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HOUSTON, TX, USA | 5–8 NOVEMBER 2017
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How to Be a PMO in the Agile Age
Meredith Rousseau, SVP, Head of Strategic Portfolio Delivery
TD Bank
Key Takeaways
• What is the role of the PMO in an agile shop?
– Discuss a PMO's role in an agile project delivery environment, especially when more
traditional project delivery methods, such as waterfall, will continue to exist
• How can a PMO support and lead the agile transformation?
– Provide practical ways in which a PMO can support and lead an organization's agile
transformation to a multi-discipline project delivery environment including waterfall,
iterative and agile
• What lessons can we learn?
– Understand lessons learned from the PMO's evolution during the organization's agile
transformation—what worked and what did not.
• What can you do?
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"You must learn a new way to think before you can master a
new way to be.“ – Marianne Williamson
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Remember These?
Traditional PMO Profile vs. Agile Manifesto
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Individuals and interactions
Working product
Customer collaboration
Responding to change
Process and tools
Documentation
Contract negotiation
Following the plan
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Art of the Possible
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Custodian of Methodology
•Establish agile standards and operating model
•Develop agile tools and routines
Training and Education
•Define agile roles and job family
•Develop the agile work force
•Acquire agile talent
Center of Excellence
•Establish the enterprise center for agile excellence
•Centralize agile expertise
•Develop and deploy best practice
Alignment to Strategy
•Ensure capabilities are prioritized within strategic goals
•Manage project investment portfolio risk
•Ensure compliance
Lead Agile Transformation
•Establish agile target operating model
•Develop agile transformation road map
•Lead organization's agile journey
In an agile environment, the PMO can continue to perform similar functions as it does in a more traditional "waterfall" operating model by retooling itself with agile capabilities
"The more things change, the more they stay the same.“
– Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
BASIC ADVANCED
How Do I Transform My PMO to Support Agile?
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"A goal without a plan is just a wish.“ – Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Become the SME
Make the case for change
Build the capability
Define the target state and road map
Lead the change
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Ever Heard of This?
Lessons Learned
• Understand the organization's readiness and where you are on
your agile journey
• Aim for integration and coexistence rather than replacement
• Don't attempt the PMO evolution toward agile all at once
• Exploit PMO strengths to support the agile transformation
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"If you are not prepared to be wrong you will never come up with something original.“
– Ken Robinson
In Closing – Call to Action– Next week:
• Understand your goals and objectives for transforming the PMO to support agile
• Identify key supporters of both the PMO and agile
• Understand where the organization is on the agile maturity curve and where the
PMO can add the most value
– Next 90 days:
• Make a plan of action to evolve the PMO to support the organization
• Conduct an assessment of the PMO's readiness to support the agile transformation
• Develop key measures for success
– Next 12 months:
• Roll out key capabilities within the PMO to lead the agile journey
• Start with easy wins and build confidence in the PMO's ability to support agile
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"Don't be afraid of change. You may lose something good but gain
something better.“ – Unknown
Meredith Rousseau, PMP
TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank
+ 1 207 558 6259
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Questions? Want to Continue the Dialogue?
