PMO Symposium 2017 | Project Management Institute | 5 November 2017 | Marriott Marquis Houston, 1777 Walker St, Houston, TX 77010, US

Join over 500 PMO leaders for advanced workshops on OPM strategies and executive-level networking. You’ll leave with actionable insights and valuable new connections.

Advanced Workshops. Actionable Insights.

Over 80 executive-level sessions and interactive workshops offer in-depth knowledge focused on agile transformation and the evolving PMO.

Session leaders and panelists come from leading global organizations across various industries and government sectors. Speakers from PMO Symposium 2016 included Microsoft, HPE, Mayo Clinic, Boeing, AT&T, TD Bank, First Gulf Bank, SPAWAR and more.

The PMO Symposium 2017 will focus on two key topics.
• Agile Transformation - This topic will include, but is not limited to, the following:

• Ways the PMO can effectively respond to organizational needs for agile transformation

• Roles of the PMO can play in agile transformation

• Approaches the PMO can use to produce better business results consistently, sustain a higher level of agility and achieve organizational goals.

• Practices PMO leadership can take to manage high-performing teams and collaborate effectively with other functional areas to achieve and sustain agility

• Impacts of agile transformation on people, processes and culture such as: how to develop agile skillsets among the PM workforce; process tailoring considerations – knowing how and how much to adapt and integrate agile or hybrid or other approaches that are fit for purpose; agile/hybrid implications on PMO roles and responsibilities concerning governance, risk management, benefits realization management and project portfolio management

The Evolving PMO - To be effective in the fast-paced world, the PMO must continuously evolve and adapt to be relevant and deliver value. This topic will cover:

• The structure, capability and purpose of the PMO as it strives to evolve into a stronger driver of strategy, integration and innovation for the organization.
• Best practices for adapting and integrating strategic business interests into the PMO and creating long lasting values
• Pragmatic tips and techniques for leaders to continuously improve their PMO
• Critical ways the PMO can demonstrate relevant value while managing constant change in the midst of continuous evolution

Executive-Level Networking
Build valuable relationships in a variety of distinctive networking opportunities. You will meet fellow leaders from governments and businesses around the world across a variety of industries.

2017 Speakers:

Lyndsay Agans, PMP
ISD Service Manager, Navy Federal Credit Union

Matt Anderson, PMI-ACP, PMP
Director, Service Management Office, Cerner Corporation

Sarina Arcari, PMP
VP, EPMO, Amtrak

Dr. Mario Arlt
ABB Business Function Quality & Operational Excellence Group Vice President, ABB

Amanda Arriaga
Chief Adminstrative Officer, Texas Department of Public Safety

Rehan Baaqri, PMP, PfMP, PgMP, PMI-RMP
Senior Enterprise Portfolio Manager

Howard Bagg
Director, Program Delivery Services, KPMG LLP

Jessica Ballew
Deputy Assistant Director of Policy & Planning, Texas Department of Public Safety

Ed Barrows
Managing Director, Duke Corporate Education

Don Clarke, PMP
Co-Founder, Project Management for Today

Dr. Edivandro Conforto
Management Consultant, Agile Transformation Leader, ECConforto Research & Consulting Group

Anna-Marie Consor, PMP
AVP, Project Management, Navy Federal Credit Union

Lisa Cooney, PMI-ACP
Agile Practitioner, Addx Corporation

Fergus Delappe, PMP
Director Biologics PMO, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Kevin Dixon, PMP, PgMP, PfMP
Director of Program Management, Fluid Systems Division of Parker Aerospace

Nicole Doyle, PMP
PMO Program Leader, Procter & Gamble

Emil Dzuray
Director of Strategic Planning, US Postal Service

Iain Fraser, PMP
Business Consultant, Jacobite Consulting Ltd

Gordon Gaenzle
Watson Platform Delivery Leader, NA

Kate Ganley, PMP
Vice President Group Programs and Projects, Etihad Aviation Group

Anthony Gayter
Vice President, Enterprise Services – Global Transformation Service, DXC Technology

Adrian Gostick
Founder, The Culture Works

Mike Griffiths, PMI-ACP, PMP
Consultant, Leading Answers & RMCLS

Tracy Grimes, PMP
Senior Program Management Consultant, NTT Data Services, Enterprise PMO

Cristina Has, PMP
Product Management - Strategic Programs Portfolio, Wolters Kluwer

Scott Hine, PMP
Director, Project Management Coordination Office, US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Ed Hoffman
CEO, Knowledge Strategies, LLC

Darrel G Hubbard
President, D.G.HUBBARD ENTERPRISES, LLC

Lorelie Kaid, PMP
VP, Enterprise Project Management, WSECU

Neil Kelly, PMP
Director, Project, Program and Portfolio Services, BC Hydro

Don Kingsberry
President/CEO, PM Global Leaders

Wayne Kremling, PMP
Senior Project Manager, Boeing

Mark A Langley
President and CEO, Project Management Institute

Edouard Larocque, PMP
Senior Program Manager: Project Management Training & Competency Development, Benefits and Change Management, Employment and Social Development Canada

Chris Lawler, PfMP
Sessional Lecturing & Coaching, CRL Consult

Adeel Leghari
Director of Strategic Initiatives Delivery, Al Ayuni Investment and Contracting Company

J LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP, PfMP
Executive Vice President for Enterprise Solutions, International Institute for Learning, Inc.

Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland
Principal Research Lead, APQC

Dr. Rita McGrath
Columbia University

Dr. Linda McIntosh, PMP
Director, IT Project Management Office, Sam Houston State University

David McMunn
Director, Fannie Mae

Kelly McNaughton
Manager, IT Project Management Office at NAIT

Mickey Nakamura, PMP
Director, Information Services, Scripps Health

LeAnne Napolillo
Vice President, HNTB Corporation

Alex Nascimento, PMP
PMO Process Improvement Manager, Amgen

Seth Norburg, PMP
Program Management Supervisor, Caterpillar, Inc.

Jeremy Pasley, PMP
Program Management Supervisor, Caterpillar

John Post, PMP
Senior Advisor, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Leila Rao
Lean-agile coach, AgileXtended

Heather Rarick
Assistant Director in the Flight Operations Directorate, NASA

Dr. Eric Rebentisch
Lead Researcher, MIT Consortium for Engineering Program Management

Rachelle Reilly, PMP
Director, Strategic Investment Planning and Oversight, Canada Revenue Agency

Joey Roa, PMP
Manager, PMO, Suncor Energy

Bruce Rogers
Chief Insights Officer, Forbes Media

Peter Rogers
CEO, P17 Group, LLC

Meredith Rousseau, PMP
SVP, Head of Strategic Portfolio Delivery, TD Bank

Tasha Sawchuk
Senior Manager Group Programs & Projects, Etihad Aviation Group

Tony Scott
CEO, TonyScottGroup, LLC

Cindy Shelton
OPM Advisory Group Member

Laurel Sim, PMP
Partner, Vice-President of Portfolio Management, Taleo

J Otis Smith
Manager of the Strategic Management Office, US Postal Service

Morten Sorensen, PMP, PfMP, PgMP
Sr Director PMO, Peraton

Anne Sparrenberger
Vice President of IT Go to Market team, Fedex

Chris Stone-Stecklein
Sr. Director, Walmart, International Technology

Deborah Strutt
Senior Coordinator, EPMO, City of Darebin, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

John Tompkins
Consultant/Coach, Team Edserve, Inc.

Tim Wasserman
Chief Learning Officer, Strategy Execution

Mike Watson
Manager Corporate Administrative Solutions PMO, FedEx Services

Roger Williams
Director, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing PMO, Bristol-Myers Squibb

2017 Sponsors:

• Clarizen
• CORAS
• Corporate Education Group
• Microsoft