January News & Events from TransparentChoice
Stuart Easton
As founder of TransparentChoice, I help organizations align their projects and initiatives with strategic goals. I'm also a speaker & blogger on the topics of portfolio management and decision-making.
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2024 saw some big forward-steps for our profession. For me, the biggest step of all is the fact that the PMI (finally) changed their definition of project success to something about delivering “value”. This prepares the way for the whole industry to start refocusing on eggs, not ducks!?
If you don’t know what the duck I’m talking about, check this out.?
Yet despite the progress, the question I’m asked most often at conferences is, “How can I get the execs to see the value of my PMO?”?There’s that “value” word again.?
And that really is the answer to the question. The way to get executives to “support your PMO” is to deliver the value that they want and need, and this is the theme with which we’ve chosen to kick off 2025.?
To help you on the journey, we’ve put together some great resources for you in this month’s newsletter. We’re running a webinar on how to build a “Case for change”? - the process that helps build support from execs for the changes you need to make a step-change in delivering value. We have a new blog looking at how to select the services your PMO should offer. And we’ve also put together our Ultimate Guide to the PMO to help set you on what we believe is the “right path” – this is still a work-in-progress, so please let me have your feedback.
We’ve pulled this particular content together to help you make 2025 the year that things change. If last year was the Year of the Duck, let’s make this year the Year of the Egg… and we’re right there with you for the journey!?
Happy New Year!?
- Stuart Easton, CEO TransparentChoice
?? PMO Success Resources
The turn of the year is the ideal time to review whether your PMO is performing to it's full potential. In 2024 were targets met? Was maximum ROI delivered? And, most importantly, did the projects executed by the PMO actually align with strategic goals to move the organization forwards? If not, now's the time to put together a plan to transform the way your organization uses the PMO so that it can fulfil its role as a key strategy delivery powerhouse in 2025.
Our new blog?What to do when you think your PMO is good?delves into the rewards that can be gained by elevating the role of the PMO to focus on four crucial portfolio management techniques. We have seen businesses double (or more!) the ROI from their strategic portfolio by implementing these methods, and the blog lays out the first steps to making that a reality for your organization.
Our?Ultimate Guide to the PMO explores how to build a PMO that’s right for YOUR organization. Yes that’s a big topic, but this guide will get you pointing in the right direction! Our goal is to give you an overview of how to set up a PMO that executes the strategy of your organization to amplify the return from its investment in projects.
One of your core decisions when building a high-impact PMO is what "services" you should offer. This is not a simple decision, but it's absolutely key to delivering the value that your business needs. This blog looks at how to select which services are most important for your organization, and includes a free PMO Services Catalogue Template e-book to download.
?? January Webinars
?? Winning exec buy-in for your PMO: A new beginning for 2025
15 January?@ 8am PST / 11am EST / 4pm GMT
If your organization's execs don't seem to understand the value of your PMO, then this webinar is for you! Join us as our guest Alexander David (who has successfully implemented change at large organizations like Jaguar Land Rover, Network Rail, Starbucks, and Direct Line) walks you through how to identify your execs pain points and build a compelling case for change to deliver solutions that provide real value.
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?? Project Prioritization Demo Webinar
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30 January?@ 8am PST / 11am EST / 4pm GMT
Join our monthly prioritization demo webinar to discover the multitude of benefits that effective project prioritization can bring. You'll learn how our prioritization software leverages the power of AHP to align your projects with strategy to boost portfolio ROI and impact. We'll also showcase our AI-powered portfolio optimization and project scheduling modules, designed to help you make efficient use of resources and deliver results faster.
?? Catch Up With Last Month's Guest Webinar
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?? What has the PMO ever done for us? A conversation with PMO royalty!
With a turbulent 2024 coming to an end, we pulled together an all-star PMO thought-leader panel of Laura Barnard, Fola Alabi, Eileen Roden, Lindsay Scott & Stuart Taylor for a lively discussion to review the stand out themes of the year and explore the changing role and future of the PMO.
? Upcoming Events
Our CEO will be in Dubai for the brilliant DIPMF 2025 conference on 13 - 16 January. Stuart will be on a panel exploring how to put customers at the heart of project management.?
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Projectland Author ? International Speaker ? Project Management & PMO Executive Advisor ? Award-Winning Consultant ? Creator ProjectFlo? Learning System ? STEM ? Philadelphia Leadership Board, American Lung Association
2 个月Here, here! "The way to get executives to “support your PMO” is to deliver the value that they want and need..." ??
"start refocusing on eggs, not ducks! " that is so true...