PMOs: Change is Not a Choice, But it is a Challenge
Speakers
Louise Gardner is the founder of Pledge Consulting with over 20 years’ experience leading projects and PMOs. She helps organisations build PM capability and deliver greater business value through effective project leadership.
Pedro Balsa is an international project management leader with deep expertise in PMOs, portfolio management, and ESG strategy. Through Leapman, he helps organizations optimize project selection and execution to achieve strategic objectives.
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
Change isn’t optional for modern organizations—it’s constant, complex, and accelerating. The real challenge is leading it in a way that delivers lasting value. In this session, Louise Gardner (Pledge Consulting) and Pedro Balsa (Leapman) share lessons from building PMOs and portfolios across industries and regions, exploring the forces driving continuous transformation and the cultural shifts needed to make change stick.
You’ll see how high-impact PMOs move beyond status reporting to become strategic enablers—connecting goals with delivery, building credibility through data and governance, and focusing relentlessly on benefits realization.
What you'll learn
- How PMOs can evolve from tactical hubs to drivers of strategy and value.
- Practical governance and data practices that improve decisions and credibility.
- Ways to balance operational control with speed and strategic execution.
- Techniques for overcoming resistance and building stakeholder confidence.
- Why benefits realization—not outputs—is the true measure of success.
Whether your PMO is just getting started or scaling its influence, you’ll leave with practical, experience-based guidance to move from “keeping the lights on” to leading meaningful, value-led change.