PMO Pro-Tips: Managing C-Suite Stakeholder Perceptions

Success is in the eyes of the beholder. For projects, that means winning over the top decision makers in the C-suite. How can project management office leaders best share project progress with executives? How can you better engage the C-suite to manage their POVs? We discuss this with Douglas Pulini, PMP, PMI-PMOCP, head of the strategic management office at SPC Brasil in São Paulo, and Stephan Wohlfahrt, PMI-ACP, DAVSC, PMP, head of the project management office at Bosch Mobility in Stuttgart, Germany. 

Key themes

00:56 The C-suite’s role in project success

02:33 How PMO leaders decide what information to share with executives

05:24 Ways to engage executives to benefit project success

10:26 Choosing how to best present project updates to the C-suite

14:28 Must-have skills for PMO leaders to effectively manage stakeholder perceptions