Selling the Value of Project Management: Daniel Pink on How to "Persuade, Convince and Influence"

November 14, 2013 | by Johanna Mickel

Daniel Pink, author of To Sell is Human – The Surprising Truth about Moving Others, closed the PMO Symposium yesterday with a keynote that was right up my alley. Naturally, working in business development, I have always believed that business is selling your ideas to others … and if project managers

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PMO Symposium Attendees Agree: Organizational Change is the Big Threat/Opportunity for PMOs

November 13, 2013 | by Johanna Mickel

I used to think "disruptive" was a bad word. But Kent Crawford set me straight yesterday during his presentation at the PMO Symposium, titled "The Disruptive PMO: Change, Innovate and Lead." It's not just that new technology can be disruptive, as discussed on the Forrester blog, but that disruptiv

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Canada Health Infoway Portfolio Management Office Takes Top Honor at 2013 PMO Symposium

November 11, 2013 | by Johanna Mickel

San Diego -  At Monday morning's PMO of the Year Award presentation, Rose Ann Radosevic accepted the 2013 award on behalf of her organization, the Canada Health Infoway Portfolio Management Office (see profile interview here). The award was presented by PMI CEO Mark Langley and PM Solutions CEO J. K

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Finalist Profile: Beyond 2018, Bentley Motors’ Strategy is in Capable Hands

November 4, 2013 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

The top three finalists have been named in the 2013 PMO of the Year Award! We will be profiling these finalists (in alpha order) this week. Come to the PMO Symposium to attend the award ceremony and discover the winner and runners-up. Or stay tuned for the news to be released the week of Nov. 11th.

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PPM and the PMO: "The Logical Approach" says PM Solutions' Alan Fein

September 23, 2013 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

This blog was updated July 2025. In our final interview addressing questions asked at our webinar covering the State of PPM 2012 research study, PM Solutions Managing Consultant Alan Fein addresses the appropriate organizational structures to support PPM. The research study contrasted PPM processes

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