Online Webinar
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C
Presented by : PmSolutions

Whether you’re thinking about implementing a Project Management Office (PMO), pitching your C-suite executives on the value of a PMO, or looking for ways to improve upon your existing PMO, you need to make sure you’re focusing your energies on the right drivers for enabling effective strategy execution.

In this 60 minute, on-demand presentation, join Kent Crawford, CEO of PM Solutions and former President and Chair of PMI, to discover how you can identify the four key areas of PMO focus necessary to develop/improve/sell your internal PMO.

Specifically, you’ll learn how to:

• Position project management to the C-Suite by focusing on value and speaking the right language
• Enable effective governance in your PMO by aligning with your organization’s strategy and objectives
• Manage your portfolio to maximize your investment decisions
• Leverage the PMO to allocate resources more optimally
• Use performance data as a strategic business tool
• Elevate your thinking on where to focus your organizational improvement efforts
• Enlarge the breadth of PMO influence to extend from strategy formulation through benefits realization

Presenter:
Kent Crawford (LinkedIn profile) is the founder and CEO of PM Solutions, as well as the founder and CEO of the firm’s training subsidiary, PM College. In addition to his executive role, he is an influential member of the project management community, highly respected as a thought leader. He is a sought-after speaker at business conferences worldwide and the award-winning author of The Strategic Project Office, Second Edition.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 7 – Cost

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.5 Control Scope
• 6.6 Control Schedule
• 7.3 Control Costs

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

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