Conference summary: APM PMO SIG spring conference: People are the PMO's best assets, held on 25th April 2013

1. Stuart Dixon
 Good quotations, particularly Churchill's &
Coco Channel's
 Refocus on people rather than process &
tools
 Ask really pertinent questions, tailored to
your circumstances

2. Eileen Roden
 Similarities in messages
 Focus on people rather than processes,
tasks & tools
 Success often depends on heroes - that
get burned out / up
 What are the dependencies?
 How does PMO maturity affect the success
of the PMO?

3. Emma Arnaz-Pemberton &
David Powell
 The analysis of a successful PMO and why
it has been successful
 A very good story of
– what went right and why,
– what didn't and why, and
– what was done to fix it!
Oh, and some interesting past facts.

4. Richard Pound
 Influence - the only real power a PM has,
except perhaps for knowledge
 Richard walked us through the process of
being a successful influencer
Positional Knowledge
Charisma Influence

5. Rob Sadler
 Tuckman
 Culture - individual and organisational - and some
detail about each
 And how they establish a challenge to success
 Factors affecting cultural perspective are multiple
& diverse
 Perceptions must be dealt with as reality
 Flexibility and adaptability are pre-requisites
 Micro-cultures exist
 Project Management activities can be adapted
much more easily than organisational cultures