As the year comes to an end, many PMO professionals find a brief pause in the pace of delivery. It offers a valuable opportunity to reflect on performance, progress and priorities. This is the moment to consider what has worked well, where improvements could be made and how the PMO team can best prepare for the year ahead.
Throughout the year, a great deal of time and effort is spent planning and supporting projects, programmes and portfolios across the organisation. Yet the development of the PMO itself, and the people within it, is often given less attention than it deserves.
As we approach the new year, it may be the right time to place the PMO’s own growth and capability at the centre of planning for the months ahead.
Start with a Training Needs Analysis (TNA)
A Training Needs Analysis is not just a checklist activity. It is a structured way to ask one of the most important questions a PMO can ask: What do we actually need to get better at?
Our TNA Service for PMOs is designed to help you answer that. It gives structure and focus to identifying the skills you already have, where the gaps are, and what kind of learning will make the biggest impact. It is built around the House of PMO Competency Framework and helps align development to both team and organisational goals.
The TNA process gives you practical insight into your team’s capability and helps you plan development that has real value for the business.
Whether you are leading a well-established PMO or building one from the ground up, a TNA helps you:
- Pinpoint genuine skill gaps and strengths
- Build a roadmap for professional development
- Align learning with business priorities
- Make sure every pound spent on training delivers a return
It is not about doing more training. It is about doing the right training.
And we can help you get there. Click here to read more about the TNA service.
Thinking About Your Own Career Next Year
The new year also feels like a natural time for a bit of personal reflection. Maybe you are thinking about stepping up into a PMO Manager role, or perhaps you just want your CV to properly show the value you bring to your organisation.
Our PMO CV Development Distance Learning Course is designed to help with that. It walks you through how to present your PMO experience clearly and confidently, and how to make sure your CV tells the story of your capability, not just your job title.
A good CV does more than list what you do day to day. It shows the difference you make, click here to read more.
Managing a Busy Portfolio in 2026
If your organisation is heading into the new year with several major initiatives on the go, you might already be feeling the pressure of portfolio prioritisation. Deciding what matters most can be challenging, especially when every project has a sponsor who believes theirs is the most important.
That is where the Management of Portfolios (MoP)® course can really help. The next one takes place on the 9th of February, and it focuses on helping PMO professionals and leaders bring structure, balance and transparency to portfolio planning.
If you support senior decision making or help manage change at a portfolio level, this course will give you the tools to make those conversations clearer and more data driven. Click here to read more about the course.
A Few Thoughts to Leave You With
Planning for the new year does not have to mean sweeping resolutions or major changes. Sometimes it is as simple as pausing and asking a few questions.
- Are we as a PMO focusing on the right things?
- Do we have the skills we need for what the organisation is asking of us?
- Am I personally where I want to be in my PMO career?
These are small questions, but the answers can shape everything that follows.
So before the pace of January begins, take a moment to plan for your own development and for your team’s growth. Not just for the projects you support, but for the PMO itself.
We are here to help you when you are ready.
Explore our Training Needs Analysis Service to get started, take a look at our CV Development Distance Learning Course, or join us on the 9th of February for our Management of Portfolios® course.
Here is to a thoughtful, well planned and rewarding year ahead for every PMO professional.
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