Coaching Skills for the PMO
Coaching is a key skill for modern PMO professionals. This 6-week course will help you discover coaching strategies that work with project managers, sponsors, agile teams and other members of the PMO.
A message from the instructor
How to use this course
Before we begin...
PMO as a coach
PMO as a mentor
PMO as a trainer
PMO as a data analyst
PMO as a process consultant
PMO as a leader
Understanding when to wear each hat
Recognizing your natural style - and deciding what to do about it!
Your coaching journal
Week 1 recap
Introduction to week 2
Introducing the GROW model
Who needs PMO coaching?
Coaching Project Managers
Coaching Project Sponsors
Coaching Project Teams
Coaching agile teams and Scrum Masters
Coaching members of the PMO
Applying the GROW model
Week 2 recap
Introduction to week 3
Introducing OKRs
Setting coaching objectives
Setting coaching key results
Measuring progress
Setting the coaching context
Setting the pace and agenda
Who's agenda is it really?
Creating your coaching OKR
Week 3 recap
Introduction to week 4
GROW model - revisited
Active listening
Five Whys
So what?
Resisting what-is
The null hypothesis
Leadership questionnaires
Applying the GROUP model with teams
Week 4 recap
Introduction to week 5
Agile retrospectives
Coaching the failing project manager
Coaching members of the PMO
Coaching project sponsors
Week 5 recap