How Big Should PMOs Get?
What if the strongest PMOs aren’t the ones that centralize everything, but the ones that know which projects to deliberately leave running wild?
August 26, 2026
What if the strongest PMOs aren’t the ones that centralize everything, but the ones that know which projects to deliberately leave running wild?
We all agree that project management is a skill you can learn. So why do we still act like project sponsorship is something a leader
Every PMO leader I meet is keeping a private score on how far behind they are on AI. But the yardsticks most of us use
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