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The Change Management Office: Is This the Future of the PMO?
This blog was updated June 2025. Taking a couple of days' break after the PMO Symposium in Orlando, I've had a chance to reflect on the messages I heard at the conference, and one message that struck home - and which I heard in more than one presentation - was that organizational change management
A Few Words of Appreciation
As we head home from the PMO Symposium, I just wanted to note that the PMI Volunteer PMO Symposium committee needs to be recognized for making this such a successful event! They worked tirelessly for months preparing and were non-stop on location. I wish I had all their names to thank them individ
PMO of the Year Award Ceremony Held Last Night
... and a good time was had by all at the tropical-themed reception, judging from the smiles in the photo below showing (l to r) PMI's PMO Community of Practice President Rommy Musch, Karen Casey, VP of VSP Vision Care's Enterprise Solutions; Maria Urani of Nationwide Insurance's Delivery Services P
The PMO Symposium Is in Full Swing ...
... and PM Solutions is represented in Orlando by J. Kent Crawford (pictured below with a visitor to the booth), who gave a presentation this afternoon, along with Debbie Crawford and Johanna Mickel manning -- or maybe that should be "womanning" -- our booth. The annual event is hosted by PMI's PMO
When 96% Success Just Isn't Good Enough ...
Dell Services' Health Care and Life Sciences (HCLS) PMO stands at the juncture of an unfortunate trend and an undeniable reality: while health-care projects have a failure rate of roughly 30%, for each individual facing a health care crisis, only a zero-defects outcome is acceptable. The PMO of the