Michael Nir, President, Sapir Consulting US
Presentation Summary
The Agile PMO – Reduce Waste, Increase Throughput and Focus on Outcomes
Do you know what organizations embracing agile methods often find?
Changing the teams is the easy part;
Calcified and rigid program and portfolio structures (aka PMO) stand in way of business agility. They demand handing reports on time, collect irrelevant output metrics and bombard teams and individuals with numerous annoying work procedures and templates to complete.
And what are they good for? – absolutely nothing. Seriously!
Conclusive research findings show that approximately 50 percent of Project Management Offices (PMO) are disbanded in two years. Yet, we repeat the same mistakes in our PMO implementations – wasting money, resources and moreover – wasting time!
No wonder that terms like PMO police are common among development teams and project managers.
PMOs complain that teams are reluctant to change, but do they change themselves? It is time we change our Program, Portfolio and Project Management Office.
In this practical talk we focus on the value driven PMO as an integrator, enabler, differentiator, and change agent in business, development and the organization in general. We analyze the essential model for PMO value enablement which answers:
What does it mean to be an Agile PMO;
How to increase throughput – remove waste;
How to effectively select and prioritize opportunities – focus on intake;
How to work together with agile teams to drive value - Focus on Outcomes;
We discuss theory, learn in teams and pairs, explore a case study, and work through a challenging hands-on simulation to understand resource complexities.
Key take away – a PMO must deliver value constantly. Value isn’t template, tools and processes rather it is the ability to finish the right projects faster
Speaker Bio
Michael Nir, President Sapir Consulting US, is an executive agile Lean DevOps expert; known for his passion, creativity and innovation;
His Masters in Engineering and, training in Gestalt balance his technical know-how with emotional intelligence.
Michael inspires people and teams to change, experientially and emotionally, while climbing the hill AND reaching the summit.
Michael speaks and delivers workshops to global clients;
His three top talks are:
My Quest for Business Agility – Why do lean agile transformations fail;
Persuading the Bear™ – How to become an awesome influencer!;
How to Thrive in the Gig Economy? Follow the BOLDER method for success.