2021

Stuart Easton is the founder and CEO of TransparentChoice. He is on a mission to help PMOs deliver successful projects. A guest lecturer on project prioritization at the University of Oxford, Stuart also speaks at various PMO conferences and events. His talks usually focus on how PMOs can deliver strategic value, identify waste and eliminate pet projects.

Greg Githens, PMP is a well known speaker and thought leader project and program management. He is the author of “How to Think Strategically. Sharpen Your Mind. Develop Your Competency. Contribute to Success.” that was nominated for PMI’s Book of the Year award.

Brian has spent 30 years in product development and project management helping organizations deliver value increasing from their project investments. Prior to co-founding Aspire Innovation he worked in the defense, aerospace, industrial manufacturing, and start-up sectors in engineering, project management, product management, and PMO leadership roles. He has spent the last 10 years coaching organizations to deliver more value from their projects.

The future involves uncertainty and rapid change. Agile practices offer one way for teams to approach the unknown and complex with control and confidence, but how do you bring Agile practices into a traditional/ linear organization? For many the road to Agile seems just as unclear, uncertain and complex as the future they’re trying to take control of. But this does not have to be the way, the PMO can take charge of the Agile journey by applying best practice from change management. In this session Karin will present a simple framework for how the PMO can approach and lead Agile transformations using best practice from organizational change management. Topics covered; – Recognize the PMO’s role before, during and after Agile practices are implemented – Define your WHY – Identify and meet learning needs across the organization – Understand and manage the impact of change across People, Process, Technology and Culture – Use Agile principles to implement and learn in order to scale Agile

Candice Benson, CEO Benson Consulting Inc., is a certified Change Manager, Project Management Professional and Process Improvement Specialist. Her 25 years of experience in project management and people change management has spanned multiple fields. Candice is certified in Change Intelligence and as a Prosci Change Practitioner/Trainer. She is an experienced PMO Director, Portfolio Manager, Program Manager and Project Manager. She is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP®) from PMI and is a Six Sigma/Lean certified leader, mentor, PM coach.

Jerry Manas is a best-selling business author and recognized thought leader in organizational project and resource management.

Dawn Mahan, PMP is an international speaker, award-winning consultant, and the sole inventor of the ProjectFlo® Process Learning System used in organizations such as Time Warner Cable, the PMI Southern New England Chapter and The American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia. She makes learning PMI’s complex process quick, easy, and fun! Dawn led global transformation projects for the C-suite, facilitated, and specializes in recommending right-sized techniques from the Fortune 500 to transform strategy into an executable plan coupled with talent development that empowers internal resources to get the right projects done right. Former Fortune 500 PMO Leader, Founder PMOtraining.com & Chocolate with Sea Salt Enthusiast

Hussain Bandukwala helps PMO leaders (& their teams) succeed. Through consulting, coaching, workshops and other resources, Hussain arms PMO Leaders & PM delivery teams with experiential learning and confidence to achieve PMO triumph systematically and effectively.

Barbara A. Trautlein, PhD is author of the best-selling book Change Intelligence: Use the Power of CQ to Lead Change that Sticks, principal and founder of Change Catalysts, and originator of the CQ® System for Developing Change Intelligence®.

PMOGA selected Jennie Fowler as a top three finalist for PMO Leader of the Year for The Americas. Jennie started a new journey in 2021 as the Global Director of Project Management with Percepta in January.