Practices

As the Chief Technology Officer at AgileAI Labs, I lead the innovation and delivery of AI solutions for requirements engineering and software test engineering/test generation. With over 35 years of experience in designing, building, testing, and delivering software solutions for various markets and domains, I have a proven track record of transforming software quality engineering practices and driving business value.

Effective project governance is a major determinant of project success - not just the delivery of assets, but the realisation of business outcomes and benefits that these assets enable. This presentation explains what project governance is and addresses the key factors that contribute to this success including: - treat change differently to business as usual - a single point of accountability to ensure efficient decision making - ensuring business accountability for project success - how to avoid having decision making committees clogged with stakeholders - clarity around who makes what decisions. The presentation describes the fundamental steps in establishing an effective project governance framework.

Jon M Quigley has decades of product development and project management experience. He holds the PMP as well as a MSc in Project Management. He has written scores of project management articles including columns at some magazines. This writing material includes more than 10 book on product development and project management topics. He He teaches and consults on the product development and project management topics.

Zoe is happy PMO bringing light and trust to organisations. Over 25 years of project management experience, specialising in PMO for nearly 15 of those, she works with clients across a broad spectrum from multinationals to individuals. Zoe provides consultancy, mentoring and presenting services. She loves PMO and chickens.

In her career, Willetta Love has worked for over 20 years in the not-for-profit industry. She joined the American Psychology Association (APA) in 2016 as a Technology Training and Support Specialist in IT. Willetta previously worked in a similar role at AARP where she supported complex-wide scale human resources, technology, and organizational development and effectiveness initiatives. In 2020, Willetta accepted the invitation to join the Strategy Office where she is currently the Senior Process Optimization Manager, helping to unite those who initiate, lead or take part in projects by engaging in collaborative efforts to provide frameworks for doing work more efficiently and effectively with the aim of realizing successful business outcomes that generate value and advance APA’s strategic priorities. Willetta is one of the many IMPACT Engine System and IMPACT Accelerator Mastermind program participants speaking this year. Don’t miss this stellar session where you’ll see just how much IMPACT these programs have helped our participants make over the years. We are so incredibly proud of Willetta!

Moussa Gherbi is the Head of Customer Success at Planisware. Trained as an Engineer in a top school in France, then as a Business & Technology Consultant at PwC in Paris, he has now been in the PPM industry for over 10 years. Moussa has always been passionate about identifying problems and finding solutions. He prides himself on challenging the status quo and being a driver for impactful and sustainable change. Combining this mindset with his experience, Moussa now focuses on delivering more value for Planisware customers by enabling the Customer Success group and building a customer-centric culture. As it related to the world of PMO, Moussa has been on both sides of the fence. He gets to speak with PMO organizations frequently within the scope of their Planisware program, focusing on understanding their business needs and improving their return on investment. Moussa also previously worked within a PMO during one of his long-term engagements at PwC. This gives him a good understanding of what companies expect out of their PMO organizations and what situations they may face, with a steady need for adaptation to change. Moussa strongly believes that PMO organizations are impact drivers and can be exceptional agents of change within a company.

Stuart Taylor is the creator of the Influential PMO YouTube channel, where he shares tutorials, tips, and opinions on all matters relating to project management, PMO, and assurance. He has worked on projects in banking, insurance, fintech, retail, local government, and health; and now - whilst juggling a full-time PMO role and enjoying a healthy family life - spends much of his time creating content that advises fellow professionals and newcomers on how to avoid the self-sabotaging behaviors that prevent projects from being successful.

With almost 30 years’ experience in Research & Development and Change across a broad range of industry sectors, Ken’s background in engineering research and development and project management enables him to helps organisations to improve the way they change through the strategic application of the right PMO knowhow. Sometimes by supporting the controlled delivery of strategic change programmes, and sometimes by ensuring that senior management get the insights they need to make strategic decisions about those change programmes in the context of an organisational change portfolio. Ken specialises in providing independent, pragmatic advice about learning lessons from project delivery, and how to do it better.

Anne Hartley, Founder and Principal Consultant for AH Consulting, is a facilitator for change and growth in complexity and ambiguity. Anne’s mission and that of AH Consulting is to help clients and partners set the stage for success, achieve what seems impossible, and deliver industry-defining results. She is known for simplifying the complex, helping clients get organized and aligned, and deriving customized pathways with successful outcomes.

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.