#143 | Transforming PMOs into Strategic Powerhouses with Laura Barnard
Why Laura believes knowledge isn't power.
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Laura Barnard has been a driving force behind the integration of PMOs and Project Management into organizational strategy for nearly 30 years, creating sustainable business transformation within organizations including J.P. Morgan, LinkedIn, IBM, Amazon, and more.
Over the past four decades, Laura’s company, PMO Strategies, has been dedicated to helping organizations maximize their returns on investment by unleashing the full potential of project management and PMOs. She has developed a powerful system for helping organizations achieve high-IMPACT outcomes for every project. Now she’s sharing this system in her new book, The IMPACT Engine: Accelerating Strategy Delivery for PMO and Transformation Leaders. Laura is also the host of the popular PMO Strategies Podcast and organizes the longest-running PMO-specific virtual conference, the IMPACT Summit.
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In this episode we cover all of this and more:
16:04 Evolution of PMO Leadership
23:25 Improving PMO Impact and Value
32:18 Strategy Alignment for Project Success
38:29 Prioritization and Executive Communication for Transformation
44:26 Organizational Change Management Collaboration
49:51 Embracing Organizational Change Through People
1:01:24 Driving Accountability and Progress Through Reporting
1:04:42 Simplifying Decisions and PMO Leadership
1:13:11 Journey to Sharing PMO Strategies
1:24:57 Inspiring Action for Impact Drivers
Link to full transcript can be found at the bottom of this page.
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