Most elements of a project charter like SMART goals or in project status reports like milestones are loved to be reported to a PMO, loved from PMO side only. Agile teams typically are self-organized and self-directed, they use their own tools and methods and not one from a PMO. So, is there a conflict? A question from the PMI-ACP exam illustrates this: “If you must wait 45 minutes for your 15 minutes project update meeting with the PMO, how efficient is the process: a) 25%; b) 0% (There is no value-added time in this meeting!); c) 30% d) 33%”. In a nutshell: Agile team hate to document and PMOs live on documentation. So, will agility kill PMOs? Or will PMOs change to support also agile teams?
Walter Sedlacek was responsible for the Governance and Enhancement of the holistic ICT Security Framework ESARIS after his 3 year successful global transformation towards this Framework as a Project Manager. He has a Master of Science in Telecommunication Management from the Danube University of Krems, and a Master of Science in Physics from the University of Vienna, as well as an MBA from Alaska Pacific University. Walter joined T-Systems in 2007 as the Head of Desktop Services Factory, T-Systems Austria where he introduced Change Management in order to align local DSS internationally and to enable innovation. In 2009 he took an assignment in the UK to build up the Project Management Organization. At T-Systems UK, he standardized Project Management Methodology for 70 Project Managers who ran 170 programs and projects. In 2010 he has been building international IT Engineering Labs around Virtualization Technologies in London, Barcelona, Zürich and Vienna, and has also established international steering of Nearshore entities. From 2012 to 2014 he was the Head of Production Operations for T-Systems Singapore and introduced Cloud Based Managed Desktop Services as well as Cloud Computing in general (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS). Prior to his work at T-Systems, Walter Sedlacek was an IT Infrastructure Manager and subsequently the CIO of General Motors Powertrain Austria. Since 2005, Walter has been teaching classes in technical and management subjects as a guest lecturer at the Danube University of Krems as well as several vocational colleges. He also has extensive experience abroad including France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States and South-East Asia.
Does Agility Kill PMOs?
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Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Time: 18:00 – 20:30
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Location: Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit Soi 20 and Virtually Via Zoom
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EVENT INFO :
- Speaker:Walter Sedlacek
- Start Date:January 18, 2023
- Start Time:6:00pm
- End Date:January 18, 2023
- End Time:8:30pm
- Location:Novotel Hotel 19/9 Sukhumvit 20 Alley, Khwaeng Khlong Toei, Klongton Bangkok 10110
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- Organizer:PMI Thailand