This document outlines 6 ways for a project management office (PMO) to become more strategic by overcoming common challenges. It discusses challenges faced by PMOs such as juggling business demands, lacking visibility across projects, and having reactive management. The document then presents 6 strategies for PMOs to address these challenges: 1) Translating strategic initiatives into projects, 2) Managing resource capacity, 3) Providing project/portfolio visibility through dashboards, 4) Enabling dynamic portfolios through cross-project analysis, 5) Integrating agile methodologies, and 6) Driving benefits realization. It describes how the KeyedIn software can help PMOs implement these strategies through features like scenario modeling, resourcing, reporting,

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KEYEDIN PROJECTS WEBINAR
Zero to
PMO Hero
6 Ways to Make your
PMO more Strategic

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INTRODUCTION
Key PMO Challenges

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PMO Challenges – Zero to PMO Hero
Juggle demands from the business while
enabling diverse teams
Lack of a
consolidated view
of enterprise-
wide status
Activities are not
based on solid
business
decisions
Budgets and
resources not
managed
efficiently
Manual, non-
standardized
processes
Reactive project
and portfolio
management

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PMO Challenges – Zero to PMO Hero
How to effectively translate
strategic initiatives into the portfolio
How to gain clear visibility into
resource demand and capacity
How to engage project
stakeholders with clear
management information
How to ensure strategy and
execution remain aligned through
cross portfolio analysis
How to manage the transition to
more Agile ways of working
How to drive real business value
through benefits realization.

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INTRODUCTION
How project leaders can
strategically overcome
challenges

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Strategically Solving PMO Challenges
1
Translate strategic
initiatives into the Portfolio
– The right Work for the
business
2
Resource Capacity – do
we have the right people
to do the right jobs
3
Project / Portfolio
Visibility – Dashboards
and Reporting
4
Dynamic Portfolios -
Cross Project/program
impact
5
How to integrate multiple
project methodologies work
together to provide cross-team
visibility
6
Benefit Realization

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How KeyedIn Can Help
Translate strategic initiatives into the
Portfolio – The right Work for the
business
Resource Capacity – do we have the
right people to do the right jobs
Project / Portfolio Visibility –
Dashboards and Reporting
Dynamic Portfolios -Cross
Project/program impact
How to integrate multiple project
methodologies work together to provide
cross-team visibility
Benefit Realization
1 - Scenario Modelling
2 - Strategic Resourcing
3 - Reporting capabilities
4 - Custom Portfolio Insights
5 - JIRA integration
6 - Benefit tracking
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