A special moment by the lake with a book that represents years of research, practice, and belief in the future of project leadership. Thinking with Machines is here — a new operating system for AI-enabled PMOs and intelligent project leadership. Launching in two weeks! #ThinkingWithMachines #AI #PMO #ProjectLeadership

The future belongs to those who can think beyond the machine. For PMOs, that means doubling down on what AI can’t do: framing the right problem, exercising governance judgment, and owning accountability for real consequences. AI is the information engine. The PMO remains the governance engine. Worth a read 👇

The biggest barrier to AI adoption isn't technology. It's the organisation that hasn't caught up with the people inside it. You're the proof of concept your organisation hasn't written yet. ♻️ Repost to help someone see AI make a difference. 🔗 Link: lnkd.in/dQMNMMeR

Honoured to serve as a Judging Committee Member for the PMI PMO Awards 2026 — second year in a row. The bar last year was extraordinary. Looking forward to seeing how this year's nominees raise it. #PMOAwards #PMI #PMO

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𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐌𝐎𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧. The default assumption in most organisations is that PMO impact grows steadily with maturity. Invest in structure, build governance, watch results rise. 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟. 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒. 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒. Current research, including AIPMO, on PMO Success: 𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝐼𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡 & 𝐴𝐼 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 dismantles that assumption. There are at least 5 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑛-𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑠, and misreading yours is one of the most expensive strategic mistakes a leadership team can make. Here's what the data actually shows: 📊 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: Exponential Curve Portfolio, Enterprise, Strategic, CoE, and Transformation PMOs show near-zero visible impact at low maturity levels. Their curves are flat — then steep. Organisations that defund these PMOs before maturity develops are eliminating future compounding value based on early-stage silence. Low visibility early makes them permanently vulnerable to cuts precisely when they need protection most. 📊 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐰 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: Bell Curve Crisis-Driven, Entrepreneurial, Project Support, and Innovation-Focused PMOs deliver visible wins almost immediately, even without formal structure. But impact peaks, then declines if the PMO doesn't evolve. This isn't failure. The model predicts it. High fragility is the structural price of early momentum. 📊 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡: The Rare Exception Only Delivery PMOs in stable environments and Assurance/Compliance PMOs approximate true linear growth, where each step in maturity produces proportional impact. Even then, the research notes these are near-linear at best, not perfectly straight lines. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫: PMOs get defunded when leadership applies the wrong measurement framework to the wrong curve. An exponential PMO evaluated at maturity level 1 will always look like a poor investment. A bell-curve PMO scaled beyond its natural peak will always look like it's stagnating. The question organisations should be asking before measuring PMO ROI is not "𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑠?" it's "𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐭?" This is especially critical as organisations prepare for AI readiness. PMO value in an AI-enabled environment won't emerge linearly either. It compounds – but only once the structural and governance foundations are already in place. Has your organisation ever evaluated a PMO against the wrong curve? What was the outcome? #PMO #ProjectManagement #PMOMaturity #StrategicLeadership #AIReadiness #PortfolioManagement #OrganizationalExcellence

Honoured to be appointed as an Ambassador for AIPMO – Association of International Project Management Officers. AIPMO has been at the forefront of advancing the PMO profession, bridging practice, research, and emerging disciplines such as AI-enabled governance, decision intelligence, and portfolio leadership. As an Ambassador, my contribution will focus on: ▶️ Advancing thought leadership on the evolution of PMOs and management offices ▶️ Supporting the translation of research into applied practice ▶️ Promoting ethical, human-centred human–AI collaboration in project and portfolio environments ▶️ Contributing to a global professional community committed to impact, not just maturity This role aligns strongly with my ongoing work at the intersection of PMO design, governance, capability development, and AI adoption. At a time when PMOs are evolving from control-centric functions to strategic, intelligence-led enablers, I strongly believe communities like AIPMO play a critical role in shaping what good looks like, globally and consistently. Grateful for the trust, and looking forward to contributing meaningfully alongside fellow ambassadors and practitioners worldwide. ✅ To peers and practitioners: I look forward to engaging, debating, and building together the future of AI-enabled PMOs. #AIPMO #PMOLeadership #AIinPMO #ProjectManagement #Governance #DecisionIntelligence #ProfessionalCommunity

🎓 New academic research from Alma Mater Europaea University confirms what many PMO leaders already know: 👉 We’ve been measuring PMOs the wrong way. Traditional PMO maturity models assess process capability, not strategic impact — yet we keep assuming: 📈 Higher maturity = higher value The evidence says otherwise. Key takeaways from the study: 1⃣ Maturity ≠ Impact 2⃣ Strong processes don’t automatically create business value 3⃣ Most models are inward-looking, not outcome-driven 4⃣ Real PMO impact lives in strategy alignment, decision quality, benefits & long-term performance In short: We’ve optimised how PMOs operate — but rarely proved why they matter. This aligns with newer impact-based approaches (like PMO-MI®) that separate: ✅ performance ✅ maturity ✅ organisational impact The real executive question isn’t: “How mature is our PMO?” It’s: “What measurable difference does our PMO make to results?” If your PMO scores high but struggles to show value — the model may be the problem. 👇 PMO leaders — your view: Are maturity assessments proving impact… or just improving process? #PMO #ProjectManagement #Leadership #StrategyExecution #ValueCreation #PMOMaturity #BusinessImpact Source: linkedin.com/posts/daniloarb…

Excited to start as a Mentor for the Polimi Alumni Mentoring Programme which launched yesterday! 🎓 As a Polimi EMBA alum and current DBA student, it’s a privilege to give back to the community that has given me so much. Looking forward to a great year of mentorship and growth! 🚀 #PolimiGSoM #Mentorship #Alumni #DBA #EMBA #Education

🚀 AI won’t transform your projects — unless your organisation can. A fascinating new study in the International Journal of Managing Projects in Business (Mariani & Mancini, 2025) makes this clear: AI capabilities create value only when paired with organisational agility. Three key takeaways every Project Manager should note: 1️⃣ Tools ≠ Capabilities: It’s not about having AI dashboards, it’s about having the people, governance, and culture to extract insight and act on it. 2️⃣ Agility is the multiplier: AI’s impact on project value is mediated by how adaptive your organisation is. If you can’t pivot, learn, and decide fast — you’re leaving value on the table. 3️⃣ Value must be designed, not assumed: From definition → creation → capture, AI should enhance how we realise project benefits, not just deliver outputs faster. 💡 Bottom line: AI can amplify performance , but only if your PMO evolves with it. Build capability. Cultivate agility. Focus on value. 🔗 Read the paper: Harnessing AI for Value – Emerald Publishing, lnkd.in/dTURSstq #ProjectManagement #AI #Agility #PMO #ValueCreation #Innovation #Leadership #FutureOfWork

The success of AI’s founders came from recognising the value of prior knowledge, a mindset essential for sustainable business growth. #AI #artificialintelligence #MachineLearning

AI agents are transforming automation across organisations, but not every use case fits! Learn where agentic AI delivers real value and how to maximize its impact💡 #AI #Automation Source:gartner.com/en/webinar/74230…

🚨 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐏𝐌𝐎 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐈 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐢𝐚𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? A fascinating new study reveals that most AI models, regardless of their origin, exhibit a strong bias toward Western cultural values. Even Chinese-developed LLMs aligned more closely with English-speaking and Protestant European perspectives than expected Confucian values. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐌𝐎𝐬: 🎯 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: AI-powered project analytics, risk assessments, and stakeholder analysis tools may be filtering decisions through a Western cultural lens, potentially missing critical perspectives from diverse global teams. 🌍 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬: For PMOs managing international projects, this bias could lead to: • Misaligned stakeholder engagement strategies • Cultural blind spots in risk assessment • Communication approaches that don't resonate with local teams • Project success metrics that favor Western business values ⚖️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐱: While we're investing in AI to improve efficiency and objectivity, we might inadvertently be reducing the cultural diversity that drives innovation and comprehensive problem-solving. 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐌𝐎 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: ✅ Audit your AI tools for cultural bias in outputs ✅ Ensure diverse cultural perspectives in project decision frameworks ✅ Train teams to recognize and compensate for AI cultural limitations ✅ Implement human oversight for culturally sensitive project decisions The goal isn't to abandon AI—it's to use it more thoughtfully. As PMOs increasingly rely on AI for strategic decisions, understanding these biases becomes crucial for truly global project success. What's your experience with AI bias in project management? Have you noticed cultural blind spots in AI-generated recommendations? #PMO #ProjectManagement #AIBias #CulturalDiversity

Honoured and grateful to serve as a judge for the Global Project Management Forum's Excellence Awards! This role allows me to leverage my experience in project management while learning from the innovative approaches and best practices being implemented across our industry. The calibre of submissions always showcases the remarkable talent and dedication within our project management community. Looking forward to recognising and celebrating excellence in project delivery, leadership, and innovation. You still have time to apply for the awards: awards.gpmf.world/ #ProjectManagement #Excellence #Leadership #Innovation #GPMF #Awards

Despite AI’s hype, basic management theory principles also apply to AI. For AI to support a business effectively, the technology must be aligned with it’s strategy and overarching goals.