PMO GOVERNANCE • CERTIFICATION • EXECUTIVE COACHING • KEYNOTES
Most PMOs report on the work.
The best ones govern it.
Dr. Jimmy J. Godard has spent twenty-five years building the governance that turns project offices into decision-making authorities — as a Fortune 100 senior vice president, as a sitting state chief technology officer, and as the instructor behind CB-PMO certification cohorts across the United States.
25+ years
Portfolio, programme, and governance leadership
DM/IST
Doctorate in Management, Information Systems & Technology
Fortune 100
Former Senior Vice President, financial services
CB-PMO • PMP
Certified practitioner and authorised instructor
150 countries
Audiences reached through keynotes and webinars
Three ways to work together
Whether you are building a team’s capability, sharpening your own leadership, or filling a stage — start where you are.
CERTIFY YOUR TEAM
PMO Certification & Corporate Training
CB-PMO, CA-PMO, and Agile PMO certification delivered as instructor-led cohorts — publicly, or privately against your own portfolio. Every cohort is taught by the instructor, not a contractor, and includes a one-to-one coaching session.
BOOK THE STAGE
Keynotes, Workshops & Symposiums
Sessions on PMO governance, AI oversight, and leading through disruption — delivered to audiences from front-line teams to the C-suite, and consistently referenced long after the event.
COACH A LEADER
Executive Coaching for Technology & PMO Leaders
Six-month engagements for directors and executives carrying delivery accountability without the authority to match it. Purpose, positioning, and governance — in that order, because influence precedes process.
THE QUESTION MOST PMOS CANNOT ANSWER
Can you show an auditor who approved that AI tool?
No organisation is audited on whether its teams are agile. A growing number are being asked something far harder: who approved this AI tool, how was its risk classified, what monitoring is in place, and who is accountable for what it produced. Most project offices cannot answer within four hours. Many cannot answer at all.
This is not a theoretical concern raised from a framework. It is the work of governing technology adoption at enterprise scale — vendor review, risk classification, control evidence, and accountability — and it is the reason PMO leaders bring Dr. Godard in before they bring in a methodology.
01
Governance & Decision Rights
Who decides, at what threshold, with what evidence
02
Portfolio & Demand Management
How work enters, gets prioritised, is capacity-checked
03
Delivery Capability
Methodology fit, predictability, dependency control
04
Talent, Culture & Leadership
Purpose alignment, reputation, retention, succession
05
AI & Technology Governance
Inventory, risk classification, audit evidence, accountability
ABOUT DR. JIMMY J. GODARD
From peak-time teller to senior vice president. Then he started teaching
Dr. Jimmy J. Godard has spent more than twenty-five years inspiring teams and helping organisations navigate disruption — beginning as a peak-time bank teller and rising to senior vice president of a Fortune 100 financial institution. That trajectory is the reason his sessions land with both front-line project managers and the executives who fund them: he has held both roles.
He holds a Doctorate in Management with a specialisation in Information Systems and Technology, an MBA, and the CB-PMO and PMP credentials. He currently serves as Chief Technology Officer for the State of Oregon, teaches leadership at Portland State University, George Fox University, and the American College of Healthcare Sciences, and serves as Director of Programs for the Society for Information Management.
Organisations that have brought Dr. Godard in
Keynote Engagement
Certification Cohort
Executive Advisory
Workshop
What happens after he leaves the room
Dr. Godard personalised his presentations to our agency’s strategy and goals, challenging our leaders to innovatively think about ways to meet our mission. His inspiring words resonated with managers from the front-lines to the C-Suite. Throughout the day to current, our attendees continued referencing Dr. Godard’s words, which showed the level of impact he had on the event.
Dr. Godard personalised his presentations to our agency’s strategy and goals, challenging our leaders to innovatively think about ways to meet our mission. His inspiring words resonated with managers from the front-lines to the C-Suite. Throughout the day to current, our attendees continued referencing Dr. Godard’s words, which showed the level of impact he had on the event.
LEAD WITH PASSION AND PURPOSE
Start with the assessment. Or just
call.
If you are weighing certification for a team, coaching for yourself, or a speaker for your event, the fastest way to a useful conversation is to know where you actually stand. The assessment takes eight minutes and gives you a scored governance profile before you speak to anyone.
Prefer to talk first? Call (503) 610-8128 or email info@globalcompasshub.com