PIVOT: PMO Agility

by Christine Harrison

This book will help fast-track the Agile Journey for PMO professionals by providing an opportunity to learn about Agility within the PMO context. The need for PMO Agility is immense. The pace of change (technological, societal, even unexpected world events) is ever-increasing plus PMOs continue to be challenged about their value proposition, strategic connection, and bureaucratic perception. By becoming more Agile and learning to pivot, PMOs can meet these challenges head-on and make the changes required to maintain relevance in an agile world. The intention is to put PMOs on the front foot and in a position where you are ready for whatever comes using Agile’s super-power, the ability to pivot, and absorb change fast. This is agile with a PMO lens. About the Author Christine Harrison, Founder and CEO of Noble Agility. After 20 years in the industry, Christine is sick of the BS, so developed a signature program to help PMOs navigate what it means to support Agile Programs and to apply Agile Practices. Christine is considered one of the brightest minds in PMO training, Agile coaching and business consulting today. Christine is the #1 Best Selling Author of PIVOT, and well-respected international speaker on all things PMO. Christine incorporates 3 key aspects; efficiency (achieving more with less), creating psychological safety, and ensuring a sound base of knowledge from which PMO’s can lead, manage, and influence. Christine has delivery experience in Retail Banking, Investment Banking, IT Services, and Government. Christine has provided executives with strategic and operational management for major change programs across both business and technology portfolios. Christine has senior-level experience establishing, rebuilding, and leading delivery and governance teams in Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrids, working with clients from team level to C-suite with a diverse range of stakeholders. Christine uses Business Agility to solve complex problems daily. Christine is known as 'The Problem Solver' and is often bought in to clean up significant project chaos. She can quickly spot the relevant patterns and creates multiple options to proceed. Christine’s leadership style has been influenced through involvement with sporting teams at the elite level. With a focus on motivation, resilience, and performance under pressure. Christine is a people-centric leader, with the ability to teach teams how to pivot a little faster in today’s ever-changing world to achieve business objectives.

195 pages, Paperback

Published May 13, 2020