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Kamile Ishiyama Dotson Director of Project Management| Onnit Austin, Tx, United States
We have completed two offsite discussions within our company over the last two years. While our plans have been quite tactical, they have also been effective and lead to our desired results. We'd like to explore bringing in an experienced facilitator to lead the discussions, provide an agenda, and help us to build out our roadmap for the 2022. Any recommendations of someone who you've worked with in the past and why you liked what they had to offer?
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Thomas Walenta Global Project Economy Expert Hackenheim, Germany
Kamile

there are so many good facilitators that it is hard to recommend someone specific, especially for Austin, Tx if you are in Germany. I could do it, but ...

I see this as an opportunity to step up the PMO and let them (you?) prepare and facilitate and track implementation. This way the PMO has a chance to become more strategic (relevant, powerful, connected) itself and build relationships with executive management.

And overall, creating a strategy once is only the start of the implementation journey. You did well without an explicit strategy so far, may you do not need it? Be clear why you want it. What is the problem you want to solve?

Read PMI Brightline's Transformation Compass.
Have courage!

Thomas
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1 reply by Kamile Ishiyama Dotson
Jun 14, 2021 3:42 PM
Kamile Ishiyama Dotson
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Thank you for this feedback to chew on! I'll look into the Brightlink document.
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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina
This is one of my duties in my actual work place. My recommendation is do not try to find something outside, work inside for doing this activity.
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1 reply by Kamile Ishiyama Dotson
Jun 21, 2021 11:49 AM
Kamile Ishiyama Dotson
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Is there a particular benefit or set of benefits you see from doing it this way?
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Kamile Ishiyama Dotson Director of Project Management| Onnit Austin, Tx, United States
May 19, 2021 10:48 AM
Replying to Thomas Walenta
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Kamile

there are so many good facilitators that it is hard to recommend someone specific, especially for Austin, Tx if you are in Germany. I could do it, but ...

I see this as an opportunity to step up the PMO and let them (you?) prepare and facilitate and track implementation. This way the PMO has a chance to become more strategic (relevant, powerful, connected) itself and build relationships with executive management.

And overall, creating a strategy once is only the start of the implementation journey. You did well without an explicit strategy so far, may you do not need it? Be clear why you want it. What is the problem you want to solve?

Read PMI Brightline's Transformation Compass.
Have courage!

Thomas
Thank you for this feedback to chew on! I'll look into the Brightlink document.
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Kevin Coleman Subject Matter Expert, Author, Speaker and Strategic Advisor| - Insights Pa, United States
I am experiencing a 100% non-physical presence interactions for strategic planning exercises. This is going on 16 months since my last physically present strategic planning event.
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Kamile Ishiyama Dotson Director of Project Management| Onnit Austin, Tx, United States
May 19, 2021 4:42 PM
Replying to Sergio Luis Conte
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This is one of my duties in my actual work place. My recommendation is do not try to find something outside, work inside for doing this activity.
Is there a particular benefit or set of benefits you see from doing it this way?

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