The PMO Is Changing. Are You?
Laura Barnard 

Your Project Will Never Be Healthier Than You Are
Jonathan Cinelli

The PMO Is Changing. Are You?

3 Mistakes Keeping PMOs Stuck in the Past

The PMO is at a turning point.

Organizations are dealing with constant change, competing priorities, limited capacity, AI, and more pressure than ever to turn strategy into results. This is one of the greatest opportunities the PMO has ever had to become a truly strategic partner to the business.

So what’s getting in the way?

For many PMOs, it’s the way they’ve learned to operate. They’re still taking requests, managing execution, reporting status, and proving their value through how well they manage the work. Those habits run deep, and they can keep even experienced PMO leaders stuck in a role the organization is quickly outgrowing.

Laura Barnard, a top global PMO influencer, will unpack three of the mistakes she sees holding PMOs back and challenge you to think differently about the role you play.

You’ll explore what it takes to move from Order Taker to Strategy Navigator, and why that shift starts with how you see your role, the questions you ask, and the problems you choose to solve.

You’ll leave with a clearer picture of where your PMO is today, what may be keeping it there, and what you can start doing differently to step into the opportunity ahead.

Your Project Will Never Be Healthier Than You Are
Jonathan Cinelli

As Project Managers, we know we’re integrators at our core. Yet many of us spend our days acting as firefighters—responding to the next hot issue that lands on our desk. Over time, that constant state of reaction leaves us exhausted, questioning our own well-being, the health of our projects, and even the sustainability of our careers.

The truth is simple: your project will never be healthier than you are.

In this 20-minute Project Bite, we’ll unpack why protecting your own health and energy isn’t selfish—it’s one of the greatest investments you can make in your project. We’ll explore practical ways to be more intentional in our face-to-face conversations, phone calls, and emails, and how the way we show up for others directly influences trust, decision-making, and project outcomes.

When we take care of ourselves, we lead better. And when we lead better, our projects follow.

Laura Barnard, PMP

Laura has been instrumental in bringing PMOs and Project Management to the strategy table for almost two and a half decades. She knows just how hard it can be to drive effective and sustainable change in organizations, having spent 15 years in the role of PMO leader and now she helps organizations accelerate business growth, evolution and sustainability leveraging the power of project management and the PMO. She has developed a unique and powerful system for growing organizational project management competency with a deliberate focus on driving high-IMPACT outcomes on every project. Considered a thought leader in the Project Management community, Laura shares her insights and stories on the PMO Strategies Podcast, where she is shaking up the way the industry thinks about our role in driving strategy realization. Laura welcomes you to join her community of IMPACT Drivers at PMOStratetgies.com.

Jonathan Cinelli
Jonathan is an author, a brain based executive coach and has a background in business and project management.  He leans into the decades of expertise within the construction field to courageously listen with curiosity for what’s not being said, helping people and projects excel.  Jonathan, an advocate for lifelong learning enjoys sharing his insight and knowledge with others and believes that when you lead with a people centric approach the world changes. Author- Kick You Ego Aside and Put People first- available on amazon. Contributing author- The Keys to our success V2- available on amazon. Podcast Host- People First, Then Construction- on all podcast players.