PMOs: From Strategic Alignment to Simplicity

Sarina Arcari, PMP is Vice President EPMO at Amtrak and a graduate of PMI’s 2015 Leadership Institute Master Class. Her Implementation Management Office won the 2014 PMI PMO of the Year Award and she is the 2015 recipient of the PMI Kerzner Award for Excellence in Project Management.

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Topics: PMO, Portfolio Management, Strategy, ProjectsAtWork

As a PMO leader in a Fortune 40 company, I look forward each year to PMI’s annual Thought Leadership Series, which debuted last week at the 2015 PMI PMO Symposium in Phoenix, Arizona. 

The Symposium and Thought Leadership Series provide valuable, timely and relevant information on prevailing trends directly impacting our profession and the portfolios we manage. This year’s research builds upon and advances the themes of past years and continues to confirm the value of PMOs and portfolio management in assuring business success.

Companies employing the best practices of our profession continue to report better results with regard to fulfillment and delivery of strategic imperatives over those who do not. Three days of high-quality content contained in the PMO Symposium keynote addresses, learning excursions and educational sessions supported and expanded upon the key themes outlined in the Thought Leadership Series.

The outstanding content and real-time value of PMI’s annual PMO Symposium is something that I not only look forward to, but have come to rely upon for confirming and guiding our PMO’s approach and annual goal setting for the coming year. I always appreciate the fact that PMI events deliver tangible best practices and innovative methodologies that can be put to use the moment I return to my desk. If you were not able to join the …

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