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Must-Haves for Setting Up a PMO

19/01/2025 07:57:00

hybrid

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Schedule

Start: 19/01/2025 07:57:00

Fees and access

Attendance mode: hybrid

Event logistics

Starts: 19/01/2025 07:57:00

Attendance mode: hybrid

Event Details

Establishing a Project Management Office (PMO) is a critical step toward enhancing project efficiency and ensuring reliable deliverables.Project management standards play a pivotal role in achieving these outcomes, leading to measurable savings for organizations, regardless of their size.

This workshop focuses on the key deliverables essential for building a successful PMO. Without addressing these core elements, the likelihood of failure increases significantly. However, by implementing them effectively, the PMO can become a sustainable organization that delivers measurable value and savings to the company.

Agenda

  1. Introduction
    • Overview of PMO importance and its impact on project success.
  2. What is a PMO?
    • Presentation and group discussion on defining a PMO's role and scope.
  3. How to Justify a PMO
    • Presentation and interactive workshop on demonstrating the need for a PMO within an organization.
  4. How to Measure a PMO
    • Presentation and workshop on metrics and KPIs to evaluate PMO performance.
  5. Lunch Break
  6. Business Case for a PMO: Securing the Budget
    • Presentation and workshop on creating a compelling business case to obtain funding.
  7. Real-Life Examples
    • Presentation and workshop featuring practical insights and lessons learned from successful PMO implementations.
  8. Closing Remarks

Workshop Objectives

Participants will gain practical knowledge on:

  • The foundational elements required for PMO success.
  • Techniques to justify and measure a PMO's value.
  • Developing a business case to secure support and resources.
  • Real-world examples to inspire and guide PMO implementation efforts.

Speaker Profile

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 (Iaa S, Paa S and Saa S).

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.

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