When project management office (PMO) leaders help define strategy, they can deliver more value. Guests include: Katitja Molele, PMP, strategy and innovation PMO manager, Africa operating unit for The Coca-Cola Co., Johannesburg, South Africa: Molele talks about how PMOs are evolving and how actively engaging PMO leaders in crafting strategy helps companies turn ideas into reality. Tom Kuczynski, vice president, IT, DC Water, Washington, D.C., USA: Kuczynski discusses how he helped build—and evolve—the organization’s IT PMO, winner of the 2020 PMO of the Year Award. He also outlines how he and the team look beyond basic on-time and on-budget metrics to whether the project achieved its intended benefits.  Key themes [00:58] PMOs helping craft strategy can deliver more value[02:02] The PMO’s role in turning ideas into reality[03:40] Defining value to better meet business goals[06:33] Building DC Water’s IT PMO[11:53] Measuring success