Lessons from Bristol Airport: Building a Strategic PMO on Microsoft Cloud

About the event

Bristol Airport’s PMO has undergone a remarkable journey – from a one-person operation to a mature, business-critical function managing nearly 200 projects and £400 million of investment.

Meet Sarah Landen, Head of PMO at Bristol Airport who will share their story first-hand: the challenges of rapid growth, building credibility with the board, overcoming resistance to change, and achieving forecast accuracy within 5% through better processes, governance, and technology.

This event is a rare chance to see:

• • How a live PMO operates inside a fast-growing, complex organisation.

  • The real-world steps taken to implement Microsoft-based PPM tools, including adoption challenges and lessons learned.

  • Practical demonstrations of Power Framework and AI in action.

  • Insights into how you can leverage your own Microsoft investment to build a stronger PMO. 

House of PMO Guest Presentation: “Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Choosing the Right PMO Journey”

We are excited to welcome House of PMO’s Eileen Roden as our special guest presenter.

Not every PMO is on the same journey, and not every organisation needs the same level of process, technology or support. Drawing on her own experience of working in and around different PMOs, Eileen looks at how PMO services, tools and ways of working need to fit what the organisation is actually trying to achieve. Using planes, trains and automobiles as a simple way to frame the conversation, the session explores how the right mix of support, technology and partners can help PMOs deliver more value — whether they are supporting major transformation or just trying to make everyday delivery work better.

Agenda

      08:30 – Arrival and Coffee

      09:00 – Welcome from Bristol Airport & Power Framework

      09:15 – Bristol Airport’s Transformation Journey: From One-Person PMO to Strategic Business Partner

      09:45 – Technology in Action: How Power Framework and Microsoft Tools Underpin the PMO   

      10:30 – BREAK – Networking

      11:00 – A Day in the Life: Inside Bristol Airport’s PMO    

      11:30 – The Bigger Picture: Making the Business Case for Microsoft Cloud in the PMO    

      12:00 – House of PMO Guest Presentation: Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Choosing the Right PMO Journey

      12:30 – Panel Q&A with Bristol Airport, Power Framework, House of PMO

      13:00 – Close

Presenters

Sarah Landen, Head of PMO, Bristol Airport

Gero Renker, Director, Power Framework

Duncan Griffin, Solution Architect, Power Framework

Eileen J Roden, Director and Co-Founder, House of PMO

Who Should Attend

This event is designed for PMO leaders, portfolio managers, project sponsors, and business change professionals who want to see how a modern, Microsoft-enabled PMO operates in practice. It will be particularly valuable if you are:

• Exploring how to strengthen governance, forecasting, and reporting in your organisation.

• Already invested in Microsoft 365 and keen to leverage it for project and portfolio management.

• Interested in learning directly from a peer organisation that has successfully transformed its PMO.

• Looking for practical insights into adoption, stakeholder engagement, and the role of AI in project management.

Please be aware: this event is in person, there is no option to join it online!