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AI has been the shiny new toy in every boardroom this year — but has it really delivered for PMOs and portfolio leaders?
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AI has been the shiny new toy in every boardroom this year — but has it really delivered for PMOs and portfolio leaders?
Join Stuart Easton and guest expert Ethan Schwaber for a live, practical demo on cutting through portfolio chaos. See how TransparentChoice helps PMOs prioritize with clarity, focus on high-value projects, and turn data into smarter strategic decisions. Real insights, real software, real prioritization in action.
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Discover how project prioritization can transform PMO results. In this TransparentChoice demo webinar, Stuart Easton and LuAnn Piccard show how prioritization and portfolio management align projects with strategy to deliver real value. See how TransparentChoice uses AHP, decision science, and AI to build a robust, effective prioritization process.
In this webinar, Dr Tony Prensa unpacks what makes a high-impact PMO: a PMO that enables strategy, accelerates delivery, and proves its own business value. The session discusses how PMOs fail for one primary reason - failure to demonstrate value - and that executives care far more about outcomes than activity or methodology. The PMO “builds the road” the business drives on: it doesn’t own every outcome, but it ensures the route to value is clear, efficient, and continually improved.
In this session, Helio Costa, founder of the FLEKS Model and a globally recognized expert in project, program, and portfolio management, shares his straightforward, 8-step model for evolving your PMO into a true Value Management Office - without the buzzwords, without the BS. Just practical, actionable steps you can use right away to embed the PMO into the very fabric of the organization to become a value delivery engine.
What does it take to lead with authenticity and impact in today’s complex project environments? In this inspiring conversation, Heba Al Shehhi, award-winning PMO leader and author of Elements of Leadership, shares transformative ideas from her new book, drawing on nature’s four elements to reimagine PMO leadership as a force for purpose-driven change.
Let’s be honest - change is the only constant, and lately it feels like the ground is moving faster than your execs can say “strategic pivot.” Guest Speaker Rebecca Reynolds, author of "Thresholds of Change" explores how solid change management processes and portfolio planning give you the grip you need when everything else feels like quicksand.
Let’s be honest - some PMOs are the heroes of transformation, delivering clarity, focus, and results. Others? Well… So what separates a high-impact PMO from a glorified reporting function? That’s what we unpacked in this webinar with the brilliant Americo Pinto, Managing Director of the PMO Global Alliance.
Mike Hannan shares the secrets of how to master the arts of resource allocation and capacity forecasting. Discover how Mike has managed to double the ROI (or better!) from project portfolios by streamlining project flow, prioritizing projects with AHP, and staggering project scheduling.
Distinguished business strategist, transformation expert, and author Dr. Al Zeitoun joins us for an insightful session exploring how your organization can achieve excellence by building an experience-driven culture with a strong project portfolio management capability.
If your executives don't seem to understand the value of your PMO, then this webinar is for you!
Guest expert Alexander David (CEO of Value Matrix) joins us to discuss how to identify your exec's pain points, make the value of the PMO visible, and build a compelling 'Case for Change' to win C-suite support.
At the end of a tumultuous 2024, our all-star panel came together to review the value & role of the PMO, and discuss what changes the future may hold. Watch for insights from Eileen Roden & Lindsay Scott of the House of PMO, Stuart Taylor of Influential PMO, Fola Alabi of The Strategic PMO and Laura Barnard of PMO Strategies.
Project portfolio governance is an issue that most PMOs wrestle with. And it really matters. Join Adrian Morey, co-author of 'Project, Programme & Portfolio Governance (P3G)', and Amanda Oakenfull to explore how to put in place effective portfolio governance that actually works.
Join Dawn Mahan, author of 'Meet the Players in Projectland' and founder of PMOtraining.com, to explore the people side of creating your winning PMO. Get pro tips for how to tame the beasts and marshal the talent in your version of “Projectland”, so you can help your organization create a healthy culture that delivers massive results.
In this session portfolio management guru Steve Jenner, author of the upcoming book 'Managing Portfolios', explores how we can shift the focus of project portfolio management away from influencing the "ritual rain dancing" and towards influencing the "weather", i.e. delivering real value for the organization.
Effective capacity planning is vital for top-performing PMOs, speeding up project delivery and enhancing value. Join Joe Pusz, founder of The PMO Squad, and Edita Kemzūraitė, CEO of Project Management United, to explore how your organization can benefit from optimized capacity planning.
When it comes to resource planning, most project portfolios are managed either with intuition and spreadsheets, or with overly complex, monolithic PPM systems. Mike Hannan, founder of Fortezza Consulting, shares a "Goldilocks" approach that marries the speed and simplicity of the intuitive approach with the power and scale of the complex PPM approach... all with a touch of AI magic!
Why do 78% of PMOs face doubt from executives? Too often PMOs are viewed as a cost centre, instead of a valuable generator of impact for their organisation. Learn how to shift this perception with guest experts Alexander David, CEO of Value Matrix, and David Dunning, founder of Business Integrated Governance (BIG) CIC.
Renowned PMO guru and founder of PMO Strategies, Laura Barnard, shares insights into her powerful Impact Engine System which accelerates PMO performance and turns PMOs into high performance strategy execution teams. She also gives us a sneak-peak into her upcoming Impact Engine book.
Explore how the American Planning Association (APA) evolved its approach to strategy to drive impactful changes in how work gets done within the organization, with Mike Welch, Strategy Delivery Office Director at the APA, and Laura Barnard, President of PMO Strategies (the APA’s strategic advisors).
Louise Gardner of Pledge Consulting and Pedro Balsa of Leapman join TransparentChoice CEO Stuart Easton for an insightful discussion exploring how the PMO can respond effectively to change and play a pivotal role in driving organizational transformation.
The winner of the PMOGA's World PMO Leader of the Year 2023 award, Heba Al Shehhi, shares her PMO journey to excellence. TransparentChoice CEO Stuart Easton quizzes Heba about how she has built such a strong PMO for Dubai Municipality, and how that translates into the execution of Dubai's strategy.
Many PMO leaders focus on either Strategy OR Execution, failing to realize the immense power of integrating both aspects within their PMO. In this enlightening session, renowned industry expert Joe Pusz joins host Stuart Easton to delve into the untapped potential of integrating Strategy AND Execution to take your PMO to new heights.
Industry experts Dr Mona Zoughaib and Gerald J. Leonard join Stuart Easton to explore the evolving landscape of the project and portfolio management world. The panel look at 2023's milestones and trends, the challenges faced, and what lies ahead - including how AI might redefine the role of the PMO in coming years
Many organizations suffer from a strategy to execution gap - the executives might have a clear idea of what their strategy is, but there is often very little connection between the strategy and what actually gets done! In this enlightening session PMO expert Frederic Casagrande delves into key considerations for closing the Strategy to Execution Gap
PMOs are now venturing into the realm of strategic portfolio management (SPM). In this webinar Deborah Yates looks at how SPM is different from other types of portfolio management, explains the value SPM brings to the organization, and explores how you can help your organization to evolve a strategic management PMO
The best organizations know how to prioritize. In this webinar Harry Max & Wes Bright discuss powerful frameworks, techniques & tools that can help you to "Prioritize Prioritization" and focus on the right projects, programs & products to take your organization from surviving to thriving
Explore Value Based Project Selection & Prioritization with Dr James T. Brown, who challenges the misconception that "everything is top priority". Discover how the most effective organizations drive focus and direction by channelling their resources into projects that align with their core values.
Good project execution can only take you so far... but to really deliver maximum value you have to go beyond the project and look at portfolio management. Discover intelligent ways to improve portfolio management for your organisation with Stuart Easton & Jackie Hewett
Welcome to the world of business transformation, where staying ahead in today's dynamic and competitive environment is crucial. Learn how to successfully implement business transformation, and how to avoid the pitfalls, with change management expert Lisa Wheatcroft
In this engaging webinar, guest experts Amanda Oakenfull & Ross Garland join TransparentChoice CEO Stuart Easton to discuss the intricacies of Portfolio Governance, and how it can critically impact project outcomes
It's a simple fact of business life that the stuff that gets done is the stuff someone is accountable for - without accountability it's impossible to deliver strategic outcomes. This session with Dan Dures & David Dunning looks at how effective prioritization underpins accountability
In this session Laura Barnard, CEO of PMO Strategies, explains how PMO's can drive measurable business value quickly. You’ll walk away with the road map you need to position the PMO as the strategic business asset necessary to lead your organization into the future
Join Mike Hannan as he shares how your PMO can give the gift of Unlimited Upside. With a festive Dickens-inspired theme, Mike explores three powerful “gifts” every PMO can deliver—speed, reliability, and smarter project selection—helping you inspire confidence, accelerate delivery, and maximize value across your portfolio.