About this episode
Project management offices (PMOs) are evolving, taking on a greater strategic role to deliver value. We discuss this with: Fiona Lin, PMI-ACP, PMP, VP of the enterprise PMO, agile PMO and business transformation, Snap Finance, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Lin discusses why PMOs must support organizations across projects, programs, portfolios and processes, the importance of including PMOs in strategy planning, and how PMOs can help adopt and encourage new ways of working. R. Rooban Annamalai, PMP, project management and PMO lead, Christie’s, London: Annamalai explains how he’s seen the PMO’s role evolve to include more strategic decision-making, how PMOs can help push teams and organizations forward and his vision for the future of the PMO. Key themes [01:12] The PMO’s evolution: Taking on strategy creation and project execution [02:56] Creating PMOs—and building buy-in—at a fintech company [06:00] Spreading the PMO’s role across projects, programs, portfolios and processes [07:52] 3 ways PMO leaders help teams adopt new ways of working [14:59] How PMOs use lessons learned, business acumen to push organizations forward [16:50] The ROI of PMOs with a strategic role