Linking Strategy to Execution for PMO Excellence
Speakers
Heba Al Shehhi is an award-winning PMO leader and author of the bestseller Elements of Leadership. Recognized as the World’s Best PMO Leader of the Year (2023), she also serves as Lead of the PMOGA MENA Hub with PMI–PMO Global Alliance. With over 20 years of experience, Heba specializes in PMO strategy and operations, digital transformation, enterprise architecture, and business agility.
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 2023, the Dubai Municipality PMO, led by Heba Al Shehhi, was named Best PMO in the World at the PMO Global Alliance PMO Awards in Paris. In this session, Heba joins Stuart Easton to unpack the practices, culture, and governance that earned global recognition—and turned a PMO into a true engine of strategy execution.
You’ll hear how a PMO can evolve from departmental roots to an enterprise function that aligns investments with strategy, earns executive trust, and delivers measurable benefits for citizens.
- Executive sponsorship & stakeholder buy-in: building trust, communicating value, and sustaining leadership attention.
- Prioritization & governance: a transparent project approval committee and clear, consistent criteria to choose the right work.
- Data-driven control: dashboards and rhythms that surface issues early and drive action across departments.
- People & culture: the “secret sauce” of a world-class PMO—complementary skills, coaching, and a can-do mindset.
- Benefits realization: clear ownership and follow-through so projects translate into real outcomes.
- Change management in practice: overcoming resistance and accelerating maturity with quick wins.
Whether you’re establishing a PMO or elevating one, this conversation offers a practical blueprint for linking strategy to execution and earning the kind of impact that wins awards.