The Evolving PMO: Governance, Portfolio Management, Resource Optimization, Performance Measurement

Project management offices (PMOs) are evolving. Shifting from purely administrative to incorporate the strategic, PMOs are performing a wider range of activities; they are supporting projects and programs outside Information Technology such as product launches and post-merger integrations, while at the enterprise level, they are helping organizations to invest in the right set of initiatives to achieve maximum return in terms of value and benefits. 

PMO practitioners are expanding their role from pure execution to full accountability on budgets and resources. They are re-thinking the way PMOs operate, embracing new technologies and introducing new project management operating models in order to increase their added value to the organization. PMOs’ stakeholder set is broadening to include senior executives such as chief operating officers (COOs) and chief executive officers (CEOs), business partners, and external resources. 

A new PMO model is emerging: the evolved PMO. An innovative, strategically aligned, and flexible PMO, designed to support modern organizations to face the turbulence of current market conditions. 

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Who should attend? 

• Directors and owners of large commercial and industrial companies. 
• General Managers in public and private companies. 
• Directors of internal audit offices in companies. 
• Managers of the audit and audit department in companies. 
• All employees in the field of financial control in companies. 
• All students seeking contemporary approaches in financial auditing and how to detect risks. 

How attendees will benefit? 

After completion of the programme, delegates will be able to: 

• Identify the top ten functions of the strategic PMO 
• List at least four value drivers for today’s PMO 
• Analyze the alignment between PMO and organizational business needs 
• Examine and compare the evolving PMO functions to your organization’s PMO 
• Analyze effective PMO governance characteristics 
• Evaluate three strategies to overcome some of the top resource management challenges