Running a PMO during COVID-19

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APM webinar presented by Emma-Ruth Arnaz-Pemberton on 2 December 2020 https://youtu.be/8AmUxnlHhgY http://apmv2-live-cms.azurewebsites.net/news/running-a-pmo-during-covid-19-webinar

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Running a PMO During Covid
Supporting the future of organisations

Today
▪ PMO Stats from industry
▪ Insight into the realities of PMO right now
▪ Opportunities for running a PMO right now
▪ Next steps for PMOs

Poll 1
▪ What project related role do you typically perform?
a.PMO-Related
b.Leadership
c.Project Delivery
d.Educator/Consultant
e.Non-Project

About…
• Emma-Ruth Arnaz-Pemberton is the Chair of the APM PMO SIG
• Fellow of the APM
• NLP Master Practitioner
• Axelos P3M3 Assessor
• PMO specialist with a focus on people and collaboration

Poll 2
How has your PMO been impacted by the pandemic?
a. Not impacted at all, we continue on as normal
b. We are doing the same work but virtually
c. We have had to change some ways of working
d. We have had to change everything about our team
e. We have been furloughed or disbanded

Remote working statistics
Would consider a change to
more flexible working in the
future
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classroomversusvirtualtraining
Uptakeinonlinelearningcourses
sincethepandemicstarted
74%
Virtual:60 Classroom:10
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425%

PMO statistics
Source: The State of Project Management 2020
89%
Organisations with at least
one PMO
Has your PMO reached its full
potential?

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Missing
Community
Moving Work
Around
Reflective
PMOs Right Now

PMO Challenges
Disconnection versus over
connection
‘Experts’ are created
through experience
How do we deliver with
‘remote governance’?
Influx of technology
internally and externally
Dealing with inconsistent
working hours
Connectivity Flexibility Technology LearningStructure
Job Security

PMO Opportunities
Create opportunities for the
community to come
together
Understand how new skills
can be refined and brought
into the PMO
Review your services and
adapt to what your
organisation needs right
now
Define the correct
technologies for PMO
Customers
Revisit standards and
methods to create a more
pragmatic approach
Connectivity Flexibility Technology LearningStructure

The PMO Value Lifecycle
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