The Most Important Project Management Skill They Never Taught You

In our fifth Couchella event, Michael Hannan, Founder and Principal Consultant at Fortezza Consulting, LLC and 1992 PMF, shares his perspective on IT project management.

In organizations, the “project management office” (PMO) has become synonymous with costly overhead, cumbersome processes, and burdensome rules and compliance. This session will present a single high-powered technique to help transform any PMO into an impact-maximizing function. Michael will describe the typical “vicious cycle” that current PMO environments are typically stuck in and show how any organization—with a bit of courageous leadership—can “flip” this vicious cycle to virtuous. The presentation offers a more mission-driven set of KPIs, exposes the myths of consistency and compliance, and teaches a simple yet powerful technique any organization can use to get much closer to its true potential. Finally, Michael will share examples of organizations all over the world that have achieved impressive breakthroughs in both the public and private sectors.