April 2026 Luncheon Transforming The PMO: From Support Function to Strategic Powerhouse
Power Skills
Transforming The PMO: From Support Function to Strategic Powerhouse
Discover how to elevate your Project Management Office from a traditional oversight role into a dynamic strategic asset that delivers measurable organizational value. This session introduces a comprehensive framework for PMO transformation that puts customer-centricity at the heart of everything you do.
Key Takeaways:
- Strategic Value Creation - Learn how modern PMOs can shift from administrative support to driving business outcomes through strategic alignment and measurable value delivery
- Customer-Centric Approach - Understand the complete PMO Customer Experience Life Cycle, from building awareness to recognizing delivered value, ensuring your PMO services meet real organizational needs
- Structured Transformation Framework - Explore a proven methodology spanning Exploration, Design, Deployment, Enhancement, and Realization phases to systematically build PMO capabilities and maturity
- Measurable Impact - Discover practical approaches to demonstrate and communicate your PMO's value contribution, moving beyond project metrics to organizational impact
Whether you're new to PMO leadership or looking to reinvent your existing office, this session provides the roadmap for creating a PMO that stakeholders view as indispensable to organizational success.
Speakers
Chattanooga PMI VP Finance, Head of Covenant PMO
London Sanders, PMP, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, PMOCP Candidate
London Sanders brings over 15 years of project management excellence and proven PMO leadership to organizations seeking transformational results. As Head of the PMO at Covenant Logistics, he has successfully elevated the organization from managing discrete departmental projects to driving enterprise-wide strategic initiatives exceeding $5M in allocated funding.
Sanders specializes in PMO transformation and organizational design, having spearheaded comprehensive restructuring that positioned the PMO as a strategic business partner rather than a tactical resource. His systematic approach to implementing governance frameworks, quality management systems, and data-driven prioritization models has delivered measurable improvements in business process efficiency while reducing operational costs.
