3 PMO Trends 2021 from the perspective of the PMOfficer. Part1

• Before continuing with this first, we will make a parenthesis since the impact that has not only been in a country, in a region, in a sector or in a specific industry (?), Of course, as in every crisis, opportunities are generated with great exceptions for companies digital entertainment, telecommunications, logistics and supplies, electronic commerce and of course those pharmaceutical companies in a frantic race to get a vaccine, can be considered as the 5 great beneficiaries.
• Honestly, it is very difficult to know and believe who really has an efficient PMO, but from my experience I do not believe that any, although it is important to mention thatdigital entertainmentcompaniesmost likely have an Agile Transformation Office where not only the products but all the operation has a very high maturity managing the entire portfolio of its products.

1. Virtual PMO (Enhance Collaboration with Remote Work)

Very evident this trend for this 2021, has been to promote Remote Work where it was shown that the vast majority of organizations were not prepared for it, just to mention the most obvious:

• Senior Management's reluctance of the "school trip" that needs to "see people to know what to work for."
• The "Middle Managers or Directors" who did not know how to delegate or execute that had always been a bottleneck (known problems in the organization but mainly on the part of all tactical and operational teams).but with remote work, the rest of the organization has found out (another thing is to look the other way).
• Obsolete technological infrastructures both at the level of telecommunications and systems to work remotely beyond 24x7 technical support teams.

2. Hybrid PMO (applying traditional and agile frameworks)

All organizations have project portfolios, and by 2021 the product portfolio will increase because the trend of digital services will continue;therefore it will be necessary to logically manage a hybrid portfolio (projects and products).

I look forward to what PMI will bring withPMBOK® Guide-Seventh Edition (and the one to be available soon) and its vision for "Hybrid Project Management and Direction" with the acquisition of DA!It can be a great boost or on the contrary, it will be a simple "facelift" to continue promoting training and certifications but very little contribution to actual execution inorganizations.

Personal reflection: I hope that PMI's contribution on Agility is much more important than what has been seen up to now with the purchase of DA (Discipline Agile), because today I see many people giving the certification courses in DA when they have never managed a PMO or even led projects and / or products under agile frameworks.

On the other hand Axelos with a more flexible methodology such asPRINCE2,but they have not yet made the leap in quality to really adopt moreagilityin Product management.

Personal reflection: I hope that PMI's contribution on Agility is much more important than what has been seen up to now with the purchase of DA (Discipline Agile), because today I see many people giving the certification courses in DA when they have never managed a PMO or even led projects and / or products under agile frameworks.

3. Blockchain technology (evolution of efficient management under a PPM )

Undoubtedly, technology should be a support pillar for all PMOs, blockchain technology can (and should) be used for Project and Product Management but very mainly in Public Administration (At the Government level of each country).

This point is intrinsically related to the other two:Virtual Hybrid PMO

Simply and simply because all the resources that are used both at a technical, technological and human level are paid by ALL OF US through ourtaxes!

And as such they must be managed efficiently and today more thanever!

Do not miss the second part where we are going to share from my vision the Real Scenario (Current) and the Ideal Scenario (Future) with solutions and / or concrete recommendationshttps://www.linkedin.com/post/edit/6742049370495184896/

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Bibliography: https://ipmoguide.com/project-management-trends-2021-tendences/

THIS ARTICLE ARE PERSONAL OPINIONS BASED ON MY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES OF +20 YEARS, PART OF THEM ARE BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF WRITING THESE LINES AND WHICH I INCLUDE THE BIBLIOGRAPHY AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR ALL READERS.

All organizations have project portfolios, and by 2021 the product portfolio will increase because the trend of digital services will continue;therefore it will be necessary to logically manage a hybrid portfolio (projects and products).

I look forward to what PMI will bring withPMBOK® Guide-Seventh Edition (and the one to be available soon) and its vision for "Hybrid Project Management and Direction" with the acquisition of DA!It can be a great boost or on the contrary, it will be a simple "facelift" to continue promoting training and certifications but very little contribution to actual execution inorganizations.

Personal reflection: I hope that PMI's contribution on Agility is much more important than what has been seen up to now with the purchase of DA (Discipline Agile), because today I see many people giving the certification courses in DA when they have never managed a PMO or even led projects and / or products under agile frameworks.

On the other hand Axelos with a more flexible methodology such asPRINCE2,but they have not yet made the leap in quality to really adopt moreagilityin Product management.

Personal reflection: I hope that PMI's contribution on Agility is much more important than what has been seen up to now with the purchase of DA (Discipline Agile), because today I see many people giving the certification courses in DA when they have never managed a PMO or even led projects and / or products under agile frameworks.

Bibliography: https://ipmoguide.com/project-management-trends-2021-tendences/

THIS ARTICLE ARE PERSONAL OPINIONS BASED ON MY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES OF +20 YEARS, PART OF THEM ARE BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF WRITING THESE LINES AND WHICH I INCLUDE THE BIBLIOGRAPHY AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR ALL READERS.