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Will the CPO role (Chief Project Officer) become a reality?

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Eduard Hernandez
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Product Operations Program Manager Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Several thought leaders assert that the traditional Project Management (PM) role will evolve into the Chief Product Officer (CPO) role.

Despite CPO currently representing the Chief Product Officer position, what is your evaluation of this perspective? Do you consider it overly ambitious, realistic, or somewhere in between?
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William M Hayden Jr Adjunct Assistant Professor| University at Buffalo, School of Management, Operations Management & Strategy Buffalo, Ny, United States
Great point Eduard.
We have a CEO, COO, CFO, so why not add the CPO?
The exact same rationale for the other3 fits this one as well.
Cheers,
Bill
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Eduard -

It really comes down to the level of organizational project management maturity and how much of the organization's business is project-based. If both are high/significant, then there is greater likelihood of such a Chief Project Officer role reporting directly to the CEO.

Kiron
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Surupa Chakravarty Business Development Manager| Infosys Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eduard, It depends upon organization' structure, projects, and business.
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Dr. Deepa Bhide Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Eduard Hernandez, I agree with Kiron and Surupa that it depends on the organizational structure and project management function roadmap. All projects many not result in a product!
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Danny PMP, PgMP
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Senior Consultant Tokyo, Japan

The title of Chief Project Officer (CPO) is just a job title for one person. Whether there's a CPO or not depends on what the organization needs. However, the Project Management Office (PMO) plays a vital role in making projects innovative and bringing about changes. So, instead of focusing on having more CPOs, it might be better to promote the PMO first. Maybe later, when organizations realize they need it, we'll see more CPOs.

Below is one of the PMI webinar that are interesting to watch:
The Rise of the Chief Project Officer in the C-Suite, And What You Need To Do To Become One
Featuring Antonio Nieto Madrid, Spain Chapter +1 - July 21, 2022
https://www.projectmanagement.com/videos/7...-become-one

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