More than 500 of the world’s top Project Management Office (PMO) executives, organizational leaders and senior decision makers will come together for the Sixth Annual PMO Symposium to discuss how organizations can anticipate and respond quickly to disruptive forces, competitive pressures and increased demands for greater innovation.
The conference program includes more than 80 sessions and interactive workshops offering attendees in-depth knowledge and insights into strategies that drive success.
Discussions will focus on agile transformation and address ways PMOs can effectively respond to organizational needs for agile transformation. There will also be a spotlight on the role of the PMO as it continues to evolve and adapt in this fast-moving business climate.
WHEN:
The symposium runs from November 5-8, 2017. A full event agenda can be found at the following link: https://www.pmi.org/pmo-symposium/event-agenda.
The symposium will be highlighted by the following keynote sessions:
PMI Thought Leadership Series
Monday, November 6; 8:45 – 10:15 AM
Representatives from ABB, FedEx and IBM Watson Cloud and Platform will be participating in the symposium’s opening plenary session to discuss the importance of organizational agility. Project Management Institute will unveil its new thought leadership reports on organizational agility.
Leading Change and Driving Innovation
Monday, November 6; 10:45 AM – 12 PM
Tony Scott, CEO of the TonyScottGroup, will share his insights into the steps every business needs to take to remain competitive in a rapidly transforming era.
Transient Advantage
Tuesday, November 7; 9 – 10 AM
Dr. Rita Gunther McGrath, a globally recognized expert on strategy and innovation shares her new playbook for strategy that helps companies with building an innovation proficiency, the personal meaning of transient advantage, and offers a bold new set of principles for competing in volatile and uncertain environments.
Real World Agile Transformation
Tuesday, November 7; 4:15 – 5:15 PM
Anthony Gayter, Vice President, Global Transformation Services, DXC Technology, offers insights into the Hewlett Packard Enterprise transformation and becoming DXC Technology.
All In: How the Best Leaders Develop a Culture of Belief & Drive Big Results
Wednesday, November 8; 11:45 AM – 1 PM
Bestselling leadership author and organizational culture expert Adrian Gostick presents the findings of an unprecedented 300,000-person study and shares a roadmap that leaders can follow to create a high-achieving culture where employees are engaged, enabled and energized.
WHERE:
Marriott Marquis
1777 Walker Street
Houston, TX 77010