1. #FuturePMO
The Unorthodox PMO
James McMillan
Founder, Audeo Fortis
Co-Founder & CEO, myNexus

2. #FuturePMO
James McMillan
International Man of Mystery
Commercial business advisory
and support primarily to
management teams of SMEs,
start & scale-ups
@audeofortis
Business simulation and
smart-matching platform for
UK entrepreneurs and
Investreneurs
@mynexusplatform
Linkedin.com/in/
JAMESRMCMILLAN

3. #FuturePMO
Decision 2
Decision 3
Decision 1Decision 0
Decision 4

4. #FuturePMO
What does your P stand for…?
Becoming Pierce Brosnan

5. #FuturePMO
What do you
actually need?
Getting away from
what MI5 ‘want’
Strategy
People
Management
Financial
Management
Goals and
Targets
Data
Governance
PROJECT PROGRAMME PORTFOLIO
POOR
PERFORMANCE
PROCESSING
DATA
CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER

6. #FuturePMO
The PMO Paradox
Your secret service training
model
Strategy
and
Resources
Culture
and
Values
Goals and
Incentives
SYMPTOMS &
BEHAVIOURS
Value?
Role?
Skills?

7. #FuturePMO
Group
4 customer lines
of business
Technology
12 business units
Finance HR
5 teams of
Business Partners
3 Specialist
functions
Internal Comms
Change
Consultants
Group Finance Group HR
The World Is Not Enough!

8. #FuturePMO
The Official Secrets Act
STRICTLY CLASSIFIED
1. Be clear about
what you are, and
what you aren’t
2. Elevate the team
and get them
onboard
3. Get clinical
about the mindset
of the organisation

9. #FuturePMO
JAMES BOND, 007 - GOLDENEYE
“Governments change…
the lies stay the same”

10. #FuturePMO
#FuturePMO
RECRUIT THE BEST
SPY OPERATIVES
DEPLOY THE SECRET
SERVICE TRAINING
BE A DOUBLE AGENT
(FOR CHANGE)
• Commit to develop yourself
and your team on no-ones
terms but your own
• Treat your colleagues like
friends and neighbours –
remember that everyone has a
secret life
• Negotiate on everything – be
open, honest and transparent
but do it skilfully
• Don’t sweat the small stuff,
and don’t sweat the big stuff
either – learn to pivot
• Develop skills, especially if
they don’t yet exist, and use
these to be a trusted advisor
• Subvert the system (for the
power of good) and recognise
when it’s better to play along

11. #FuturePMO
"Any thug can KILL.
I need you to take your EGO
out of the equation."
M – CASINO ROYALE

12. #FuturePMO