A modern PMO Creates Clarity in How People See Strategy
PMI’s 2026 report, Bridging the Gap, Positioning PMOs... highlights a growing divide: senior leaders want PMOs that are value‑driven, customer‑centric partners in strategy execution, yet many PMOs remain focused on internal processes rather than the conditions that create real momentum.
My work centers on three pillars that address the root causes PMI identifies as the biggest gaps.
1. Sensemaking as Strategic Alignment
Most strategy fails long before execution — not because teams can’t deliver, but because they interpret the strategy differently.
I help PMOs create shared understanding across teams and leaders so decisions naturally move in the same direction.
PMI Insight: Strategic alignment is the #1 capability executives expect from PMOs, yet it remains consistently under‑resourced.
2. Value Realization Through Identity‑Aware Decision Making
Value isn’t a dashboard, it’s a shared definition shaped by identity, incentives, fears, and limits.
Using my AIIM model (Ambitions, Interactions, Interests, Motivations), I help PMOs understand how stakeholders define value and guide decisions that reinforce that shared definition.
PMI Insight: Leaders rank value realization as a top priority, but PMOs place it sixth in resource allocation.
3. AI + Data as Meaning Architecture
AI produces information. Humans produce understanding.
I help PMOs interpret AI and data signals by curating what matters, translating information into decisions, and protecting teams from overload.
PMI Insight: Senior leaders expect PMOs to lead in AI adoption, yet PMOs lag behind in data‑driven decision making.
Lift for PMO Value and Storytelling
Presentations & Workshops for Teams
Presentations & Workshops for Teams
Presentations & Workshops for Teams
Elevate your team story with training, team presentations, or keynote:
Data Storytelling
Listening Intelligence for Teams
AIIM Stakeholder Engagement
Team Purpose
KITE Strengths
Strategic Thinking vs. Critical Thinking
Courageous Communication
PMO & Project Delivery Consulting
Presentations & Workshops for Teams
Presentations & Workshops for Teams
Strategic Sensemaking through stakeholder perceptions of value
Prioritization Pivot to demonstrate downstream effects of project overload
Interpreting AI
Data Storytelling
Value Delivery Stream starting with stakeholder engagement with our AIIM model
Delivering Messages to Executives
Fractional PMO/Strategic Advisory
Presentations & Workshops for Teams
Decision‑ready clarity through curated data, delivery health insights, and meaning‑making
Stakeholder alignment and discovery
Value definition and prioritization using our AIIM model
Strategic pre‑work to reduce consulting spend and accelerate alignment
Systems for compliance, learning, and/or operational scale that reinforce clarity and momentum
Change communication systems
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Dori Gilbert, PMO-CP
Uncover Project Delivery Realities
Dori's project management experience began in technology development project management. She led a PMO team with objectives in providing coordinated product releases.
She oversaw product marketing projects, then transitioned into leading IT project communications, creating smooth technology transitions and setting up the tools and training for adoption success.
Start with Clarity
Uncover Project Delivery Realities
Uncover Project Delivery Realities
A 20-minute intro call to identify where lift is needed most.
Uncover Project Delivery Realities
Uncover Project Delivery Realities
Uncover Project Delivery Realities
See the work clearly with a practical guide that helps you surface real voices, decode friction, and reveal how prioritization and decision‑making impact execution on the ground.
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