NEW! The Hybrid PMO: Harnessing AI & Agility to Boost Strategic Results with Jesse Fewell
What You Will Learn
Upon completion of this training, learners will be able to:
- Describe to executives the economic value of the PMO
- Modify your existing methodologies to be more agile and/or predictive
- Apply emerging hybrid practices to your specific organizational context
Description
In today’s rapidly evolving business environment, project management offices (PMOs) are under more pressure than ever before. Work is increasingly complex and interdependent, and the landscape changes faster than our ability to deliver. We are expected do more with less and reconcile competing priorities. The solution lies in the modern hybrid PMO.
This two-day, hands-on learning program will equip you with cutting-edge strategies and practical tools to transform your PMO from a traditional administrative function into a high-impact, outcomes-driven powerhouse. You will learn to articulate the true economic value of your PMO to executives, adapt approaches to thrive in today’s dynamic environments, and confidently integrate hybrid approaches tailored to your organization.
Program highlights include…
- Repositioning to an Outcomes-Driven PMO that aligns to strategy
- Marketing the PMO in a way that inspires stakeholders
- Discover the Agility Spectrum to blend agile and predictive approaches seamlessly
- Portfolio Scheduling as a secret tool to increase capacity and sustainable pace
- Re-Transformation as a tool to sustain change momentum
- Scaling Project Competency to amplify your PMO’s impact without increasing headcount.
- The AI Advantage as a step into the future of the PM
This is more than a course; it’s a transformative experience. You’ll walk away with the skills and strategies to position your PMO as an indispensable strategic partner, gain buy-in from leadership, and drive measurable business outcomes. Whether you’re looking to adapt to today’s fast-changing project landscapes or future-proof your PMO, this program delivers the concepts & techniques you need to lead with confidence.
AGENDA
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Hybrid Strategy
- The Outcomes Driven PMO: Executives and stakeholders don’t care about tools, templates, and processes. They care about business results that come easier and faster. Here’s how to reposition the PMO from bureaucratic cost-center to strategic enabler
- Marketing the PMO: Every day is shark tank day for the PMO. If you want more budget, more buy-in, more headcount, then you need to learn how to pitch and promote your services.
- Re-Transformation: Most PMOs are launched with a transformational mandate to make things better. But after applying all the change management best practices, momentum is limited. Here’s what to do next.
- Scaling Project Competency: We will always have more projects than people to guide them. Here’s how we scale project management capacity, without multiplying project manager headcount.
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Hybrid Tactics
- Portfolio Scheduling: Everyone wants all their projects right now. It’s our job to show them how a little waiting creates a lot of speed.
- The Agility Spectrum: Hybrid project management is more than just mixing Scrum and waterfall. You will learn a simple model for adding flexibility or stability into any methodology, and when to do it.
- The AI Advantage: If you’re not formally applying AI in your business, you’re losing credibility to competitors & colleagues who do. In this small group activity, we safely practice freely available AI tools against a complex case-study.
- Action Planning: After two days of learning, you draft a custom PMO action plan to take immediate small steps in your organization
PDU Allocation Table
| Ways of Working | Power Skills | Business Acumen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPM® / PMI-CP™ / PMP® / PgMP® | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14.00 |
| PMI-ACP® / Agile* | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14.00 |
| PMI-SP® | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| PMI-RMP® | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| PfMP® | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
| PMI-PBA® | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 |
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Instructor(s)
Jesse Fewell
Jesse Fewell is an executive consultant who has taught and coached thousands of leaders and professionals in fourteen countries on five continents.
A management thought leader, he has founded three professional association communities, chaired or contributed to five agile certifications and six project management standards. He chairs the upcoming edition of the PMBOK Guide (2025), the premier global standard from the Project Management Institute.
His consulting firm, Fewell Innovation, has attracted clients from the Federal Reserve Bank to Duolingo to Washington DC public schools, and over 100 other global organizations.
His writings on change have reached over half a million readers worldwide in eleven languages, including the critically acclaimed book Untapped Agility: 7 Leadership Moves to Transform Your Transformation.
A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Jesse’s industry contributions have earned him an IEEE Computer Society’s Golden Core Award.