1. Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Eaton CenterP
Panel Discussion – “What do you look for in top Project Managers? What is most important to your PMO?”
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Eaton Center

2. General question on size of company, number of projects, number of PMs?

3. How does your PMO measure the success of the portfolios that you are managing? For ex., estimation accuracy, on time delivery, etc.?

4. What is your PMO organizational structure?  Do PMs report into the PMO?

5. How are your PMs measured
How are your PMs measured?  Are they measured based on their project metrics?

6. What is more important, meeting your measures and metrics or having a satisfied customer?

7. What is the defined career path for a Project Manager in your organization?

8. What are the different roles within your PMO
What are the different roles within your PMO?  PM, BA, Portfolio Managers?

9. What do you look for when hiring a PM (level of experience or skillset, what distinguishes a candidates)? How critical is PMI Certification?

10. Do you have non-project managers managing projects
Do you have non-project managers managing projects?  If so, what is their role (Technical Analyst, BA, etc)?

11. Does your PMO conduct regular governance reviews
Does your PMO conduct regular governance reviews? And if so, please describe.

12. What tools do you use to manage your projects and portfolios?

13. What is the extent of scope for automation in your organization?

14. Does your company utilize different project management methodologies, such as agile or waterfall, and why? 

15. What is your process for determining resource capacity and allocations?

16. Do you expect a PM to be a subject matter expert on projects they manage?

17. What about a resume makes you not bring a candidate in for an interview?  Too many pages, etc.

18. What is the current job market for Project Managers in NEO?

19. Are project managers really in control of (or responsible for) a budget?

20. How important is the understanding of external processes and requirements (ex. HIPAA) to your hiring of PMs?

21. My experience is limited to managing Infrastructure projects how do I move toward managing Software Development projects?