09/19/2025
Hamburg Port Authority –
The PMO as a home port
Room 1
2:00 – 2:45 pm
Experience how a PMO gets (construction) projects on track with exchange, structure and attitude.
Description:
With the project management home port, the PMO of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has established a new culture of exchange at eye level with engineers in construction project management. This forms the basis for the development of practical standards and processes with a high level of acceptance. The presentation shows how the PMO not only relieves processes, but also strengthens project teams and increases quality.
Key Takeaways:
There is no need for standards and processes that are far removed from practice! In this presentation, you will learn how reservations about standards and processes can be overcome through lively dialog. Julian Michaelsen and Amira Schmidt use concrete examples to show how a PMO contributes to project success with a culture of discussion, training, practical tools and a clear attitude, and which factors are decisive. They provide practical insights into knowledge management, information on training and strategic measures for the sustainable qualification of HPA project teams.
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Julian Michaelsen (Germany)
Julian Michaelsen heads the Strategy & PMO unit of the Technical Division of the Hamburg Port Authority. His profession is the standardization, professionalization and further development of project management. As a project manager, consultant and coach, he has previously helped companies to establish practical PMO structures. He is certified as IPMA® Level B - Certified Senior Project Manager and IPMA® Level A - Certified Executive Consultant and Coach in project management (CECC).
Amira Schmidt (Germany)
Amira Schmidt is Project Management Officer in the Strategy & PMO unit of the Technical Division of the Hamburg Port Authority. As head of home port project management and project controller in construction projects, she promotes the link between theory and practice. She is also responsible for training trainees in project management. She is certified as IPMA® Level D - Certified Project Management Associate and Scrum Master.
