Intelligent Portfolio Management
Speakers
Jackie Hewett is a PPM capability leader and accredited trainer with 15+ years designing and delivering qualifications and bespoke programs across PRINCE2, PRINCE2 Agile, MSP, AgilePM, Change Management, and APM. A former operations director and lead trainer at an accredited training organisation, she blends hands-on project experience in IT and HR with a learner-centred approach. Her focus is helping teams turn best-practice frameworks into practical delivery.
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
In today’s fast-changing world, organizations are under pressure to deliver more value from limited resources. Yet too often, PMOs find themselves overwhelmed with too many projects, unclear priorities, and executive teams frustrated by missed expectations.
That’s where Intelligent Portfolio Management comes in.
In this webinar, Stuart Easton and Jackie Hewitt unpack what it really means to make portfolio management intelligent—and why it’s the single most important skill a PMO can develop. Together, they explore how better decision‑making, smarter prioritization, and effective resource allocation can transform the value delivered by your portfolio.
What you’ll learn
- Why traditional project execution improvements are not enough to close the value gap.
- How to focus on delivering “bigger, better, fewer broken eggs” (more value, fewer failures).
- Common PMO traps—pet projects, silos, overcommitment—and how to overcome them.
- How decision science and methods like AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) align leaders on value.
- Why prioritization and flow can double portfolio impact without adding resources.
- How AI is beginning to reshape portfolio optimization—and what’s coming next.
Packed with practical insights, vivid analogies (yes, ducks and omelets!), and real‑world lessons, this session will challenge you to rethink your approach to portfolio management—and equip you with tools to deliver real business value.