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PMI Fellow and former PMI Chair Philip Diab has developed a new program to help organizations get PMO\u2019s up and running quickly. RapidStart PMO is an outcome driven approach that creates deliverables as it iterates towards understanding how the PMO can best serve the organization. And despite his stature in the PM community, Philip continues to be a practitioner, helping organizations get better at getting work done. He\u2019s deeply wise and he\u2019s has been kind enough to act as Yoda to me on numerous occasions throughout my career. In this interview we discuss the profound impact volunteerism can have on your PM career, keys to success for PMOs and common mistakes many organizations make when starting up (or maintaining) PMOs.\n\nShow Notes\n00:00 Podcast begins - Dave introduces Philip\n00:39 Philip talks a little about his background in Project Management and with PMI\n01:22 How volunteering can help your career\n04:30 Volunteering takes a lot of time and energy, but it gives back even more\n06:20 PMO\u2019s - How Philip got involved in working with PMO\u2019s, what he learned from it and why he is so passionate about it\n07:27 Yes - PMO\u2019s are very exciting\u2026 but you have to be pretty deep with the PM geek\n07:50 The work Philip has been doing to help organizations that want to start PMO\u2019s to get them up and running quickly\n08:43 The PMO as a service organization that helps projects succeed (as opposed to simply providing an auditor function\n10:39 Philip\u2019s explains S.E.R.V.E. - his five strategic principles for PMO\u2019s \n13:41 The types of organization Philip works with and where they are in the PMO adoption lifecycle\n15:41 A story about one of Philip\u2019s favorite PMO projects\n16:52 Philip\u2019s optimism around his work \u201cThere is no room for cynicism in project management.\u201d\n18:05 What makes PMs successful and when the work moves beyond being about the project\n19:01 Philip\u2019s PM Origin Story - How to get the job when you have no experience and what happens afterwards\n20:41 Giving yourself empowerment because of your knowledge and experience\n21:30 \u201cYou can take charge and people will let you if what you are doing is the right thing for the organization.\u201d\n22:00 Why Rapid Start PMO exists and how it can help you build (or rebuild) your PMO\n24:33 A step-by-step deliverable focused program\n25:14 The main differentiator that that leads to success and five critical factors you need\n27:05 Passion for the project and being the champion who motivates the team is critical, but what if the project you get is \u201cjust a pile of garbage\u201d (Philip offers Dave some advice)\n29:43 A strange definition of optimism\n30:55 Making room in the PMO for experimentation\n32:24 Common missteps made by organizations trying to start PMOs\n35:22 What to do when you can\u2019t don\u2019t know (or can\u2019t remember) why you have a PMO\n37:37 How the course can help existing PMO\u2019s\n39:08 How to learn more about the course or get in touch with Philip\n39:35 Philip\u2019s new podcast \u201cThe Project Management Debate Podcast\n\nYou can learn more about Rapid Start PMO here: http://rapidstartpmo.com/p/rapidstartpmo\n\nYou can reach Philip via his website: http://philipdiab.com/\nOr his LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipdiab\n\nAnd you can find \u201cThe Project Management Debate Podcast\u201d on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pm-debate-podcast/id1170807549?mt=2 or Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/user-96614158