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Friday Weekly Roundup: From Chaotic Project Leads to Adaptive PMOs
Sometimes true impact can emerge from the least expected places, including chaos.
A disorganized-looking PM who delivers, a scrappy PMO that quietly starts driving revenue, and a podcast guest who began in punk rock and now leads agile strategy.
This week, one theme kept showing up:
Learning is what makes the difference. It’s not the model, the label, or even the degree of polish.
We explored what it means to build a Learning PMO, one that evolves by observing, sensing, adjusting, and growing. It is all about the mindset not an acronym or structure.
This Week’s Highlights
🎙️ Project Management Matters Ep. 4: Dave Prior
From punk rock to project plans. Dave’s journey is a reminder that careers (like PMOs) are built through pivots.
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📰 Not All PMOs Are Built the Same
A framework doesn’t make it fit but a Learning PMO knows when to flex and when to lead.
📖 Read it here
🎥 CtrlAltPMO: Revenue, Not Just Reporting
A PMO that started in the back office and ended up driving launches, clearing blockers, and shaping sales.
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📰 What Makes a PMO Future-Ready?
The second post in our Learning PMO series how sensing, scenario planning, and real-time learning drive organizational growth.
📖 Read it here
🎥 CtrlAltPMO: Don’t Mistake Chaos for Incompetence
What looks unstructured may actually be unstoppable. Delivery > polish.
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🎙️ PM Debate Archive: Should You Break Up a High-Performing Team?
This 2016 episode still asks the question that splits every leadership room.
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This Week’s 3 Big Takeaways
Learning PMOs adapt faster because they listen better and act quicker.
Don’t mistake structure for value. Some of the highest impact work is unpolished and maybe even unseen.
Growth happens when we stop copying templates and start responding to context with clarity, trust, and forward motion.
Which piece resonated most with you? Anything spark a rethink about your own PMO or how you lead?
Drop a thought or share this with someone reimagining what real value looks like.