2023

Scott Ambler is an Agile Data Coach and Consulting Methodologist with Ambysoft Inc., leading the evolution of the Agile Data and Agile Modeling methods. Scott was the (co)-creator of PMI’s Disciplined Agile (DA) tool kit and helps organizations around the world to improve their way of working (WoW) and ways of thinking (WoT). Scott is an international keynote speaker and the (co-)author of over 25 books, including Choose Your WoW!, Refactoring Databases, Agile Modeling, Agile Database Techniques, and The Object Primer 3rd Edition.

Chris Lewis has over 700+ accredited coaching hours experience for over 100+ clients including C-level leaders, senior managers, and high-performing teams within IT and Agile. The senior-level leadership and high-performing teams have come from companies such as T-Mobile, Amazon, Uber, Fidelity Investments, and Anthem Health, to name a few. Chris’s coaching approach is person-centered and solution-focused. His style as a coach is to be a client's partner in a dialogue. He believes the coaching relationship is a model for meaningful dialogue where the aims are resolution and action points, while trying to find a balance between free-flowing creativity and benchmarks for progress. Chris has a Bachelor's Degree in General Business (BS), a Master's Degree in Business (MBA), and various coaching and Agile-specific certifications (ICF- PCC, CSP, and SPC).

Mike is a leading-edge thinker and renegade who believes that we all must do more to unleash our boundless potential and solve increasingly complex global issues. He envisions a community-centric, expert-guided “power-to-the-edge” solution to most of these issues. For leaders and managers, this means open-platform approaches to innovating and sharing the most effective management practices. For consultants and other experts, this means that we are too often part of the problem, and need to do a much better job channeling our expertise in a way that delivers much greater IMPACT.

Amanda is a client delivery executive in the Global Enterprise Application team, specializing in complex recovery and transformation programs. Amanda enjoys working with clients to identify, realize and maximize value from their investments.

Bill Dow, PMP is a recognized expert in Project Management by the Project Management Institute (PMI) for specifically developing and managing Project Management Offices (PMOs.) His extensive experience with Project Management and PMOs has enabled him to co-author several comprehensive books available through Amazon.com. Bill has taught at the college level for over 20 years in Washington State, British Columbia, and Ontario, Canada, and has built and ran 10 PMOs across four different companies. He worked at Microsoft for more than 13 years, and is now the PMO Director at the University of Washington Medical.

Joe Pusz, PMO Joe is an internationally recognized leader in the Project Management and PMO community. He is a frequent Keynote Speaker, Author, Project Management Innovator and was named one of the 2020 Top 15 PMO Influencers in the World by the PMO Global Alliance. He is the Founder and President of THE PMO SQUAD, a Phoenix based PMO and Project Management Consulting firm serving clients across the United States. He is host of the Project Management Office Hours Radio Show and Podcast providing Project Management Leaders a voice within our community. Now in the 4th season the show has over 30 million plays and downloads featuring guests from around the world. Joe is also Co-Founder of VPMMA, the Veteran Project Manager Mentor Alliance which is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization assisting Veterans seeking to transition into civilian Project Management careers. Joe is also Founder of The PMO Leader global community. The PMO Leader is the only global ecommerce community for PMO Leaders and teams to share content, gain knowledge and exchange experiences. He is also a recurring Judge for the Global PMO Awards. Joe is PMP certified and is a long-time member of the Project Management Institute.

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.

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.

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.

Sara has worked across a variety of industries including healthcare, hospitality insurance and management consulting in her 20+ of working in the PMO space. Her experience spans both large, global enterprises (supporting upwards of 400 PMs on multiple continents) and a midsize, rapidly growing private equity-backed company.