are more likely in PMO and project practitioners and some that are scarce? This gap is leading to some challenges in our ability to lead teams through change to deliver the high-IMPACT we’re intending on our projects. As a long-time program manager, coach and character strengths practitioner, Ruth Pearce wanted to know if there are any positive personality characteristics that show up more (or less) in project personnel than in other people in the team or the general population. She collected data from hundreds of project, program, and PMO Leaders and the data was quite interesting…and very telling. In this episode, Ruth will discuss those findings and how you can close any gaps you see in yourself or your teams. Thanks for taking the time to check out

14/11/2021 • 34 minutes

124: Do You Have What It Takes to Lead with Skip Weisman

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, I’m chatting with Skip Weisman about the framework he’s used to help teams lead more effectively to get the best possible project outcomes. You’ll learn what these special traits are and why they are critical to your leadership success. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

07/11/2021 • 30 minutes 13 seconds

123: The Role of the PMO in Strategic Planning with John Cable

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! What is the role of the PMO in Strategic Planning, is there one? If you lead a PMO do you participate in your organizations Strategic Planning process? In this episode, John Cable, the Founder and Executive Director of the Project Management Center For Excellence at the University of Maryland will explore why the PMO leader should be at the table for the organizations strategic planning process and what the contribution may be. Listen in for a lively discussion! Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPI

31/10/2021 • 40 minutes 11 seconds

122: How to Align Strengths in Your PMO with Jennie Fowler

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Do you want to get the most out of your team to achieve the best results? In this episode, I’m joined by my pal Jennie Fowler to discuss how you can align your teams strengths to the work they are doing to drive higher IMPACT across your projects. If you’re taking over a new PMO, building a team now, or simply running a PMO and want to drive the best results with your staff, you’ll learn the secrets here to aligning your teams based on their strengths (not just talents) to get the best results. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard GET NOTIFIED ABOUT

24/10/2021 • 44 minutes 13 seconds

121: What Senior Leaders Expect from Project Management Professionals with Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! As the number of projects in organizations skyrocket, understanding project fundamentals and fostering project management skills have become essential. Leaders have too many projects with too little visibility into them, and they lack the project oversight and delivery competencies to untangle them. In this episode, Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez details a recent survey with Harvard Business Review, looking at the current challenges faced by senior leaders when dealing with projects and project management, as well as their expectations for the future. The results should help us better understand how project managers can translate their hands-on knowhow up to the leader’s-eye view. UMT360 Positioned in the 2021 Gartner MagicQuadrant for Strategic Portfolio Management. Latest report is a must-read for any organization intere

17/10/2021 • 27 minutes 57 seconds

120: Now is the Time to Build Your Project Management Consulting Business with Candice Benson

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, Candice Benson shares key insights on how to build your project management consulting business. In addition to serving corporate clients for over 20 years in her Project Management consulting business, Candice has a passion for helping other project managers scale their businesses while making more money and having more freedom in their day. Candice shares the mistakes she sees early and seasoned consultants making as well as the simple habits consultants can start building today that will get them more of the clients that need their expertise now. Set strategy. Execute with agility.Drive business forward. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a

10/10/2021 • 46 minutes 15 seconds

119: PMO Value in a Changing Landscape with Steven Fullmer

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, Steve Fullmer, talks about the necessary shift in understanding essential to thrive. Executives regularly navigate complex business, political and social environments. Yet, how does one choose the best focus, pivot, and sustainably adapt to the changing business needs? The 21st century necessitates a cooperative, dynamic leadership tribe. How do you as a pmo leader create and show your value in an ever-changing environment and your customers change their minds faster than you can update the requirements? We’re going to bust some myths about diversity and cultures, as well as dive into the places you should focus your PMO efforts to achieve the best results. Cultures are not created, they evolve through needs and social pressures. Coordination of vision, strategy, tactic, and execution requires an integra

03/10/2021 • 44 minutes 56 seconds

118: PPM is Dead, Long Live Strategic Portfolio Management with Ben Chamberlain

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, Ben Chamberlain, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at UMT360, talks about why true business agility is impossible if execution is disconnected from strategy. Indeed, Gartner now makes a clear distinction between traditional PPM execution tools and strategic portfolio management capabilities. If you’re still only focused on PPM project execution, or you’re using execution tools to try and address strategic portfolio management problems, you’re probably missing the critical capabilities needed to truly drive business transformation. UMT360 Positioned in the 2021 Gartner MagicQuadrant for Strategic Portfolio Management. Latest report is a must-read for any organization interested in understanding the strategic portfolio management capabilities needed to more effectively accelerate business transformat

26/09/2021 • 51 minutes 6 seconds

117: The Expanding Role of the PMO in Driving Organizational Change with Michael DePrisco, PMI’s CEO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, Michael DePrisco, Chief Operating Officer at the Project Management Institute, sat down with Laura Barnard of PMO Strategies, to share some of PMI’s recent findings and thought leadership on how “gymnastic” PMOs are navigating the disruption of COVID-19 and beyond. Mike and Laura touched on a wide range of topics, including how PMO leaders are acting as change makers and impact drivers in helping their organizations deliver on strategy with the highest possible return on investment. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard GET NOTIFIED ABOUT

19/09/2021 • 41 minutes 29 seconds

116: Why Agility Should be the Watchword of the PMO with Donna Fitzgerald

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before project management got subsumed by paperwork, a project manager's job was primarily focused on risk mitigation and risk avoidance. To do this job successfully required agility, rapid decision-making, and the right people on the team. In this episode, Donna Fitzgerald will explore the mental models and project management techniques that once made meeting deadlines consistently possible. She'll cover the relationship between risk and agility and what mental models help with increasing agility. She'll get to the bottom of why having the right project team is so critical for agility and risk management. Uncomplicate Your Project Portfolio A lightweight solution to get you back to business with the right projects and the right people at the right time. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I we

12/09/2021 • 40 minutes 30 seconds

115: What We Mean by Outcomes Over Outputs with Alexandra Chapman

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, Alexandra Chapman will explain outcomes-focus and what that means. The word “outcomes" is getting plenty of attention at the moment. But what exactly does the word mean - apart from something “more” than we are doing now with projects? She'll discuss how you define outcomes and why they matter for projects. Then dig into how long it takes to define the outcomes, who should be involved and when you should do it. Join us to find out more about how the PMO can position themselves as a true strategic business partner, and why that matters for the future. UMT360 Positioned in the 2021 Gartner MagicQuadrant for Strategic Portfolio Management. Latest report is a must-read for any organization interested in understanding the strategic portfolio management capabilities needed to mor

05/09/2021 • 46 minutes 28 seconds

114: How the PMO Can Become a True Strategic Business Partner with Aimee Rodrigues

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Traditionally, the PMO has been considered as an “execution” body, an entity whose primary objective was to execute project optimally. But the PMO can be much more than that. In this episode, Aimee Rodrigues will explain how, because of its unique position inside companies, the PMO can be a strategic business partner that enables companies to pilot their strategy, and when circumstances require it, pivot their business. Join us to find out more about how the PMO can position themselves as a true strategic business partner, and why that matters for the future. Set strategy. Execute with agility.Drive business forward. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and rev

29/08/2021 • 29 minutes 20 seconds

113: How Artificial Intelligence and Process Automation Make the PMO Stronger with Matt Muldoon

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! What if you could harness the power of artificial intelligence to make an IMPACT in your organization? Many markets are up to speed with the latest and greatest in tech, but the project portfolio management (PPM) market seems to be a bit behind and this could negatively impact your ability to be successful with your PMO services. In this episode, Matt Muldoon and I will discuss all the hype about artificial intelligence and business process automation and what you should be doing to adopt these technologies to prepare your PMO to thrive now and into the future. Powerful ProductsPassionate PeopleProfitable Portfolios As a leader in Agile Portfolio Management, KeyedIn offers SaaS solutions that support the evolving needs of PMOs, ePMOs and SROs, enabling business transformation, strategy real

22/08/2021 • 32 minutes 56 seconds

112: Is Resource Planning the New Frontier for PMOs with Jerry Manas

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! The feedback from our community has been that resource management is one of the greatest challenges PMO leaders face when delivering projects across the portfolio.What if you could finally demystify resource planning using a simple four part process? In this episode, we’re going to talk with Jerry Manas about the role of the PMO in resource planning and introduce a simple framework that will ease this process of resource planning and project delivery for your projects, across the entire portfolio and simplify things for you, the PMO leader, as well.Make sure to listen in to learn how the way a PMO can build a sustainable and easy to implement resource planning process for any organization. UMT360 Positioned in the 2021 Gartner MagicQuadrant for Strategic Portfolio Management. Latest report is

15/08/2021 • 26 minutes 11 seconds

111: Agile Transformation Myths with Jesse Fewell

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! As PMO leaders, we are often caught up in the hot trend of agile methods and agile transformations. Well, in today's episode, we're joined by agile transformation author & expert Jesse Fewell. He's joined us in the past to talk about this topic, given his deep history with both the Project Management and Agile communities. This time, we're going to drill into the myths we hear about how to create agility in project organizations. If you've been told either to drive or support an agile transformation, this episode will help you speak more intelligently than those overpriced consultants. Set strategy. Execute with agility.Drive business forward. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and

08/08/2021 • 40 minutes 15 seconds

110: Using CQ to Lead your PMO with Barbara Trautlein

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! I’m sure you’ve heard about IQ as a way to measure your intelligence and in recent decades we’ve heard more about more about EQ, a measure of your emotional intelligence, but what about your CQ, your Change Intelligence®? With massive disruptors taking place around us every day, how do you as a PMO leader, develop your change intelligence muscle so you can lead your organization through change in an effective and sustainable way? This isn’t just for the changes that others are experiencing as part of the projects they are leading. As a PMO leader, how are you bringing the organization through changes you’re delivering as you develop and deliver PMO services and capabilities? In this episode, join Barbara Trautlein as she explores this concept of CQ, why it’s so important, and how it can help you deliver high-IMPACT change

01/08/2021 • 21 minutes 56 seconds

109: How the PMO Can Generate More Strategic Value for the Organization with Wolfram Muller

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Are you curious about how your PMO can generate more strategic value for the organization? In this episode, I’m talking to Wolfram Mueller, a returning speaker at the PMO IMPACT Summit, about why the PMO is the best and only part of the organization that can help business leaders make the best decisions about the right projects to be working on and ensure they are doing them in the right way to achieve the highest return for the business investment. Wolfram is also giving you a sneak peek into what he’s covering at this year’s PMO IMPACT Summit This Episode is Sponsored by: The PMO IMPACT Summit is BACK and better than ever! The PMO IMPACT Summit is our FREE and VIRTUAL event to support PMO and Project Leaders make an even bigger IMPACT in their organizations, teams, and projects while building the critical skills necessar

25/07/2021 • 19 minutes 53 seconds

108: How to Improve Business Agility Using Strategic Resource Management with Greg Bailey

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! According to Gartner’s recent study on strategic workforce planning, the workforce is struggling to meet today’s demands and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find external resources to backfill because of the competitive nature of organizations allowing people to work anywhere and in whatever way they choose. This creates a challenge for PMO and project portfolio managers trying to reach an optimal capacity balance across the portfolio. In this session, Greg Bailey joins us to discuss how to enable our workforce to become more invested, avoid burnout, and deliver under a continually changing dynamic environment. Resource Forecasting. Capacity Planning. Purpose Built. “ProSymmetry provides a resource management solution accessible to the masses.” -Gartner, “Cool Vendors in Project Por

18/07/2021 • 32 minutes 40 seconds

107: The Most Important Change to Vastly Improve Your PMO’s Performance with Michael Hannan

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, we’ll explore why most PMOs are not designed to maximize IMPACT and how that affects the organizations they support. We’ll look at the most important change you can make to vastly improve your portfolio’s performance. My dear friend, Mike Hannan, joins me to discuss how today’s multi-tasking culture is playing a role in slowing down our portfolio throughput, how to use lessons learned from some of the worst traffic situations in the world to boost portfolio performance, and what you can do to experience the dramatic improvements available to you with some simple tweaks. Resource Forecasting. Capacity Planning. Purpose Built. “ProSymmetry provides a resource management solution accessible to the masses.” -Gartner, “Cool Vendors in Project Portfolio Management” Thanks for taking the time to check o

11/07/2021 • 37 minutes 56 seconds

106: Harnessing the Power of Energy in Our Projects with Rick Maurer

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Seizing moments of possibility—no matter how small—is the heart of building support for our ideas, big projects, and organizational changes. (This will be the focus of Rick's session during the PMO IMPACT Summit) There are often hundreds of these moments of possibility during the life of a big project. Many of the moments are small and easy to miss, some are big, but all can help create and sustain energy if we know how to tap into them. Powerful ProductsPassionate PeopleProfitable Portfolios As a leader in Agile Portfolio Management, KeyedIn offers SaaS solutions that support the evolving needs of PMOs, ePMOs and SROs, enabling business transformation, strategy realization and organizational change. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you th

04/07/2021 • 35 minutes 43 seconds

105: Why Curve Benders are Critical to Your Future Relevance with David Nour

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In the future of how project management professionals will work, live, play, and give, continued disruption will challenge many of your assumptions. The biggest one is how you’ll remain relevant. In this episode, senior leadership advisor, executive coach, and educator David Nour will share why project management professionals must embrace three critical ideas to accelerate their relevance: 1) Linear learning/growth will no longer suffice; you must embrace a non-linear path and reinvent yourself 2) A few strategic relationships, you choose to invest in, will dramatically accelerate your growth journey 3) Our organizational structures must evolve to deliver real and lasting innovation Join us on this podcast for an overview of Nour’s new book, Curve Benders, at the intersection of the future of work, strategic relationships

27/06/2021 • 38 minutes 46 seconds

104: Get Better at Getting Better with Scott Ambler

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, we’re looking at how you can get better at getting better by becoming a learning organization. There’s a shift happening in how organizations build capability and adapt to shifting demands which will have a huge influence on the PMO and project space (yes, even if you’re doing an Agile transformation program). Are you sure you’re keeping pace with the changes necessary to help your organization thrive? Today, Scott Ambler and I will talk about how transitioning to a learning organization will save your PMO, your agile transformations, and even help you boost your career. Check it out now because the future of your organization depends upon it! Powerful ProductsPassionate PeopleProfitable Portfolios As a leader in Agile Portfolio Management, KeyedIn offers SaaS solutions that support the evolving needs of PM

20/06/2021 • 21 minutes 39 seconds

103: Expanding Your Reputation, Reach and Results with Dawn Mahan

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! When you’ve proven to your organization that project management delivers value, helping everyone to accomplish more and stress less, invariably more people are interested in developing their project management skills too! This shift is a testament to your good work, but also can present a variety of problems and opportunities. If you’re running a PMO, do you have the time to teach everyone how to develop their skills from zero to proficient when they are not necessarily leading the most critical and visible projects? Likely you don’t have time for that, but the payoff can be enormous for both the organization and your reputation as the go-to internal project guru. In this episode, Dawn Mahan discusses the future of working more projectized and what this means for you, what "practical project management for everyone" lo

13/06/2021 • 44 minutes 2 seconds

102: Future PMO Leader with Andy Jordan

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) In this episode, I’m talking with my pal Andy Jordan about Tomorrow’s PMO leader. You see, PMOs are evolving at a rapid rate, but are PMO leaders evolving at the same pace? If not, what changes do you need to make, what skills will allow you to succeed and how are you going to continue to evolve in the near future? Andy is also going to give us a sneak peek into his PMO IMPACT Summit session he’s doing this year at our big event and tell us WHY he agreed to join us again this year. His answer cracked me up! 😊 Make sure you check out this episode and register for free for this year’s PMO IMPACT Summit so you don’t miss out on the brilliant content we’re sharing this year. Powerful ProductsPassionate PeopleProfitable Portfolios As a leader in Agile Portfolio Management, KeyedIn offers SaaS solutions that support the evolving needs of PMOs, ePMOs and

06/06/2021 • 36 minutes 56 seconds

101: PMO IMPACT Summit 2021

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! I have a big surprise for you.... The PMO IMPACT Summit is BACK and better than ever! The PMO IMPACT Summit is our FREE and VIRTUAL event to support PMO and Project Leaders make an even bigger IMPACT in their organizations, teams, and projects while building the critical skills necessary to THRIVE now and in the future. We’ve built a strong reputation as the longest-running and highest IMPACT virtual summit in the PMO community with top-notch content that you’d normally pay a bundle to access and we’re bringing all the general sessions to you for FREE because we want NO PMO OR PROJECT LEADER LEFT BEHIND. We want you to have everything you need to build your own professional skills with sessions covering strategy, leadership, organizational change, Agile, PPM, women in PM, managing in chaos, future readiness from top industr

30/05/2021 • 32 minutes 27 seconds

100: IMPACT Driver Journey

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! We've made it to our 100th episode! For this very special episode, we're taking a journey over the last 100 episodes and looking forward to what is next for you, my dear IMPACT Driver. If you've listened to these episodes, I talk about you as an IMPACT Driver A LOT and we need to talk about what that means to you and how that influences your success with your PMO and career. For many years, I've found myself saying, "Gosh, I really wish I had me when I was you." I want to share with you everything I've learned over so many years in this PMO and project delivery space and support you on every step of your journey. Join me for this episode where we talk about what it means to be an IMPACT Driver and how transitioning to this role is the fastest way for you to drive incredible value, help your organization achieve the highe

22/05/2021 • 39 minutes 32 seconds

099: Creative Way to Accelerate Your IMPACT

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Have you been looking for creative ways to build the capabilities of your team members, project managers, or even your colleagues and peers? Are you wondering how to get more people on board with putting into action what you're learning? You've been on this journey to develop yourself...to become an IMPACT Driver...and to accelerate the IMPACT you can make in your organization, it's super important to bring others with you through the change process. In this week's episode, I'm going to guide you through an easy, fun, and creative way to learn together and most importantly, apply what you are learning to your organization. I'm going to show you how to create a podcast club for your team. It's kinda like a book club, but more fun and easier to get everyone on board because the episodes are only 20-60 minutes! Because the

16/05/2021 • 23 minutes 56 seconds

098: Why Less is So Much More with PMOs

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Drivers. In this week's episode, I'm diving into why less is really so much more when it comes to PMOs and if that’s the case, what do you do to provide value in your organization?We’ll look at some common mistakes PMO leaders run into when they try to deliver valuable services and capabilities in their organization, where it goes wrong, and what you need to do to make sure you don’t make any of these mistakes in the limited time you have to really make a difference. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN

09/05/2021 • 26 minutes 3 seconds

097: The Googled PMO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Drivers. It is so easy to jump online and do a quick search when we need the answer to something. I do it all the time! However, with all the information out there about PMOs, how do you know if what you're looking for is going to take you down the right path or set you up for a lot of frustration and spinning in circles. This week, we're looking at the pros and cons of Googling your way to a PMO. We'll look at ways you can use it to help you and how to know if the information you're looking at is really going to help. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard GET NOTIFI

02/05/2021 • 21 minutes 45 seconds

096: Start with PPM

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Drivers. Last week, we explored what you can do to be successful if you have a very small PMO (or a PMO of one person), which is how many start out.This week, I'm sharing with you what I believe to be the most important service you can deliver for your stakeholders and WHY you should do it in the early days of PMO services delivery.Listen to this episode to unlock the secrets to building this capability quickly and mistakes to avoid along the way. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment below to share your thoughts. See you online! Warmly, Laura Barnard GET NOTIFIED ABOUT NEW EPISODES TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN PDU REPORTING INSTR

25/04/2021 • 28 minutes 41 seconds

095: Successful One Person PMO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Drivers. Today we’re talking about the best ways you can make an IMPACT with your PMO if you are a one person PMO. How do you successfully build and deliver PMO services and capabilities when there's only one of you and oh so much to do? Some of the students in my IMPACT Engine PMO Training and Implementation program join because they are starting a PMO. Some of them are starting their first PMO, some are starting their 10th, some have a team when they join, but many do not, but ALL of them benefit from following the tips I’m sharing with you in this episode. We’ll dive into how to determine what services you should build while getting buy-in right from the start, how to set appropriate expectations for what you can deliver, what to do when they want more that is reasonable for one person, and even what to do if you are asked to al

18/04/2021 • 26 minutes 21 seconds

094: The Right Way to Rescue a Project

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! You know that feeling when you are called in to rescue a project and you get to be the hero? The adrenaline is pumping, the stress is on, and you gotta admit...this is fun...at least a little. :) You probably also realize that when you act as a firefighter, again and again, you are letting your project people off the hook of learning better behaviors that will ensure future project fires are prevented. Instead of being a firefighter or perhaps, dare I say, a fire starter, we must walk a fine line to ensure that we rescue the project without rescuing our people. Tune in to this episode to learn why rescuing our project teams can be a dangerous business and how to turn that project around while teaching the team a better way forward for next time. Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedbac

11/04/2021 • 33 minutes 26 seconds

093: Dealing with Process Resistance

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! This is the final episode of the three-part series on implementing project management practices in an organization. In Episode 091, we talked about how important timing is when implementing PM practices. In Episode 092, we covered who should own the PM and PMO processes. Once we get those critical components right, and if we're still having challenges with resistance to PM best practices, we can turn to these surefire ways to address and resolve resistance to implementing the PM practices. In this episode, we're looking at specific techniques you can use to address the various types of change resistance you might face when rolling out PM practices and what to do about it so that you don't lose your sanity and can keep everyone moving forward to achieve the IMPACT the organization's PMO and projects are designed to achieve

04/04/2021 • 30 minutes 6 seconds

092: Who Owns the PM Process

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! This is the second episode in a three-part series about implementing project management practices in an organization, and how important it is to get the when, how, and who just right. Last week, we talked about how important timing is when implementing PM practices in the organization. This week, we're going to talk about who should own the PM and PMO processes. Are you wondering if this is a trick? You might be thinking, "Well, it's the PMO, of course!" I think you might change your mind after listening to this episode. I'll share with you why it's so important that ownership of the PMO and PM processes do NOT fall on the PMO or project managers, where the ownership should be, and how to ensure what you implement has the right kind of engagement, support, and adoption in your organization. Enjoy! Thanks for taking the t

28/03/2021 • 17 minutes 1 second

091: The Right Time for Process

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Have you heard the saying, "Timing is everything?" That statement applies to so many things and implementing PM process in your organization is no different. Last week, I shared a huge mistake PMO leaders make when starting a PMO and this follows right along with that theme. If you implement PM processes at the wrong time, you will run the risk of running your PMO right into the ground before you've ever had a chance to get really started. In this episode, I'm starting a multi-episode series all about implementing PM processes and practices in your organization, why timing is so important, and what to do when you are not getting adoption like you should. And first things first...how do you know when it's the right time to implement PM process, templates, and methodology, and what you should do before you introduce any pro

21/03/2021 • 20 minutes 46 seconds

090: Huge Mistake PMO Leaders Make

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Do you know that you might be making one of the biggest mistakes that PMO leaders make when starting a PMO? This mistake can be so detrimental that it can erode any credibility you have, set all of your stakeholders up to go around the PMO, and destroy all hopes you have for building a PMO that you KNOW will provide incredible value to the organization. In this episode, I'm sharing a story of one client that was almost too late to save from making this mistake, what exactly they did, how we got them back on track, and what to do to avoid this mistake. And don't worry, if what you hear sounds a little too familiar, I'll explain what you can do to get back on track with your PMO. If you're really lucky and I've caught you before making this mistake, AWESOME! I'll give you the exact steps to take, and in what order, to get your PMO off to a high-IMPAC

14/03/2021 • 21 minutes 40 seconds

089: Do you need a PMO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) What is the purpose of a PMO and do you need one for your organization? You may have heard that PMOs are a great way for you to deliver on your organization's strategy and are curious about what value a PMO would really bring to your organization. Or you might be on the other end of the spectrum and had a not-so-great experience with PMOs. I hear you and explain why this might be happening and what to do about it. In this episode, I walk you through some of the many benefits you can expect if you have a PMO implemented the right way, how to get started, resources to support your journey, and what to do if the PMO in your organization isn't delivering these benefits and creating a positive ROI for you. We're also covering when a PMO is not the right answer and how you can support your PMO team to get the results you need. This episode is sponsore

07/03/2021 • 27 minutes 44 seconds

088: Difficult Stakeholders

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Today's topic...managing stakeholders! In my recent survey, many respondents listed managing stakeholders as one of the most challenging aspects of their day-to-day responsibilities. So how do you effectively engage your stakeholders, even the most difficult ones?You’ll learn some simple steps you can take immediately to manage your stakeholders more effectively, reduce the stakeholder-driven headaches on your project and PMO, and achieve greater IMPACT with the right stakeholder engagement strategy. Listen to this episode to learn: a more accurate way to define stakeholder how to identify the stakeholders you might not be thinking about the most critical thing you need to know to influence them most effectively simple categorization techniques that help you plan your engagement strategy how to assess their power and influence on your project or PMO

28/02/2021 • 31 minutes 56 seconds

087: Should Your PMO Have a Charter

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) In this episode, I'm continuing my series of debunking some of the biggest myths in PMOs. We're talking about the PMO charter. Should you have a PMO charter or not? If not, how do you clarify the goals for your PMO to get that incredibly important stakeholder buy-in we all need to be successful? We'll cover... to charter or not to charter how to effectively communicate the goals, priorities, services, capabilities, and IMPACT your PMO will make what this documentation should look like to earn you immediate credibility how to get and keep stakeholder buy-in for your PMO exactly what to include to show you mean business Make sure to grab your notepad for this one, as I'm giving you a big list of items you must include. What you learn in this episode might surprise you A LOT. Workflows for the modern enterprise Digital workflows are the building bl

21/02/2021 • 26 minutes 55 seconds

086: PMO Maturity Models

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) In this episode, we're talking all about PMO Maturity Models. Should you focus on maturing your PMO according to a predefined maturity model or framework? Is there a maturity model framework out there that's best for you and for your PMO? Join me for this episode as I share an eye-opening perspective on the Maturity Model prescription and even debunk some myths that could be holding you back from making the IMPACT your PMO is meant to make. You'll learn how to ensure that you're focused exactly where you need to be to build the right services and capabilities for your PMO. Resource Forecasting. Capacity Planning. Purpose Built. “ProSymmetry provides a resource management solution accessible to the masses.” -Gartner, “Cool Vendors in Project Portfolio Management” LEARN MORE Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your

14/02/2021 • 18 minutes 18 seconds

085: PMO Types

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) There’s so much buzz out there about the type of PMO you should have and it can get super confusing. In this episode, I’m going to debunk the PMO Type myth, explain why typing your PMO is so dangerous, and what to do instead. Power the Modern, Agile Enterprise Wrike is a collaborative work management platform that enables teams to be insanely productive by transforming the way they plan, manage, and complete work. More than 20,000 companies worldwide rely on Wrike to manage complex projects and ensure deadlines are met. By bringing everyone into a single digital workspace, no matter where individual contributors are located, teams can achieve aggressive growth goals, while improving efficiency and maintaining quality. LEARN MORE Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you

07/02/2021 • 22 minutes 52 seconds

084: When Leaders Take Communication for Granted with Skip Weisman

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Do you know the true cost leaders pay when they take communication for Granted? This is such an important topic and I'm pleased to have Skip Weisman on this episode to shed light on this topic. You'll learn how to determine the cost of a "soft" skill like communication in a work environment or company culture, what leaders can do to not take communication for granted along with what can happen if they don't take action. Communication is happening all the time and is talked about as being a problem. We'll discuss how Skip claims leaders take communication for granted. Workflows for the modern enterprise Digital workflows are the building blocks for the modern experiences employees want and customers expect. LEARN MORE Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think a

31/01/2021 • 14 minutes 33 seconds

083: Why Project Management is All About Relationships with Annmarie Curley

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) I have to admit…when I was early in my career, I was pretty outcome-focused and sometimes didn’t take the time necessary to bring people with me through the change I was driving. Sure, I had plenty of friends and colleagues I enjoyed working with, however, if I was on a tough project or under tight deadlines, I definitely didn’t worry so much if the people were on board. This cost me a lot of time and frustration early on. Truth is, I didn’t appreciate how much building the know, like, and trust factor with your stakeholders will influence the outcome of your projects. As IMPACT Drivers, we can get a myopic focus on getting to the results and if we’re not careful, we can forget just how much harder things will be to actually achieve those outcomes we’re looking for if we don’t bring people with us through the process. Remember, people are not actual

24/01/2021 • 32 minutes 58 seconds

082: Building Your Organization’s PM Competency with Allison Primack

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) There’s an art to building a project management competency program inside your company. If you do it too soon, you could face resistance and may not have the right top down and bottom-up support. What you will hear in this podcast episode is not just how to do it well and what to do, but the art of perfecting the timing. It is probably not the first service you want to build for your PMO because you will likely need to build some trust and credibility with your leaders and other stakeholders before you take on the task of bringing PM capabilities to the broader organization. But how do you know when it’s the right time? In this episode, you’ll hear Allison Primack’s journey as a PMO leader faced with building a PMO from the ground up and the nuances that she discovered when determining the best time and way to setup a project management competency p

17/01/2021 • 23 minutes 30 seconds

081: The Most Important PMO Habit

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! What if I told you there was ONE critical habit that the most successful PMOs have that will guarantee PMO success now and into the future? Would you believe me? Would you say, "Yeah, but she doesn't know the way things work in my organization"? 2020 was a wild year and while many PMOs were struggling just to get noticed or to keep the chaos under control, other PMOs were thriving and had finally earned their seats at the table in leading not only through the chaos of 2020 but are leading the charge in bringing their organizations to a new more stable place as we head into a new year. Listen to this episode to hear that critical habit you must build with your PMO if you want to be sure that the PMO services you deliver are always on point. Register now for the PMO Health Assessment and Plan wor

10/01/2021 • 22 minutes 53 seconds

080: Accelerate Your Career

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Wow. We finally made it to 2021 and it's time to look forward to the future and the endless possibilities it holds for you and your career. In this episode, I'm sharing some tips to position yourself to take advantage of all of your strengths and opportunities that come your way. You want to be ready and go after what you want! I'm also giving you a breakdown of all of the great podcast content you can use to fill your training and development plan to boost your professional performance. Topics: Leadership Skills Career Development Organizational Change Management Building a PMO Pivoting Your PMO Project Portfolio Management Methods and Agile I would love to hear what episodes make it to your career development plan. If you need a little help accelerating your career, I'd love for you to join me for the self-paced Career Accelerator Workshop to hav

03/01/2021 • 28 minutes 5 seconds

079: The Purpose Driven PMO with Joe Pusz

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Drivers! Today, I’m talking with PMO Joe about the purpose-driven PMO. As you know, I believe very strongly that we must assess the organization for IMPACT opportunities before we build our PMO. It starts with understanding WHY you’re creating this PMO and creating that alignment right from the start with your business leaders so that you’re delivering on what really matters. Joe calls this creating purpose with your PMO. Join us for this podcast to learn how you can define the purpose of your PMO. In this episode you'll learn: What is the Purpose Driven PMO The steps within the Purpose Driven PMO Why PMO Joe created the Purpose Driven PMO? The story behind how Joe started THE PMO SQUAD Why they call Joe, "PMO Joe" Enable change. Lead digital transformation. Drive innovation. Enterprise-centric project and portfolio man

20/12/2020 • 41 minutes 9 seconds

078: PM of the COVID Pandemic with William Volpe

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Drivers! What a year it’s been, huh? This week, it’s time to do a little looking back… I am joined by William Volpe to talk about how applying a stronger project management process earlier in this COVID-19 global pandemic could have significantly influenced the outcomes we experienced this year. What’s interesting is that in many places around the world, people with project and program management experience were not put in charge of these response and recovery efforts, leaning more toward people that were respected as business leaders. How might this year have looked if project managers were at the helm? After all, we are the natural cat herders, the chaos managers, and the IMPACT Drivers. This is what we do best. Note that we recorded this episode earlier this year and we’re sharing it now as more of a retrospective on how things

13/12/2020 • 30 minutes 43 seconds

077: The Future of PPM with Andy Jordan

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) I’m super excited to bring back Andy Jordan to the podcast. Andy is President of Roffensian Consulting management consulting firm with a strong emphasis on organizational transformation, portfolio management, and PMOs. Andy and I have partnered on PMO workshops, speaking engagements, and he is a regular speaker for the PMO IMPACT Summit. I love the way he opens our eyes and minds to the ways we can drive ever-higher IMPACT in our organizations with the power of the PMO and PPM. In today’s episode, we’re exploring the future of Project Portfolio Management and what you need to be thinking about if you’re looking for ways to up-level your PMO IMPACT in your organization, how the events of 2020 create an opportunity for PMOs and PPM, and who should own this function in the future. In this episode, you’ll learn: If PPM was impacted by COVID-19 What the

06/12/2020 • 36 minutes 30 seconds

076: How PMOs Can Lead Change with Valerie Zeller

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) In this episode, we dive into why PMOs are in the perfect position to lead change within organizations. It is now the time for PMOs to become "Chief Transformation Officers" and support the digital transformation within their enterprise. Join us to discover why now is the time to evolve your PMO, starting with a 3-step process. I'm joined by Valerie Zeller who is Sciforma's CMO. Valerie Zeller is a growth strategist with more than 20 years of experience launching innovative software and middleware solutions in the U.S. and Europe. As a marketer, software enthusiast, and process optimizer, her goal is to develop solutions that increase organizations’ productivity. You will learn why PMO's should be the ones leading change, how they can practically be the agents of change for organizations and PMO can play a leading role in change by leveraging the da

29/11/2020 • 27 minutes 2 seconds

075: Give Yourself a Break

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Wow. What a year’ it’s been. I am certain that no matter what your plans were in January of this year, they were disrupted in some pretty big ways with the events that have taken place this year. A lot of us have been stressed beyond our normal levels of stress we face when bringing change to organizations. AND I just want to say you’ve got this AND you’re not alone. This year has been a struggle for a lot of folks. So, this week, I just want to tell you to give yourself a break. In the US it’s Thanksgiving week which is a time when many of us get together with family and friends and show our appreciation for each other. This year is probably not quite the same as usual for you and your family and that can add even more stress to an already stressful year. But you’ve worked hard this year. You’ve had to be the chaos manager for even more chaos than

22/11/2020 • 5 minutes 37 seconds

074: Stop Wasting Time, First Address Resource Management with Sean Pales

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) In this episode, you will learn that for any PMO to gain prominence and become a true partner to the business, it must focus on the most impactful discipline: resource management. Many PMOs fail to provide lasting value and become antithetical to strategy execution. For a PMO looking to drive lasting strategic impact, resource management represents the surest path. I'm joined by Sean Pales who is the founder and ProSymmetry and Tempus Resource. Recognized by Gartner Research and deployed globally and across the Global Fortune 1,000. PMOs are under constant pressure to deliver and you will learn why investing more aggressively in resource management will be beneficial. If your organization is looking to address resource management, you'll learn where to start. Additionally, if a PMO already has a PPM system in place, you

15/11/2020 • 28 minutes 41 seconds

073: Tying Strategy to Projects with Rani Pangam

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) In this episode, you will learn how PMOs play a vital role in tying strategy to business value realization. As we transition to the “new normal” of a pandemic, companies are shifting focus from cost optimization to value optimization. I'm joined by Rani Pangam who is Head of PMO, Enterprise Agile Transformation and Organizational Change CoE at ServiceNow, where she has gained extensive experience leading strategic initiatives like Managed Services, Transformation CoE, ”Right Shoring”. Digitization is core for survival and continuous change is a norm. With these conditions, PMOs need to understand the business strategy and supporting roadmap of key projects, products, or services that are critical to delivering business outcomes. Delivering a strategic roadmap at scale, with shortened time to market while enabling organizat

08/11/2020 • 36 minutes 24 seconds

072: Top Skills for PMO and PM Leaders with Elise Stevens

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before the chaos of 2020, there were changes in the air with our roles in the Project Management industry. Business leaders were beginning to expect more out of their project teams and those that were the most successful in the eyes of their business leaders had a seat at the table in driving not just outputs on projects, but the outcomes needed for the organization to achieve its strategic objectives. This trend continued into 2020, amidst the chaos of COVID-19, civil unrest, political unrest, and more that impacted how businesses delivered for their customers. Many PMO and project leaders found themselves stepping up into business leadership roles to help their executives make quick decisions with little information in order to pivot quickly. As we approach are now in the last couple of months o

01/11/2020 • 24 minutes 33 seconds

071: New PMO Role? Do This First

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! This episode is dedicated to the many people that have reached out to me recently saying that they've just been hired to new PMO roles and believe the guidance I shared with them helped give them an edge over the competition. It warms my heart and inspired me to share some insights and ideas with you to consider if you're looking for a new role in PMO or PPM or if you're just getting started in that new role and want to know what to do first. Following these steps right when you start will ensure you don't hit the many mistakes that PMO leaders make that we covered in last week's episode here. In this episode, you'll learn: what resources will help you ace that interview how to set yourself apart from the usual candidates what to do during your first weeks and months what NOT to worry about righ

25/10/2020 • 26 minutes 44 seconds

070: 5 Ways to Rescue Your PMO Fast

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Many times when my new students come to me they are in desperate need of some help rescuing their PMO quickly so that they don't end up on the chopping block come budget time. It can be a very stressful place to be AND you may not even know how close you are to being reassigned, replaced, or having the PMO disbanded completely. Now, I do not say that to scare you, but I've seen it too many times...PMO leaders get blindsided because they miss some of the warning signs that their PMO needs to shift directions quickly. In episode 069, I talk about top mistakes I see PMO leaders making, and in this episode, I'm sharing with you 5 fast fixes you can do to get your PMO back on track, build credibility quickly, and accelerate PMO performance in the eyes of your stakeholders. In this episode, you'll lea

18/10/2020 • 27 minutes 16 seconds

069: Top 10 Mistakes PMO / PM Leaders are Making (and how to solve them TODAY)

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) I built my first PMO in the 90s (yes, in the last century!) and the truth is that I had no idea what I was doing! BUT, I had a Get. It. Done. attitude and a desire to learn and boy did I learn! A lot. I made a lot of mistakes and I learned a thing or two over the following two decades of putting PMOs and PM best practices in place. Now that I teach and coach others the art of successful project management and PMO implementation, I am seeing some of the same mistakes I used to make when I was first starting out. I see PMOs that had a real chance of success getting bogged down in the not so important, while opportunity passes them by (as does their next promotion). While there are many things we can do wrong, there are MANY MORE things we CAN do right. Here are the top ten mistakes I wish I had known to avoid when I was in

11/10/2020 • 36 minutes 19 seconds

068: The Gymnastic PMO with Sunil Prashara, PMI’s CEO

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hi, IMPACT Drivers! If you’ve been in my community for a while, you’ve heard me talk about the shifting role of the PMO and the requirement to pivot to become a strategic business partner that your organization needs to thrive in the future. You’ve heard me say that the role of the PMO is to drive ever-higher return on investment for the organization’s strategy as quickly as possible and that this is the key to earning your seat at the table. And…that message is being shared by business leaders globally… For this week's episode, Sunil Prashara, CEO of the Project Management Institute (PMI), joined me to share his vision for what is to come for PMOs and project managers with a very clear call to action to PMO leaders to build what he refers to as the Gymnastic PMO to lead our organizations into the future. The opportu

04/10/2020 • 46 minutes 38 seconds

067: The Missing Secret to Project Manager Development

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hi, IMPACT Drivers! This is a riveting episode with Scott Payne, President of PM Master Prep. Scott and I dive deep into how the best organizations design their training programs for maximum impact. We will explain how the best organizations abandon the traditional off-the-shelf training approach and follow a more agile, engaged approach. What you learn here will help you create a more focused, impactful, and sustainable project management team. This is a can’t miss episode! In this episode you’ll learn: Secrets that all great project management training programs share (and bad training programs are missing) The real purpose of your PM training program Critical mistakes you must avoid to keep your PM training program from becoming flat and uninspiring How to make your training program pay for itself! Step-by-step a

27/09/2020 • 28 minutes 11 seconds

066: The PMO of Tomorrow with Jennie Fowler

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hi, IMPACT Drivers! I’ve had the privilege of getting to know Jennie Fowler over the last few years and I’ve been impressed by how she’s built and run a highly successful, highly IMPACT-ful Strategy Realization Office (SRO) for her company for over 7 years. The more I talk to her and hear her talk about their journey, the more I see the connections between what she’s been doing and the very things I learned as a PMO leader inside organizations for over 15 years. Jennie is sharing her journey of transitioning from a PMO to a Strategy Realization Office during the PMO IMPACT Summit and her session is one that you do not want to miss! In today’s episode, we are exploring what’s next for PMOs and how you can make some critical shifts that will be necessary for tomorrow’s PMOs to be a key player in how organizations deliver on their strategy. Check o

20/09/2020 • 39 minutes 40 seconds

065: The Portfolio Management Dream with Rick Morris

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hi, IMPACT Drivers! Today I’m talking to Rick Morris about the portfolio management dream. You hold the keys to your organization's strategy delivery when you have a portfolio management practice in place. So, how do you get there in a way that makes it a dream come true instead of a nightmare? In this episode, you’ll learn: Why Rick calls it "a dream" and if it's actually doable the barriers to portfolio management you must conquer tips to expedite portfolio management and why it's necessary if PPM hurts or helps project management Make sure to catch Rick at the PMO IMPACT Summit and say hi to him in the mobile app! Transform Visibility and Alignment Strategy-Led PPM for Business Outcome Focused PMOs. Place the right bets, turn quickly, and deliver faster with this innovative approach to top-down portfolio and capacity planning with Keye

13/09/2020 • 46 minutes 8 seconds

064: Leadership in a Time of Crisis with Amir Younes

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hi IMPACT Drivers! There’s no question that leadership today means facing a unique set of challenges. Leaders must find a way to empower and motivate dispersed employees and facilitate cross-functional collaboration, operating in an environment like never before. With remote work as the new norm for so many, effective leadership is critical. In this episode, I’m talking to Amir Younes, Vice President of Client Success at Wrike. During his time at Wrike, Amir has built and led an internationally recognized client success team and has helped take Wrike from a $35M company to $100+M. We’re talking about leadership in a time of crisis so you can learn how to unite, empower, and inspire teams from anywhere. In this episode, you’ll learn: 3 essential leadership qualities for managing during a crisis how to build high performing teams amidst the chaos

06/09/2020 • 37 minutes 10 seconds

063: Applying a Disciplined Agile Mindset to the PMO with Scott Ambler

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hi, there IMPACT Drivers! Have you heard of Disciplined Agile? I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Scott Ambler, the Vice President, Chief Scientist of Disciplined Agile at the Project Management Institute (PMI) and he’s introduced me to Disciplined Agile and I LOVE IT! It’s the perfect approach to putting common sense into common practice. It’s not a framework or methodology, but more of a toolkit of guidance and resources to help you make good decisions to have a more Agile approach to implementing your PMO, products, and projects. Scott is diving deep on this topic at the PMO IMPACT Summit and has agreed to give us a brief overview of Disciplined Agile and how that mindset applies to the PMO for this week’s podcast. In this episode, you’ll learn: what Disciplined Agile is all about how the principles of Discipli

30/08/2020 • 18 minutes 34 seconds

062: How a SRO Can Make an IMPACT with the PMO with Philip Martin

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) This week, I’m speaking with Philip Martin, CEO of Cora Systems. Philip has been working with organizations globally to implement portfolio solutions and how critical it is to get it right AND get it right. We’re going to walk through Philip’s 9 Rules for Successful Strategy Realization and if you like what you hear, make sure not to miss his session at the PMO IMPACT Summit where you can download his action-taking Pandemic Planning workbook that walks you through these 9 rules and so much more! In this episode, you’ll learn: what is meant by a Strategy Realization Office (SRO) what an SRO does that’s different from the typical PMO how running an SRO helps you earn a seat at the table factors to consider when building an SRO Learn more from Cora Systems: https://corasystems.com/blog/project-controls-issues-portfo

23/08/2020 • 37 minutes 7 seconds

061: From PMO to Strategy Implementation Office with Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Today, I'm talking with PMO IMPACT Summit Speaker, Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, about PMOs moving toward this concept of the Strategy Implementation Office. Recently, Gartner claimed that 80% of today’s Project Management tasks will be eliminated by 2030 as Artificial Intelligence takes over. Will 80% of today’s PMO tasks will most likely also disappear too? In this episode, you’ll learn: How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted project management Why PMOs are struggling and what do we need to do differently What the Project Economy is all about Why what we’re doing now isn't working How PMOs and PMO leaders can adapt to these disruptions Meisterplan is a project portfolio management tool that lets companies create realistic and achievable portfolios. With Meisterplan, you can see project details, capacity, and financia

16/08/2020 • 26 minutes 20 seconds

060: The Diverse and Equitable PMO with Sherry James

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) In this episode, we’re talking with Sherry James about why a diverse and equitable PMO will be the PMO that thrives in the future. Today's environment is different for all of us. It is important to ensure that our teams are diverse in thought to best support our organizations. For many organizations, the Diversity and Inclusion training is a part of your onboarding process and that’s where the conversation ends. I think it’s critical that we look at how we as IMPACT Drivers are creating a more inclusive and diverse environment in our PMOs and project teams, not just in times of high racial tension or media focus, but ALL THE TIME, and to the great benefit of our organizations. We have a unique opportunity to lead (and be recognized for this leadership role) the charge in our organizations to help them become more diverse, inclusive and equitable and

09/08/2020 • 46 minutes 3 seconds

059: Agile PPM with Tim Short

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) This is a fun episode with Tim Short, Senior Vice President of Global Operations for KeyedIn. Tim and I talk about our long histories in PMOs and project management and the evolution we've seen for PMOs and project management. Back in the 90s, we saw projects managed in a much more step-by-step approach. Today, organizations must embrace organizational agility and learn to shift quickly as the needs of our customers are shifting. This creates an opportunity to embrace both big "A" Agile and little "a" agile in ways that are helping organizations thrive. And this is where the PMO comes in... In this episode, you’ll learn: the difference between big "A" and little "a" agile what Agile portfolio management looks like the opportunity for PMOs to earn their seat at the table how to easily start using PPM for your Agile projec

02/08/2020 • 42 minutes 1 second

058: Courageous Cultures with Karin Hurt and David Dye

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) This is a very exciting epidsode! My friends Karin Hurt and David Dye have just released their new book Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers and Customer Advocates. In this episode, I sat down with these two to talk about ways you can create a more inclusive environment for ideas and ensure your teams feel heard and are able to contribute to supporting your project and PMO goals. We also talked about some great ways you can ask the right questions of your business leaders, sponsors, and stakeholders to ensure that you get actionable ideas that will help you direct your PMO services. Join us in this episode to learn: What is it that keeps people from speaking up and solving more problems How can leaders create a culture that promotes contribution instead of safe silence What should you say to a leader who

26/07/2020 • 28 minutes 2 seconds

057: The Difference Between Adaptability, Agility and Agile with Angela Bunner

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This week, we’re talking about adaptability, agility, and big “A” Agile. There are a lot of terms floating around these days that all seem to mean something similar. I’ve got Angela Bunner, VP Customer Experience at Clarizen, here with me to help clarify these terms and put them in context for the PMO. In our current environment, we’re all facing a lot of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) and this can put a strain on IMPACT Drivers. Our ability to drive IMPACT from here forward will depend heavily on our ability to embrace agility, be more flexible and adaptable than we have ever been, AND incorporate Agile ways of working into our work. Join us in this episode to learn: how our ability to adapt will determine if we thrive what it takes to become adaptable the difference between agility and Agile what industries are benefiting from these capabilities what you should do fir

19/07/2020 • 31 minutes 34 seconds

056: Elevating Your PM Career with David Barrett

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! My colleague and PMO IMPACT Summit David Barrett joins us today to talk about what it takes to take YOUR career to the next level. If you've been curious how your business leaders think about project management and the PMO, your role in the organization, and what they're looking for in the next generation of project leaders - the ones that will get tapped when the next big project needs to be done. In this episode, you’ll learn: what we have to do to get to the next level how to stand out and be chosen for the next big project what you might be doing that is standing in your way what senior management looking for in a good PM how to be that superstar your leaders are looking for David is joining us as a speaker for this year’s PMO IMPACT Summit, so make sure to say hi to him in the mobile app and community! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Cora PPM contains a comprehensiv

12/07/2020 • 18 minutes 33 seconds

055: Untapped Agility with Jesse Fewell

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Ohhhh, I’ve been so looking forward to sharing this since I first ready Jesse’s manuscript last year. YAY!! I finally get to tell you all about it. :) My dear friend, colleague, and partner in crime on keynote stages, Jesse Fewell has been working on this fun, thought-provoking, and insightful book that will help you understand why Agile transformations fail. This is a MUST HAVE book for ANYONE leading or participating in any transformation, Agile or not! You’ll discover (and maybe see yourself in) the various leadership personalities that are often at play when you’re driving big change in an organization. If you’ve ever been frustrated by your transformation efforts toward a more digital, agile, or lean organization, you are not alone. This breakthrough approach helps you uncover the patterns that might be holding your organization back from transformation success. In this episode, you’ll l

05/07/2020 • 42 minutes 24 seconds

054: What Makes a Great PMO Leader with Christoph Hirnle

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! NOTE: For the very best experience, listen to this episode on your favorite podcast provider here. In today’s episode, I am talking to Christoph Hirnle, CEO of Meisterplan about the real difference-making skills that great PMO leaders all have in common. This year, especially, has been especially challenging for PMO leaders AND has created some incredible opportunities for PMO leaders to step into new roles and finally earn their seat at the table. To fully embrace this opportunity, we’re going to arm you with some new ways of thinking about the role of PMO Leader, what you might need to let go of to be successful, and what your business leaders are looking for you and your PMO to do to help them make a big IMPACT – even in times like this global pandemic...actually, especially in times of this global pandemic. Check out this week’s podcast episode t

28/06/2020 • 48 minutes 16 seconds

053: PMOs Going Virtual with Amanda Oakenfull

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! NOTE: For the very best experience, listen to this episode on your favorite podcast provider here. In today’s episode, I am talking to Amanda Oakenfull, someone who is fast becoming a friend and partner in crime in sharing the mission and message of how PMOs can make a bigger IMPACT in their organizations. With the chaos of 2020, many organizations were forced to take their high-touch in-person PMO practices and go 100% virtual overnight, but is that sustainable? In this episode, you’ll learn: if a virtual PMO will work for you how virtual allows better decisions how virtual forces better management how to take advantage of the momentum the balance of data and context to drive decisions what to automate to focus on the real value add Amanda is also joining us as a speaker for this year’s PMO IMPACT Summit sharing how PMO leaders and project manager

21/06/2020 • 28 minutes 12 seconds

052: Continuing Project Momentum During COVID-19 with Steve Salisbury

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! NOTE: For the very best experience, listen to this episode on your favorite podcast provider here. I've invited PMO IMPACT Summit Speaker Steve Salisbury to share some critical leadership techniques for PMO and Project Leaders to use to keep project momentum moving forward during the chaos of this year. We have an unprecedented opportunity to step into an even stronger leadership role in our organizations due to the COVID-19 pandemic AND help guide our organizations into the "new normal" future. Check out this week’s podcast episode to learn: unique leadership opportunities we have now how to reinforce purpose on your projects how to keep your leaders aligned and engaged how to create connection and bond virtually how to keep employees enrolled in driving change Meisterplan is a project portfolio management tool that lets companies create realis

14/06/2020 • 28 minutes 30 seconds

051: PMO Pivot Story: Evolving During COVID-19 with Andrea Cirelli

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! NOTE: For the very best experience, listen to this episode on your favorite podcast provider here. This episode is sponsored by Transform Visibility and Alignment Strategy-Led PPM for Business Outcome Focused PMOs. LEARN MORE Show Notes: We're diving into an example of one PMO that needed to make a big pivot during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the critical nature of their role in the healthcare field. With us for this episode is one of my fabulous students in the IMPACT Engine PMO Training and Coaching program, Andrea Cirelli. Andrea and her team needed to jump in and help their organization respond to the needs of their patients in the community. Check out this week’s podcast episode to learn: how this PMO responded to the crisis call why you don't need to sell the PMO in crisis what they did to keep everyone in sync how they became and staye

07/06/2020 • 43 minutes 10 seconds

050: PMO IMPACT Summit and Community Announcement

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! NOTE: For the very best experience, listen to this episode on your favorite podcast provider here. Registration begins June 1st, 2020 The online virtual conference and community dedicated to helping PMO and Project Leaders make a big IMPACT with project management. REGISTER NOW Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In a time of continued chaos, I'd like to give you some GOOD news to help you continue to make an IMPACT without having to spend a dime. The PMO IMPACT Summit is BACK and better than ever! The PMO IMPACT Summit is our completely FREE and VIRTUAL event to support PMO and Project Leaders make an even bigger IMPACT in their organizations, teams, and projects while building the critical skills necessary to THRIVE now and in the future. We've built a strong reputation as the longest-running and highest IMPACT virtual summit in the PMO commun

01/06/2020 • 14 minutes 59 seconds

049: Ways a PMO Can Support Agile Projects

PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! NOTE: For the very best experience, listen to this episode on your favorite podcast provider here. This episode is sponsored by Revolutionize Project Delivery through Agile Portfolio Management Download this whitepaper to respond faster to changing priorities, deliver strategic projects more quickly and accurately plan capacity through an Agile approach to portfolio management. DOWNLOAD NOW Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, we talk about the very real issues organizations and PMs and Agilists are facing as we figure out how to deliver on our organization’s strategy. We tackle the big “us and them” conversations that are happening in companies around the world and talked about ways to move past the methodology wars to solving the real business problems we are there to address. And yes…that’s the punchline…sometimes it’s eas

24/05/2020 • 34 minutes 30 seconds

048: Keeping Your PMO Relevant During Chaos with Erick Means

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hear ways to engage with business leaders about how the PMO can bring order to the chaotic times. Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! NOTE: For the very best experience, listen to this episode on your favorite podcast provider here. This episode is sponsored by: Imagine it, achieve it and make an impact with Clarizen’s enterprise collaborative work management solution. Clarizen offers the only adaptive solution on the market for enterprise collaborative work management. Their solution enables you to work in whatever manner you want – whether water, agile or a combination of the two. Companies find immense value in the visibility the solution brings across the many workstreams at a company – regardless of where the work is being done. People quickly turn ideas into strategies, plans and actions to adapt and respond faster to market changes. Projects leaders can move faster with better

17/05/2020 • 30 minutes 53 seconds

047: Pitching PMO Services

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hear ways to engage with business leaders about how the PMO can bring order to the chaotic times. Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! NOTE: For the very best experience, listen to this episode on your favorite podcast provider here. This episode is sponsored by: Imagine it, achieve it and make an impact with Clarizen’s enterprise collaborative work management solution. Clarizen offers the only adaptive solution on the market for enterprise collaborative work management. Their solution enables you to work in whatever manner you want – whether water, agile or a combination of the two. Companies find immense value in the visibility the solution brings across the many workstreams at a company – regardless of where the work is being done. People quickly turn ideas into strategies, plans and actions to adapt and respond faster to market changes. Projects leaders can

10/05/2020 • 21 minutes 33 seconds

046: Coronavirus – A Catalyst for a PMO Pivot

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Learn why the role of the PMO is now more than ever a crucial function in this time of chaos. This episode is sponsored by the IMPACT Inner Circle Membership Program. Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we dive in, I wanted to let you know that the IMPACT Inner Circle Membership has undergone a big upgrade to make your learning and development super easy! If you want to access our hundreds of training and development resources, plus templates, tools, and guidance to help you make a bigger IMPACT in your organization, you can click the button below to learn more now! OK, let's dive into the episode! In times of crisis, many business leaders will underestimate the role a PMO can play in driving just-in-time business decisions that are critical when companies need to respond and adapt to increasingly uncertain

03/05/2020 • 43 minutes 45 seconds

045: Creative Ways to Thrive While Working From Home During Coronavirus and Beyond with Erick Means

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Learn how this PMO has been successfully running a 260 million dollar portfolio of projects while working from home long before the pandemic. This episode is sponsored by the IMPACT Inner Circle Membership Program. Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we dive in, I wanted to let you know that the IMPACT Inner Circle Membership has undergone a big upgrade to make your learning and development super easy! If you want to access our hundreds of training and development resources, plus templates, tools, and guidance to help you make a bigger IMPACT in your organization, you can click the button below to learn more now! OK, let's dive into the episode! We're continuing our series of episodes on ways you can manage projects and your PMO more effectively during chaos and this week's focus is on managing your teams. Ho

26/04/2020 • 31 minutes

044: Taking Care of Your Team During Coronavirus

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Learn ways to support your team members and keep them productive during stressful times. This episode is sponsored by the IMPACT Inner Circle Membership Program. Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we dive in, I wanted to let you know that the IMPACT Inner Circle Membership has undergone a big upgrade to make your learning and development super easy! If you want to access our hundreds of training and development resources, plus templates, tools, and guidance to help you make a bigger IMPACT in your organization, you can click the button below to learn more now! OK, let's dive into the episode! We're continuing our series of episodes on ways you can manage projects and your PMO more effectively during chaos and this week's focus is on managing your teams. How do we take care of our people during this challenging time? We received dozen

19/04/2020 • 42 minutes 27 seconds

043: Q&A: Project Leadership Guidance During Coronavirus

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Get answers to your most pressing questions about managing projects during chaotic times. This episode is sponsored by the Inner Circle Membership Program. Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! NOTE: For the very best experience, listen to this episode on your favorite podcast provider here. Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we dive in, I wanted to let you know that the IMPACT Inner Circle Membership has undergone a big upgrade to make your learning and development super easy! If you want to access our hundreds of training and development resources, plus templates, tools, and guidance to help you make a bigger IMPACT in your organization, you can click the button below to learn more now! If you want access to tons of Organizational Change Management resources, assessments, training and guidance, join the Inner Circle Membership today! LEARN MORE OK, let's dive into the

12/04/2020 • 1 hour 12 minutes 26 seconds

042: People Are Not Resistant to Change

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Learn the mistakes and misunderstandings about change resistance and what you can do to bring people with you through change. This episode is sponsored by the Inner Circle Membership Program. Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! NOTE: For the very best experience, listen to this episode on your favorite podcast provider here. Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we dive in, I wanted to let you know that the IMPACT Inner Circle Membership has undergone a big upgrade to make your learning and development super easy! If you want to access our hundreds of training and development resources, plus templates, tools, and guidance to help you make a bigger IMPACT in your organization, you can click the button below to learn more now! If you want access to tons of Organizational Change Management resources, assessments, training and guidance, join the Inner Circle Membership today! LE

29/03/2020 • 22 minutes 7 seconds

BONUS: PMO/PM Leader Guidance During Coronavirus Crisis

Hey, IMPACT Driver. Just sending some good thoughts your way as we head into the weekend. With love, Laura If you want to dive deeper on this, you can check out this podcast episode: Click Here: Managing Projects During Chaos: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Please leave a note below and let me know how you're putting your oxygen mask on first as you head into the weekend...

27/03/2020 • 10 minutes 38 seconds

041: Accelerate Your Productivity in One Hour a Day

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Learn the proven system for maximizing your productive time and do more without working long hours. Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! NOTE: For the very best experience, listen to this episode on your favorite podcast provider here. This episode is sponsored by the Inner Circle Membership Program. Grab our 1-page free worksheet to help you follow the One Hour Manager plan. Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we dive in, I wanted to let you know that the IMPACT Inner Circle Membership has undergone a big upgrade to make your learning and development super easy! If you want to access our hundreds of training and development resources, plus templates, tools, and guidance to help you make a bigger IMPACT in your organization, you can click the button below to learn more now! If you want access to this template and guidance, join us in the IMPACT Inner Circle membership progra

22/03/2020 • 32 minutes 33 seconds

040: Managing Projects During Chaos: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) As the global pandemic impacts cities around the world, hear ways you can step into a leadership role, and thrive. Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! NOTE: For the very best experience, listen to this episode on your favorite podcast provider here. This episode is sponsored by: Imagine it, achieve it, and make an impact with Clarizen’s enterprise collaborative work management solution. Clarizen offers the only adaptive solution on the market for enterprise collaborative work management. Their solution enables you to work in whatever manner you want – whether waterfall, agile, or a combination of the two. Companies find immense value in the visibility the solution brings across many workstreams at a company – regardless of where the work is being done. People quickly turn ideas into strategies, plans, and actions to adapt and respond faster to market changes. P

15/03/2020 • 20 minutes 32 seconds

039: Yes, the PMO CAN Drive an Agile Transformation!

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Learn how a PMO can drive Agile inside your organization. This episode is sponsored by the Agile Leadership Journey Certified Agile Leader workshop: Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! NOTE: For the very best experience, listen to this episode on your favorite podcast provider here.LEARN MORE Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we dive in, I wanted to invite you to join Jesse Fewell for one of his upcoming workshops designed for leaders that want to know how to prepare for and lead Agile transformations. If you're curious about the role of leadership in an Agile journey, definitely make sure you check out this program. This episode is sponsored by Agile Leadership Journey taught by Jesse Fewell our fantastic guest today. It's a 2-day immersive retreat, equipping leaders to guide their organizational journey towards more agility. Co-created by a colle

08/03/2020 • 30 minutes 32 seconds

038: 3 Techniques to Move Past the Agile vs. PM Discussion

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Master these 3 techniques for a productive path forward with Agile and traditional PM. Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! NOTE: For the very best experience, listen to this episode on your favorite podcast provider here. This episode is sponsored by: Agile Organizations Need Modern Governance Structures Download this Forrester research report to learn the importance for Agile enterprise PMOs to provide a macro view of performance. DOWNLOAD NOW Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we dive in, I wanted to let you know that the IMPACT Inner Circle Membership has undergone a big upgrade to make your learning and development super easy! If you want to access our hundreds of training and development resources, plus templates, tools, and guidance to help you make a bigger IMPACT in your organization, you can click the button below to learn more now! Okay. Le

01/03/2020 • 17 minutes 46 seconds

037: PMO Career Evolution

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Join Laura and special guest Lindsay Scott as they share how the PMO career will evolve. Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by the IMPACT Inner Circle Membership program! Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we dive in, I wanted to let you know that the IMPACT Inner Circle Membership has undergone a big upgrade to make your learning and development super easy! If you want to access our hundreds of training and development resources, plus templates, tools, and guidance to help you make a bigger IMPACT in your organization, you can click the button below to learn more now! Okay. Let's dive into today's episode! Today we have the lovely Lindsay Scott, PMO Mob Collector and Director at PMO Learning, joining us from across the pond to talk about the shifts happening with PMO careers and how you can prepare yourself for the journey toward an even higher-IMPAC

23/02/2020 • 1 hour 41 seconds

036: Project Communications Even Your Sponsor Will LOVE

PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical) Use these tips to streamline your sponsor communication that will keep their attention and drive faster decision-making. Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we dive in, I wanted to let you know that the IMPACT Inner Circle Membership program is undergoing a big upgrade and you can get on the wait list now to be the first to know when the new membership site is open for registration PLUS get some great bonuses only for wait listers. Okay. Let's dive into today's episode! Have you ever been in a status meeting where you had to provide a report to your executives? You’re about halfway through this meeting and they are on page 14 in the bottom right-hand corner stuck on some piece of data. You can’t get them to come back up and focus where you need them to be. They’re stuck, right? They’re drilling down into these details of this report, they’r

16/02/2020 • 33 minutes 2 seconds

035: How to Get Your Sponsor’s Attention

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Get and keep your sponsor engaged on your project or PMO with these great tips. Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by Project Management for Change. Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we dive into today's podcast, I'd like to tell you a little about our sponsor, Project Management for Change. This organization is near and dear to my heart because I'm one of the Founders of this fabulous team. This episode is sponsored by Project Management for Change. Project Management for Change is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to unleash the boundless potential of the project management profession to empower and transform communities around the world. They do this through pro bono support provided by professional project managers to address nonprofit organizations' most pressing world-changing initiatives. They provide this support at the si

09/02/2020 • 32 minutes 21 seconds

034: The Impossible PMO®

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by Project Management for Change. Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we dive into today's podcast, I'd like to tell you a little about our sponsor, Project Management for Change. This organization is near and dear to my heart because I'm one of the Founders of this fabulous team. This episode is sponsored by Project Management for Change. Project Management for Change is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to unleash the boundless potential of the project management profession to empower and transform communities around the world. They do this through pro bono support provided by professional project managers to address nonprofit organizations most pressing world-changing initiatives. They provide this support at the signature event called the Project Management Day of Service (PMDoS)®. It's a commu

03/02/2020 • 53 minutes 38 seconds

033: The Culture Made Me Do It!

26/01/2020 • 29 minutes 5 seconds

032: Sneak Peek into PMBoK 7 with Jesse Fewell

PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by KeyedIn. Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before we dive into today's podcast, I'd like to tell you a little about our sponsor, KeyedIn. They are a generous sponsor of our free event, the PMO IMPACT Summit, helping us bring high-quality, relevant, and IMPACTful content to as many PMO leaders and PMs around the world as possible. KeyedIn is a project and portfolio management software provider that is leading the way when it comes to Agile for the portfolio. They have purpose-built their software solution to help PMOs to place the right bets meaning invest in the projects and programs that have the best chance of success and the biggest impact on the organization. To turn quickly by helping them identify ways to pivot their org when priorities or processes change without slowing down. And to deliver faster through co

19/01/2020 • 40 minutes 47 seconds

031: Are you making sure your PMO stays relevant?

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by my upcoming workshops designed to jump start your 2020 career success. Show Notes: Hey there, IMPACT Driver!I hope you're having a super productive and high-IMPACT January!This week's podcast episode will help you ensure your PMO or program you're supporting continues to stay relevant. You don't want to be caught solving last year's business problem that's no longer important to the business!Check out this week's podcast episode to learn: why the key to PMO relevance is easier than you think the mistakes PMO leaders make that lead to PMO avoidance the secrets to staying relevant that your peers are using my step-by-step assessment framework that guarantees success the ways stakeholders will circumvent the PMO and how to stop it where to spend your precious time and energy for the biggest IMPACT w

12/01/2020 • 22 minutes 18 seconds

030: The Career Limiting Mistake You Might Be Making

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by my upcoming workshops designed to jump start your 2020 career success. Show Notes: This episode is a perfect way to start the new year because we're talking about the biggest career limiter that might be holding you back in your career, your ultimate satisfaction with your job, and your personal success and progress in your organization. We're going to hit the reset button and cover the new year's resolution you should be focusing on if you want the career of your dreams. No matter where you stand on resolutions, making a personal commitment to yourself and your career on a regular basis is paramount to accomplishing your career goals. Yet, so many of your peers are making one HUGE mistake that's limiting their career progression, visibility, and recognition at work. Check out this week's podcast episode to learn more a

05/01/2020 • 34 minutes 43 seconds

029: Women of Project Management with Asya Watkins

PMI Talent Triangle: Leadership Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by my upcoming workshops available to jump start your 2020. Show Notes: Today we are talking with Asya Watkins, a new but becoming a dear friend of mine in the project management community. Asya is the founder of Women of Project Management, the only global network connecting women and women of color in the project management industry. Don't tune out if you aren't female! This is for men too! Check out this today's episode to learn how you can: Ensure you are invite women, and women of color to the strategy table Where you can find community as a woman in the industry How to support each other as women in the industry How men can support women in project management too Read the TranscriptThis episode is sponsored by:Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think

22/12/2019 • 36 minutes 53 seconds

028: Finding the Right PMO Talent

PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by my upcoming workshops available to jump start your 2020. Show Notes: What if I told you that your PMP Certification was just table stakes? It's true. In today's episode we are learning why the best talent for your PMO may not be the most obvious. Check out this today's episode where you'll learn: Why experience shouldn’t be your top priority in your talent search Where the best talent might be hiding (it’s not in the most obvious places) Why a PMP certification isn’t the most important attribute for a project manager What to do once you have found good talent Read the TranscriptThis episode is sponsored by:Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please

15/12/2019 • 40 minutes 51 seconds

027: What to Look for When Hiring A PMO Consultant

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by my upcoming workshop: PMO Health Assessment and Plan Show Notes: If you have ever seen the movie, The Little Mermaid, you remember when the evil Ursula steels Arielle's voice - that's what can happen when you hire a consultant and don't leverage it in your favor. This week I am teaching you how to leverage the consultant as your voice - take that Ursula - AND how to make sure the consultant teaches YOU to fish instead of fishing for you. I will give you key tips to avoiding the traps that come with hiring consultants AND how to get out of them if you are already in there. Check out this today's episode where you'll learn: Why you should beware of cookie-cutter consultants How to avoid the "nuance" trap How to avoid newbie "boots on the ground" and earn your sea legs What it means and why it is critical to assess similar c

08/12/2019 • 27 minutes 29 seconds

026: Why You Shouldn’t Outsource Your PMO

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by my upcoming workshop: PMO Health Assessment and Plan Show Notes: Think outsourcing your PMO is the dream situation (or maybe your C-suite does)? Think again! In today's episode - I will tell you WHY I am against it. While there is certainly more revenue for a consulting firm in being able to hire all of the staff for the PMO and run the organization, there are far greater risks to the organization (and eventually the consultant), ultimately making it a lose-lose situation. We’ll cover: Things to consider before making the decision to outsource your PMO Outsourcing your PMO from the consultant's perspective What areas consultants are best for helping your PMO Read the TranscriptThis episode is sponsored by:Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you

01/12/2019 • 42 minutes 40 seconds

025: Burnout Solutions with Beth Genly

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by my free masterclass: The Gamechanging PMO Strategy Show Notes: Today we are talking about a very important topic that applies to every single one of us at some point or another. We're talking about how to avoid burnout or recover from it if you're already experiencing burnout while achieving your goals, especially your big, scary audacious goals as we start getting closer to the end of the year. There is no one better to talk about this topic with us today, then my dear friend Beth Genly. Beth is a Yale-educated coach and speaker and the heart of her company Burnout Solutions. She's co-author of the groundbreaking book, Save Yourself from Burnout: A System to Get Your Life Back. Beth supports hardworking professionals who are really killing it and nearly killing themselves in the process to build a life that optimizes thei

24/11/2019 • 48 minutes 51 seconds

024: Making the PMO Sustainable

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by my free masterclass: The Gamechanging PMO Strategy Show Notes: This episode is jam packed with information for you to you continue to evolve and create a sustainable PMO. Tune in to find out: how to make sure your PMO is NOT a one-trick pony how to ensure sustainability and longevity of your PMO why monitoring IMPACT is critical to your success the 4 simple questions you should be asking your stakeholders how to become the strategy navigator for your organization Remember, you are starting evolution, not revolution. Read the TranscriptThis episode is sponsored by:Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insights! I’d love to know what you think and if you love it, please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast player. Please leave a comment bel

17/11/2019 • 46 minutes 19 seconds

023: Delivering IMPACT with the PMO

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by my free masterclass: The Game Changing PMO Strategy Show Notes: Today we are going to talk about a really fun topic, getting it done. We're going to talk all about execution, delivering your services and capabilities to the organization. Many of us spend all of this time doing the work to define the right solutions for your organization. We spend months, maybe too many months planning and talking to people in the organization to figure out what we need to do to help the organization achieve its goals. Then we get to deliver, we get to execute, and sometimes this is where things start to fall apart. So today we're going to talk all about what happens during that delivery phase or what I like to call delivering continuously high impact and return on investment for the organization. And what sometimes can go wrong during th

10/11/2019 • 35 minutes 43 seconds

022: Building Your PMO Value Delivery Road Map

PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by my free masterclass: The Gamechanging PMO Strategy Show Notes: Today we talking about one of our favorite topics, building a plan, right? Many of us live and breathe this project management stuff and today we get to talk about building your PMO IMPACT delivery roadmap. So much fun. You ready to dive in with me? We’ll cover: PMO Charter (you know you don't need that right?!) Implementing the solutions, also known as creating our IMPACT delivery roadmap, and why you should K.I.S.S. How to avoid losing credibility and stakeholder support Don't boil the ocean or even sometimes if we really want to take on a big effort, we don't need to boil the ocean. Just put one pot on the stove at a time. Read the TranscriptThis episode is sponsored by:Thanks for taking the time to check out the podcast! I welcome your feedback and insi

03/11/2019 • 31 minutes 36 seconds

021: The Right Services for Your PMO

PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by my free masterclass: How to Setup a High-IMPACT PMO Show Notes: Today we are going to talk about why so many PMO leaders struggle to get engagement with their services and capabilities. We are also talking about which services PMO leaders should be building first. Hint: It’s not what you think, and that's part of the reason so many PMO leaders struggle to get that engagement, support, and interest even when delivering services the stakeholders asked for. Are you ready to learn the secrets to ensure that you build exactly the services your stakeholders need and in the right order? Tune in to ensure you are not just successful in the short term but are on a path to a sustainable and high IMPACT and get the 4 step framework for building a case for a PMO. Read the TranscriptThis episode is sponsored by:Thanks for taking

27/10/2019 • 34 minutes 16 seconds

020: The Secret to a PMO They’ll Love

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by my free masterclass: How to Setup a High-IMPACT PMO Show Notes: Today we are talking about what do you need to do to ensure the PMO that you are setting up or that you are running is really hitting the nail on the head? I want you to ensure you are doing what is most valued, what is most important in your organization so that you truly have a sustainable IMPACT Engine PMO. Tune in for applicable information whether you are just starting out or already have a PMO established to: learn how to deal with impatient stakeholders and sponsors when setting up a PMO the wrong reasons to start a PMO (yes there are some!) what are the typical stakeholder challenges to look for? the importance of quantifying pain points what to assess when assessing for conflict? team members? stakeholders? sponsors? and cul

20/10/2019 • 46 minutes 28 seconds

019: Questions to Ask Before Starting a PMO

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! This episode is sponsored by my free masterclass: How to Setup a High-IMPACT PMO Show Notes: Today we are going to talk about what you should do BEFORE you setup a PMO. Now, I know that many of you listening already have a PMO and I’m going to you to stick around and listen to this episode, too. Because, this is a good way to have a litmus test or just double check that you have all the right steps you need to ensure that you have the right stakeholder engagement, the right ongoing funding, and everything else you need to make sure your PMO is not just setup correctly, but sustainable for the long term, and really making that IMPACT you know your PMO can make. Stick around for this episode as we dive into the critical questions to ask and steps you need to take before you ever start building that PMO. I know that many of you

15/10/2019 • 46 minutes

018: Mentoring vs Coaching with Elizabeth Harrin

PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today I am super excited to share an extremely important topic for all of us as PMO leaders and those leveraging the power of project management to make an IMPACT. We are going to be talking about the importance of mentoring, and both being a mentor and finding one. And how that can be transformational for your career, being on both sides of the fence as a mentor and a mentee. And the perfect person to talk to us about all of this is my friend, Elizabeth Harrin. Elizabeth is a healthcare project manager with over 15 years of experience in the field. She's the author of several books about project management and I highly recommend you check them out. So we'll make sure that we have them in the show notes for you. And she writes the award-winning blog, A Girl's Guide to Project Management. Welcome Elizabeth. Thank you for being here today. Learn the best

06/10/2019 • 23 minutes 43 seconds

017: CQ – Change Intelligence with Barbara Trautlein, PhD

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today, we are talking with one of my dear friends and esteemed colleagues, Barbara Trautlein. We are going to talk about how to stop getting in the way and coach stakeholders to help, not hurt your projects. Before we dive in, let me tell you a little bit about Barbara. In addition to being my organizational change management superhero, she's also a PhD and author of the bestselling book Change Intelligence: Use the Power of CQ to Lead Change That Sticks. She's also the principal founder of Change Catalysts and originator of the CQ System for developing change intelligent leaders and organizations. For over 30 years, Barbara has coached executives, trained leaders at all levels, certified change agents, and facilitated mission-critical change management initiatives, achieving bottom line business and powerful leadership results for clients, and this is s

29/09/2019 • 28 minutes 43 seconds

016: Emotional Intelligence with Colin D. Ellis

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today we are talking to Colin D. Ellis. Colin is an international award-winning project management speaker and author and helps organizations around the world to build delivery cultures that everyone actually wants to be a part of. Prior to building this phenomenal delivery cultures, Colin spent 30 years, as a permanent employee of other people's delivery cultures in the UK, New Zealand, and Australia, and most of them were well not so great. Sound familiar? He's written three best-selling project management books, including his latest one, The Project Book and speaks with energy, passion, humor and thank goodness, honesty. Remember what that was all about? About the challenges that organizations face in creating project leaders and the cultures required to deliver successfully every time. Born in Liverpool, UK, Colin now lives with his family in Melbour

22/09/2019 • 39 minutes 50 seconds

015: Attention vs. Intention with Neen James

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today, I am just incredibly honored and grateful to be able to share this episode with you. I have Neen James, one of my personal heroes, I met Neen through my graduate program in public speaking called Heroic Public Speaking. It is just a game-changer and a life-changer for me, and I was privileged to be able to learn a lot about Neen and read her books, Folding Time and Attention Pays. I knew immediately that there was a lot that we as PMO leaders could really learn from how we make sure that we're paying attention and are getting attention for our PMO. In addition to being just a fabulous rockstar in my life, and just a game changer for me, she's been changing the lives of people for a very long time, has a really long background in project management specifically, which I think is super cool. But she's also been named one of the top 30 leadership spe

15/09/2019 • 24 minutes 3 seconds

014: Business Agility with Peter Taylor

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today we are talking with a fellow thought leader in the PMO and project management space, Peter Taylor. He is a PMO expert who has built and led five global PMOs across several industries and has been a strategic advisor to many other organizations on Change Management and project strategy. He's also the author of the number one bestselling project management book, The Lazy Project Manager along with many other books on project leadership, PMO development, project marketing. Peter has been described as perhaps the most entertaining and inspiring speaker in the project management world today. His mission is to teach as many people as possible and spread the word that it is achievable to work smarter and not harder and still gained success. Laura Barnard: Welcome Peter, before we dive into our topic today, which is going to be a

08/09/2019 • 39 minutes 31 seconds

013: Resolving the Methodology Wars with Mike Hannan

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today, we are talking with one of my dearest friends, Mike Hannan. Mike and I have known each other for a very, very long time. He truly was a friend first, and then we found out how much we had in common with respect to helping organizations make a huge impact with PMO, project management, portfolio management. And both of us have a really strong passion in this space and have worked together on a lot of different projects, initiatives, workshops. Mike is one of the founding creators of Project Management for Change and the Project Management Day of Service. He is also one of the advisors for my company, PMO Strategies. I've known him much longer than I've even had the company. So he's been an integral part in shaping the direction of my company, and what I'm all about, and how I'm delivering an impact for my community of IMPA

01/09/2019 • 46 minutes 58 seconds

012: Realizing the Potential Value of PPM with Lee Lambert

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today, we are talking to one of my favorite people in the entire world, Lee Lambert. Lee and I go way back to my early career as a board member of PMI chapters, around 2004. Lee is one of the founders of the PMP, and a PMI fellow, with over 50 years of experience. That's right, five zero years of experience. He has held executive level positions and provided management consulting support to companies such as IBM, Motorola, General Electric, Sprint, Roche, and a plethora of government agencies. As an instructor, he has addressed over 50 thousand students in 23 countries, and was named PMI's professional development provider of the year. Lee is back again this year, to be a part of the 2019 PMO IMPACT Summit. Lee's session is all about project portfolio management. He's going to thoroughly examine the methods of realizing the potential value of project po

25/08/2019 • 52 minutes 47 seconds

011: PMO Hierarchy of Needs and Effective Learning with Emma-Ruth Arnaz-Pemberton

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today we are talking with Emma-Ruth Arnaz-Pemberton, a fellow of the Association for Project Management. She is an expert in PMO project, program, and portfolio management, with extensive experience in the change management industry, which, as you guys know by now, is near and dear to my heart. She has a particular focus and emphasis on collaboration and PMO conception and strategy, as well as method and capability development. My favorite things about Emma are that she organizes two flagship events for Wellingtone, the organization that she works for, which are the future PMO Conference, which is a fantastic conference done over in the UK. And she brought the Project Management Day of Service, my little baby, all the way over to the UK. They have had some fantastic and successful PMDoS events over there. But today, we're talking about a little bit, a l

18/08/2019 • 36 minutes 4 seconds

010: Project Portfolio Management and the Role of the PMO with Andy Jordan

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today we are talking about how we can best incorporate the best of project portfolio management into what the PMO does. Especially from a services and capability perspective. I am honored to have a guest with me that I consider a friend and a colleague and one of my favorite thought leaders in this space, Andy Jordan. Andy is the president of Roffensian Consulting S.A., a Honduras based management consulting firm with fabulous views of the water every single day. I'm so jealous and he has that. Andy’s organization has a strong emphasis on organizational transformation, portfolio management, and PMO specifically. Andy was a part of the PMO IMPACT Summit last year and he was one of our highest rated speakers, so we brought him back to the Summit again this year. You can get all of the information on his upcoming presentation a

11/08/2019 • 28 minutes 13 seconds

009: Nudging Organizational Change with Mark Price Perry

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today we have a special guest interview with Mark Price Perry, we are talking about nudging organizational change. For all the details (and you don't want to miss them) listen to the full epsiode on your favorite podcast player. Mark is the Catalyst and the Evangelist of the Business Driven PMO. What I love about Mark's perspective, is that he helps PMOs from a consumer or stakeholder of the PMO perspective as opposed to the PMO leader perspective. itself and that's why he can provide so much great insight and different perspective that I think we as PMO leaders need. You can see Mark’s full bio on the PMOIMPACTSummit.com site. Learn the best-kept secrets to creating a PMO that drives IMPACT. Join us for the PMO IMPACT Summit.Register for FreeNudging Organizational ChangeLaura: What I think really sticks with me from your pod

04/08/2019 • 58 minutes 23 seconds

008: The IMPACT PMO Mindset: Action Plan

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today you will find out how to be more clear and direct in your communication style, last week was step 6, the final step in the IMPACT PMO Mindset. This week, we are covering the "now what?" The, "what do I do once I get it? Once I have transformed my mindset, once I am thinking differently about my PMO and my role and the role of project management and the best ways to drive IMPACT in my organization. Now what do I do?" What does the plan after shifting your mindset and transforming the mindset of others look like? How do we go from knowing we need to make some shifts in how our PMO is operating and making the shifts in how it's functioning today? Where might we want to consider improving our IMPACT to the organization overall? On the other hand, if you're just getting started, how do you make sure that you're starting off r

28/07/2019 • 36 minutes 52 seconds

007: The IMPACT PMO Mindset: Transform Mindset

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today you will find out how to be more clear and direct in your communication style, this is step 5 in the IMPACT PMO Mindset. If you haven't listened to episode 000, the Introductory episode or 001, The PMO Reset, 002 Instill Focus, 003 Measure Outcomes, 004 Perform Relentlessly, 005 Adapt to Thrive, or 006 Communicate with Purpose - definitely go back and listen to or read those first. Reviewing all the steps mean that you have your oxygen mask securely fastened BEFORE helping others transform their mindset. It Starts with YOU The last and maybe one of the most important pieces of an IMPACT PMO leader’s success is how we think about our role as leaders. The demands and expectations on PMO leaders continue to grow, but the shifts we need to make are not insurmountable. In fact, these new expectations are exactly what we have

21/07/2019 • 47 minutes 52 seconds

006: The IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset: Communicate with Purpose

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today you will find out how to be more clear and direct in your communication style, this is step 5 in the IMPACT PMO Mindset. If you haven't listened to episode 000, the Introductory episode or 001, The PMO Reset, 002 Instill Focus, 003 Measure Outcomes, 004 Perform Relentlessly, or 005 Adapt to Thrive, whew - definitely go back and listen to or read those first. Doing so will set the framework for how we landed here, on mindset as the primary step and everything that you need before you can communicate effectively. Language is Key The key to communicating with purpose is ensuring that your communication is clear, direct, and drives actions and decisions. For any communication to be effective, we must start by ensuring we are speaking the same language. When you talk to people about the PMO and the IMPACT you’re trying to make with your PMO, make sure

14/07/2019 • 30 minutes 39 seconds

005: The IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset: Adapt to Thrive

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! We are in the 4th step to revolutionizing your PMO leader mindset. If you haven't listened to episode 000, the Introductory episode or 001, The PMO Reset, or 001, The PMO Reset, or 002 talking all about instilling focus, 003 redefining what success looks like, or the previous 004 on how to perform relentlessly - then take a few minutes go back and review those first. Starting at the beginning show you the evolution that landed us here, and help you understand how adapting plays into securing your PMO's future. Survival of the fittest? What’s all this talk about PMO “survival skills” for PMO leaders? It’s time to shed this belief that the best you can hope for as a PMO leader is to simply survive. PMO leaders that are in constant survival mode can’t possibly have the mental space or peace of mind to drive high-IMPACT. If you are continually worrying a

07/07/2019 • 42 minutes 19 seconds

004: The IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset: Perform Relentlessly

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! We are on to the 3rd step in changing your mindset as a PMO leader. If you haven't listened to episode 000, the Introductory episode or 001, The PMO Reset, or 002 talking all about instilling focus, or even 003 redefining what success looks like - then definitely go back and listen to or read those first. Starting at the beginning will be the stepping stones to how we got here, and help you understand why we must work on mindset first. Today in episode 004, we are diving into step 3, performing relentlessly. This step in the process is crucial for building credibility with your PMO and leadership confidence in you as a PMO leader. IMPACT PMO Leaders understand that it’s not enough to stay busy, it’s not enough to show progress, we’ve got to Get. It. Done. consistently and reliably and have a relentless perseverance of IMPACT. Your goal is to drive a d

30/06/2019 • 34 minutes 8 seconds

003: The IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset: Measure Outcomes

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today we are going to dive right into changing your mindset as a PMO leader. If you haven't listened to episode 000, the Introductory episode or 001, The PMO Reset, or even 002, Instill Focus, definitely go back and listen to or read those first. Doing so will set the framework for how we landed here, on mindset first and the important first step to shifting mindset. The second step in this super important mindset work is to Measure Outcomes. We are going to redefine what success looks like in your PMO. Thinking Differently About Value It’s time to redefine success for our PMO and projects. IMPACT PMO Leaders understand that measuring progress is not sufficient. We’ve got to know that we have achieved the intended outcomes in a way that is driving high-IMPACT. Today, so many PMO leaders define their success by the success of t

23/06/2019 • 31 minutes 8 seconds

002: The IMPACT PMO Leader Mindset: Instill Focus

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today we are going to dive right into changing your mindset as a PMO leader. If you haven't listened to episode 000, the Introductory episode or 001, The PMO Reset, definitely go back and listen to or read those first. Doing so will set the framework for how we landed here, on mindset first. The first step in shifting our mindset is to find focus. In this episode/post we are going to learn specific techniques to help you distill what is important and get laser focused to create the IMPACT you desire for your organization. Finding Focus If you are like me, you like to have about 50 things going on at once. After all, there’s always a little downtime on this project or that one, and that’s just enough time to squeeze in some work on this one over here…and that one over there…yeah, that’s the story of my life. BUT, here’s what I’

16/06/2019 • 28 minutes 27 seconds

001: The PMO Reset

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Today we are going to explore the real reason that we create PMOs and how you might want to think a little bit differently about your PMO and your role as a PMO leader in helping to drive organizational strategy delivery. If you have not listened to episode 000, the Introductory episode, I highly recommend you go back and listen to that episode or read that post first. It sets the stage a little bit for what we're going to talk about in this here and going forward. It gives you a little bit of a perspective on my background and why I'm so passionate about helping you as a PMO leader achieve the highest possible return on investment for all of your efforts when it comes to building, running, accelerating, or even rescuing your PMO. #_form_41_ { font-size:14px; line-height:1.6; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0;

16/06/2019 • 26 minutes 52 seconds

000: Podcast Introduction

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! Well, hey there! Welcome to the PMO strategies Podcast. I am your host, Laura Barnard, and I am honored and grateful that you are allowing me to spend a little bit of your day with you. My mission is to help PMO leaders, and those wanting to leverage the power of project management, make a big IMPACT in this introductory episode, I'm going to give you a little background about me and my philosophy on PMOs. I'm going to talk to you about why this podcast is so important to me, and how I'm going to help you unleash your professional potential so that you can make a huge IMPACT with your PMO. Now, for those of you that are not PMO leaders, but work in a PMO, manage projects or programs, or just interested in learning, if a PMO can help you deliver on your organization strategy. Don't worry. I've got plenty for you too. You see many of the

10/06/2019 • 15 minutes 6 seconds