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I had the opportunity yesterday to chat with those of our executive team who attended the 2019 PMO Symposium. Here's a recap of their top insights and takeaways from what they all agreed was "a very impressive conference," "the best I've ever attended," and "much more engaging" than previous years. CEO J. Kent Crawford… Read More »

Speaking of asking the right questions, in the session entitled “How PMOs can enable business & organizational agility," Joanna Vahlsing from Centro, began by posing the question of what fears we have about moving to a more agile organization.  Some of the audience responses were: Lack of timeliness Lack of trust Lack of… Read More »

Day 3 was fantastic; a blend of what's happening now in digital transformation and aerospace with how we can not just brace for the future but thrive in it. The first session I attended was "Preparing Project Managers for the Big 5 Digital Disruptors" by Jeff Freeman from Cisco. Urging project managers to invest in improving… Read More »

At the opening general session, The Project Economy – The Future of Work,  Bob Safian, Founder of The Flux Group and Former Editor of Fast Company, delievered a whirlwind look at the lessons of innovation, pros and cons of "The Project Economy" and a recap of PMI's 50 most influential projects of the last 50… Read More »

PMO Symposium 2019 is off and running.  I attended the session entitled “Leading the Agile Evolution: Let’s Play Ball,” led by Alison Bakken from Thomson Reuters.  Her thoughts on the key reason for implementing Agile was to help teams deliver more effectively and efficiently for customers.  She shared several… Read More »