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

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.

Power Framework, working closely with the PMO, implemented a Microsoft-based PPM solution that delivered a single source of truth, executive-ready dashboards, and AI-assisted risk and benefits management. The result is a transformed PMO that has strengthened business confidence and enabled more effective strategic delivery.

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.

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 – Panel Q&A with Bristol Airport and Power Framework

12:30 – Close

Presenters

Sarah Landen, Head of PMO, Bristol Airport

Gero Renker, Director, Power Framework

Duncan Griffin, Solution Architect, Power Framework

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.

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