From PMO to VMO - Without the BS
Speakers
Helio Costa is a project, program, and portfolio management expert with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in developing hybrid practices that integrate predictive and agile approaches. As a consultant and professor, he has trained more than 20,000 professionals across 11 countries, helping leaders unlock their potential and deliver greater organizational value.
Stuart helps PMO and portfolio leaders build strategy-aligned portfolios and prove ROI. A guest lecturer on project prioritization at the University of Oxford, he speaks widely on killing pet projects, focusing investment on value, and using decision science (AHP) to make clear, defensible choices.
About this webinar
Too many PMOs get stuck looking inward—obsessing over processes, templates, and tools. All important, but only half the story. While PMOs are tracking on-time delivery, the rest of the business is asking a tougher question: where’s the value?
In this webinar, Helio Costa joins Stuart Easton to explore what it really means to evolve From PMO to VMO – Without the BS. Helio is a former Brazilian Air Force fighter pilot turned PhD in project and portfolio management. Over the last 20+ years, he has trained and advised professionals worldwide and created the Flex Model—a practical framework that connects strategy, transformation, and operations into one value-creating system.
At the heart of this session is the concept of the Value Management Office (VMO). Unlike a traditional PMO, which primarily supports project delivery, a VMO coordinates all sources of value across the enterprise. It bridges the gap between strategic intent, change initiatives, and business-as-usual operations, ensuring investments deliver benefits that stick. The VMO isn’t a rebrand of the PMO; it is a broader, enterprise-level function that helps leaders answer: Are we solving the right problems? Are we aligning across departments? Are we turning strategy into lasting outcomes?
You’ll discover
- Why the traditional PMO is no longer enough in today’s organizations.
- How the VMO goes beyond project delivery to integrate strategy, transformation, and operations.
- The core ideas behind the Flex Model—a flexible, “Lego-style” blueprint that organizations can adapt to define their own approach to value.
- Real-world stories where lack of integration between projects and operations cost millions, and how a VMO mindset helps avoid these failures.
- Practical steps to get started: identify stakeholders, understand their pains and gains, deliver quick wins, and build momentum.
- Why PMOs should stop acting like DJs playing their own playlist—and start listening to what the organization really needs.
This is not a rebranding exercise. It’s a mindset shift—from running a reporting function to becoming a value coordination hub. A PMO that enables strategy, supports operations, and helps the whole organization deliver meaningful outcomes.