NEW! The PMO/VMO Leader Master Class with Michel Thiry
What You Will Learn
Upon completion of this training, learners will be able to:
- Exercise mindful leadership to engage internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Deploy agreed strategies and master change to realize benefits and deliver value sustainably.
- Improve continually by fostering a learning culture, mastering decision-making processes, and continually adapting the strategy.
Description
Unlock Your Leadership Potential with the PMO/VMO Leader Master Class!
Elevate your career and lead your organization to new heights with the PMO/VMO Leader Master Class. This intensive program is designed for ambitious professionals aiming to excel in project/program management office (PMO) and value management office (VMO) leadership roles. Over the course of this master class, you will gain strategic insights into optimizing PMO/VMO functions to drive project and organizational success and help elevate our world. Learn from industry experts with decades of experience and discover adaptive practices for managing portfolios, improving value delivery and aligning projects with strategic objectives.
Engage in interactive sessions filled with real-world examples and apply your learning through practical exercises and case studies. You will also receive a comprehensive toolkit of templates and frameworks to implement immediately in your organization. Join us for this transformative experience and become a catalyst for change in your organization!
Secure your spot today and step into the future of PMO/VMO leadership!
AGENDA
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Organizational Context (49 slides)
- Dynamic Organizations
- Organizational Structures
- Organizational Strategy Alignment
- PMO/VMO Values and Principles
- Role of the PMO/VMO Leader
- Mastering Value
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Manage the Value Stream (51 slides)
- Lean Budgeting Versus Annual Budgeting
- Portfolios/Programs/Projects/Operations
- Understand the Backlog
- Develop MBIs
- Portfolio Management
- Consider and Comprehend the Portfolio
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Implement the Value Stream (63 slides)
- Outline and Optimize the Portfolio
- Create Context Backlog
- Shape and Realize the Portfolio
- Program Management
- Create the Development Backlog (CSFs/KPIs)
- Create the Product/Team Backlog
- Sequence MBIs
- Assess the Value of Initiatives
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Master the Value Stream (46 slides)
- Master and Improve the Portfolio
- Integrate the Organizational System
- Summary and Conclusions
PDU Allocation Table
| Ways of Working | Power Skills | Business Acumen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPM® / PMI-CP™ / PMP® / PgMP® | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28.00 |
| PMI-ACP® / Agile* | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28.00 |
| PMI-SP® | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28.00 |
| PMI-RMP® | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28.00 |
| PfMP® | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28.00 |
| PMI-PBA® | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28.00 |
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Instructor(s)
Michel Thiry PhD, PMI Fellow
Michel Thiry has extensive worldwide experience and has worked in many cultural environments. He is recognized as a worldwide authority in strategic applications of project, program, and value at the organizational level and has supported the development and implementation of a number of strategic programs for major corporations in various fields, including construction, financial, pharmaceutical, IT and IS, telecom, water treatment, transportation (air and rail), local government, and others, using agile and change concepts. He is a regular keynote speaker for major International events, both at the academic and practice levels since 1996, and an instructor for PMI Training since 2001. He has written and lectured widely, including 27 PMI global congresses and multiple keynotes at PMI chapter annual conferences worldwide, and been invited to sit on expert panels in international academic and practitioner forums.
In 2013, PMI published a revised and updated version of his book A Framework for Value Management Practice. His 2010 book Program Management has been presented with an Award of Merit by the Canadian Project Management Association and is on PMI’s recommended list of readings for the PgMP® Exam. The second edition has just been published. In addition, he has written a number of book chapters on value, program and portfolio management in prominent PM books such as the Gower Handbook of Project Management, 3rd and 4th editions, and the Wiley Guide to Project, Program and Portfolio Management, published by Wiley (2007). He was also a contributing editor for PM Network from 2003 to 2008, a “significant contributor” to the PMI Standard for Program Management, 3rd Edition (2013), and was on the core team of the new PMI Practice Guide to Managing Change in Organizations (2013).
Michel has obtained an MSc in organizational behaviour with the School of Management and Organizational Behaviour at the University of London, and a PhD on the contextualisation of project organizations at Middlesex University. In 2006, he was elected PMI Fellow for his continued contribution to project management, and in 2007 he was nominated Fellow of the Association for Project Management. In 2008, he was awarded a Life Achievement Award by the Canadian Society of Value Analysis. In 2014, he was awarded the PMI Eric Jenett Project Management Excellence Award for outstanding contributions to the practice of the profession, and leadership in advancing project management concepts, techniques, practices, or theories.