As our industry changes, so must our ways of working. This presentation will introduce you to the new PRINCE2TM 7 and explain how the changes apply to you, your delivery teams, and your PMO to prepare you for the future of project management. This was presented by John Edmonds, Senior PPM Architect from PeopleCert at FuturePMO, on the 26th of October. FuturePMO is a 1-day PMO event for practitioners at all levels. The conference brings extraordinary speakers from across industries to challenge your PMO and PPM thinking, helping you work smarter. The next one takes place on the 3rd of October 2024 in London. To learn more and book on to the next conference, visit www.FuturePMO.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/11120292 Twitter - https://twitter.com/FuturePMO Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/futurepmoevent/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHi8w5ACqsloXxBEA9t9pfA

1. 1
PRINCE2®
7
…and what it
means for the PMO
John Edmonds Senior Architect PPM

2. 2
Our agenda
• Introducing PRINCE2®
7
• Major trends
• …and the future PMO

3. 3
What is PRINCE2
®
?
A structured method
for managing projects
that is flexible,
adaptable, and
tailorable.
It can be applied to any
project, regardless of
the purpose, scale,
type, organization,
geography, or culture.
3

4. 4
Key features of
PRINCE2®
7

5. 5
• Project management becoming
more important than ever
• New and emerging challenges
and opportunities
• PRINCE2
®
delivers – and delivers
well
Research and consultation

6. 6
Design
• Adaptable and flexible
• Strengthen existing aspects,
adding new
• Not replicating other
guidance
• Applying and tailoring
• Delivery methods
• Minimize cognitive load

7. 7
People

8. 8
The principle-centered approach
The guiding
obligations…

9. 9
The PRINCE2 principles
Ensure continued business justification
Learn from experience
Define roles, responsibilities, and relationships
Manage by stages
Manage by exception
Focus on products
Tailor to suit the project

10. 10
Supported by 7 practices
Aspects of project management applied
consistently throughout the project
Business
Case
Organizing
Plans Quality
Risk
Issues
Progress

11. 11
Delivered by 7 processes

12. 12
Sustainability
Making projects more sustainable
• Project selection
• Project delivery
• Project product
Sustainability as a performance
target and control
Sustainability management
approach

13. 13
Data and digital
• Data analytics and digital
technology pervades all aspects
of work and life
• PRINCE2
®
now includes a digital
and data management
approach
• How will digital technology be
used on the project?
• What data does the project
need, what data will it generate,
what will happen to the data
when the project is finished?

14. 14
Choice of delivery methods
• Linear-sequential
• Iterative-incremental
• Hybrid
The key is informed flexibility,
not a waterfall versus agile war!

15. 15
Improved guidance
• More for less!
• Reduced cognitive
load
• Use of scenarios
• More sign-posting
between the
integrated elements
• Allows more
judgement. No longer
any ‘minimum rules’
15

16. 16
Some major trends

17. 17
Three interrelated trends

18. 18
“AI won’t replace humans –
but humans with AI will
replace humans without AI”
Professor Lakhani,
Harvard Business Review
August 2023

19. 19
“Change management is a
critical skill that must be in
the DNA of any successful
organization.”
Harvard Business Review
August 2023

20. 20
And the PMO…?

21. 21
Becoming increasingly strategic
• Beyond standards and reports
• Leading on AI expertise and data analytics
• Expertise in change management, and
other areas of ‘soft skills’
• Stronger links to top management
• Portfolio management
• Sustainability – project selection and
delivery
• Project and delivery approaches expertise
• Thinking strategically…

22. 22
Thank you!