Episode 366

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28th Jun 2026

366: When Your Organization Has Multiple PMOs

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Having more than one PMO is not the problem.

Disconnected PMOs are.

In larger organizations, it is completely normal to have an IT PMO, a business PMO, a transformation office, a product delivery function, and maybe even a strategy execution group all trying to help the organization get important work done.

That can be powerful.

But only if those teams are connected.

When they are not sharing information, coordinating resources, aligning priorities, or working from one enterprise view of strategy delivery, the organization starts paying the price.

Executives get different reports.

Teams compete for the same critical resources.

Priorities conflict.

Baton handoffs break down.

And strategy slows down.

In this episode, I’m talking about what really happens when your organization has multiple PMOs and how to move from fragmented delivery functions to one connected strategy delivery system.

You’ll learn:

• Why multiple PMOs are normal and when they become costly.

• How disconnected PMOs create different versions of the truth for executives.

• Why quiet competition between PMOs damages credibility and slows strategy delivery.

• How to treat information as infrastructure instead of power.

• Why resource conversations need to happen before conflicts land on exhausted team members.

• How better baton handoffs can keep strategy moving across delivery teams.

• Where an EPMO can help and why relationships still come before structure.

I also share a client example where one CEO was getting four different views of the organization’s delivery landscape, four different definitions of “on track,” and four different answers to one capacity question.

That is not a reporting problem.

That is a strategy delivery problem.

If your organization has multiple PMOs, transformation teams, product delivery functions, or strategy execution groups operating in parallel, this episode will help you see where the fragmentation is costing you and what to do about it.

Press play and learn how to stop competing for the same table and start building a stronger IMPACT Engine for the entire organization.

P.S. The first IMPACT Application Lab workshop is next week. Map the Mess will help you take one real strategy delivery challenge and identify what is actually getting in the way. This workshop is free for everyone who owns The IMPACT Engine. Your book is your ticket.

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Laura Barnard

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PMO Strategies
with Laura Barnard
In this podcast, PMO leaders and those wanting to capitalize on the best of project management to deliver the organization’s strategy will uncover the hidden secrets of the best PMOs, learn the game-changing techniques that transform any PMO into a value-driven IMPACT Engine, and explore the best ways for the PMO to become an integral part of the fabric and future of an organization. After spending two and a half decades helping organizations deliver change, with 15 of those years in the shoes of PMO leader inside organizations, Laura strongly believes that there is more to making an IMPACT than templates, tools, and process. She’ll show you how to make the shifts necessary to become a business-focused PMO that will become an invaluable organizational asset. With her guests and insights, we explore the sticky situations and tough challenges PMO leaders face, from sorting through all of the “noise” about what the PMO “should” do to finding the best ways for your PMO to make an IMPACT. Listen in, and you can discover how to shift your focus from outputs to outcomes, fundamentally changing the game for your PMO and personal success.

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