Is Your PMO A Cost Centre or Value Generator?
Speakers
Alexander David is a strategic portfolio management and PMO leader with extensive experience in driving transformation, carve-outs, and change leadership. As CEO of Value Matrix, he helps organizations achieve operational excellence and sustainable growth through strategic planning, organizational transformation, and digital innovation.
David Dunning is a Business Integrated Governance thought leader and founder of the Business Integrated Governance CIC and Deep Team. He also serves as Chairman of CPS, helping organizations improve strategy delivery, governance, and business agility.
Dan Dures is VP of Customer Success at TransparentChoice. With senior leadership experience at Just Eat, dunnhumby, and Home Retail Group, he brings expertise in data, strategy, and customer insight. He helps PMO leaders focus on projects that deliver real strategic 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
Is your PMO seen as a cost centre or a true generator of business value? That’s the question explored in this interactive session with Stuart Easton (TransparentChoice), David Dunning (Business Integrated Governance CIC & Deep Team), Alexander David (Value Matrix), and Dan Dures (TransparentChoice).
The conversation begins by unpacking why many PMOs are perceived as overhead—focused on reporting and efficiency rather than impact. David introduces a Business Integrated Governance approach, showing how PMOs can evolve into strategic integration bodies that connect purpose, strategy, and delivery.
Alexander shares a transformation story: starting with a clear case for change and delivering results in rapid 90‑day sprints to build trust, align stakeholders, and demonstrate measurable value. The session also includes a real‑world example from a PMO leader who shifted from “squeaky wheel” projects to business‑led prioritization with strong executive sponsorship.
Finally, Dan highlights how TransparentChoice tools support this shift—creating visibility, defining value, and enabling portfolio optimization so leadership can focus on outcomes, not just deliverables.
Key themes
- Shifting the PMO mindset from project deliverables to business value
- Building a compelling case for change to win executive sponsorship
- Using integrated governance to connect strategy to execution
- Delivering value in short sprints to build trust and momentum
- Leveraging data and tools to prioritize, optimize, and communicate impact
This session challenges traditional views of the PMO and offers a practical roadmap to evolve from cost centre to strategic value generator.