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Content reflects hands-on experience building and scaling enterprise PMOs, improving portfolio governance, modernizing delivery practices, and supporting executive decision-making, including the evolving role of AI in modern organizations. – Read More
About Michael Davis
Michael Davis is a Senior Director level PMO and enterprise delivery executive with 25+ years of progressive program management experience, including a decade of senior level PMO transformation, portfolio governance, and Project Services leadership across IT services, manufacturing, energy, and professional services.
He specializes in building high performing PMO organizations, leading global portfolios, and personally architecting AI-enabled delivery solutions that drive measurable business outcomes at the executive level.
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Insights Across Knowledge Pillars
- Leading Leaders Is Not the Same As Leading TeamsWhen leaders receive ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, or ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, the damage does not stay contained. It spreads fast and ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ at every level below them. Leading leaders requires a different approach entirely. Leaders do not just need direction. Read More …
- AI and Execution: Moving from Planning to Predictable DeliveryOnce planning is complete, projects move into execution. This is where delivery performance begins to take shape. Execution typically involves: However, execution often becomes reactive instead of proactive. Risks surface late, dependencies are discovered mid delivery, and timelines begin to Read More …
- AI and Planning: Planning Starts With Clarity, Not GuessworkOnce discovery and requirements take shape, teams transition into planning. This is where projects move from ideas to execution. Planning typically involves: However, planning often begins with fragmented context and manual interpretation. This can lead to unrealistic timelines, missed dependencies, Read More …
- AI and Discovery: Discovery Is Only Valuable If It Drives ExecutionDiscovery sessions generate valuable insights. However, too often that information remains buried in notes, recordings, and scattered documents. This is where delivery momentum can stall. Teams complete discovery, but then spend time manually translating outcomes into requirements, backlog items, and Read More …
- AI and Discovery: Discovery Starts Before the First MeetingDiscovery is often viewed as the first phase of a project. In reality, discovery should begin well before the first session. By the time a project reaches discovery, a significant amount of information already exists: Despite this, many teams approach Read More …
- AI – Sales to Delivery HandoffMost projects do not fail at kickoff. They struggle before kickoff ever happens. The transition from sales to delivery is often informal. A quick call, a forwarded SOW, and a few assumptions carried forward without validation. The delivery team is Read More …
- AI – Project Kickoff AlignmentMany project kickoff meetings begin with a simple objective: get everyone on the same page. In practice, that is often more difficult than it sounds. By the time a project reaches kickoff, information is scattered across multiple sources: The project Read More …