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Project Management Institute

PMO unCONNorth America 2027May 11–12Montreal, Canada

Two days at small tables with other PMO leaders, working on the problems you bring. You talk most of the time.

See how the two days work →

Registration opens on 15 December 2026.

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Why come

What you take home

  1. 01Answers to your own PMO problems, from peers who have faced them
  2. 02A network of PMO leaders you can call after the event
  3. 03Ideas you can apply on Monday, not slides to file away
PMO leaders talking around a table covered with workshop notes at PMO unCON

2027 program

Where the project world meets the PMO

Four PMO Core Labs cover the craft of running a PMO. Seven forums look at where the PMO meets another field. Each forum meets at PMO unCON and keeps working through the year on a PMO playbook for its field.

PMO Core Lab

PMO Value

How do you show what your PMO is worth, in words leaders use?

Value Clinic

A PMO brings a real case, and the tables work out how to show its value.

PMO Core Labs

PMO Core Lab

PMO Value

How do you show what your PMO is worth, in words leaders use?

Value Clinic

A PMO brings a real case, and the tables work out how to show its value.

PMO Core Lab

Strategy & Leadership

How does the PMO earn a seat where decisions are made?

The Boardroom

PMO leaders pitch to a panel of executives and hear their reaction on the spot.

PMO Core Lab

Design & Operations

What should your PMO do, and stop doing?

PMO Design Studio

Redesign a PMO in 90 minutes, from services to operating model.

PMO Core Lab

People & Careers

How do you build a PMO team, and a career in PMO?

Career Circles

Small peer groups and mentoring between experienced and newer PMO professionals.

Forums

Forum

PMO × AI

What is the PMO for when AI writes the status report?

Each forum starts work on a PMO playbook for its field.

Forum

PMO × Agile

How do you govern a portfolio that runs agile?

Each forum starts work on a PMO playbook for its field.

Forum

PMO × Change

Who makes sure people adopt what projects deliver?

Each forum starts work on a PMO playbook for its field.

Forum

PMO × Sustainability

How do sustainability goals change what gets funded?

Each forum starts work on a PMO playbook for its field.

Forum

PMO × Social Impact

How do you measure impact, not only delivery?

Each forum starts work on a PMO playbook for its field.

Forum

PMO × Giga Projects

How do you run a PMO across dozens of contractors?

Each forum starts work on a PMO playbook for its field.

Forum

PMO × Government

How do you run a PMO through budget cycles, audits and elections?

Each forum starts work on a PMO playbook for its field.

Not sure where you fit? The open space is for any PMO question.

See all labs and forums →

How the two days work

Four steps, two days

  1. Step 1: Send your question

    Before the event, you tell us the PMO problem you want to work on.

  2. Step 2: Join a lab or forum

    The labs and forums set the themes. Facilitators build the sessions from your questions.

  3. Step 3: Work at small tables

    Tables of 5 to 8 PMO leaders. You talk most of the time.

  4. Step 4: Meet and celebrate

    The Exhibition Zone, the Most Influential PMOs ceremony and the evening reception.

See the full experience →
Room of PMO leaders seated at round tables listening to a facilitator beside flip charts, PMO unCON San Diego 2026

Who you'll meet

Small tables, on purpose.

Every session runs at tables of 5 to 8 people with a facilitator, so the number of places is capped by the tables we can run well. The cap is set with the venue.

Built for everyone shaping the PMO agenda.

The value of an unconference comes from the mix in the room. Montreal brings together practitioners and decision-makers from across North America — senior enough to change something, close enough to delivery to know what actually works.

  • Experienced PMO leadersLooking for new ways to prove strategic value and keep the PMO relevant.
  • Future PMO leadersBuilding the skills, network and perspective to step into bigger roles.
  • Executive sponsorsWanting a clearer view of what a modern PMO should deliver to the business.
  • Consultants & advisorsTesting ideas with peers and staying close to real-world PMO practice.
  • Project & portfolio managersConnecting delivery reality with the strategy the PMO is meant to enable.

Plan ahead

Plan your budget and get approval

Registration opens on 15 December 2026. If you need approval or a budget, you can start now.

Registration price

Early

15 December 2026 – 28 February 2027

PMI member
USD 750
Non-member
USD 860

Regular

From 1 March 2027

PMI member
USD 840
Non-member
USD 960

Prices in USD, full price.

Includes both days, lunches and coffee breaks, the Most Influential PMOs ceremony and the evening reception.

  • Pay by invoice

    Your organization can pay by invoice or purchase order. Write to pmouncon@pmi.org.

  • Get your manager's approval

    Use our template to explain what you and your PMO will get from two days at PMO unCON.

  • Traveling from outside Canada

    Request a visa invitation letter, even before you register. If your visa is refused, you can get a full refund.

    Request a letter →Refund conditions →

  • Teams and government

    Coming with colleagues, or working in the public sector? Write to pmouncon@pmi.org and we will help with group registration.

Get involved

Facilitator leaning over a table to guide a written exercise with PMO leaders at PMO unCON

Facilitate

Lead a table, not a talk. Facilitators guide the conversations that make PMO unCON work.

Apply to facilitate

Sponsor

Meet PMO leaders who came to work on the problems you solve.

Become a sponsor

PMOs in Government

Working in the public sector? Ask us about group registration and the PMO × Government forum.

Write to pmouncon@pmi.org

Questions

FAQ

How much does it cost?
Early (until 28 February 2027): USD 750 for PMI members, USD 860 for non-members. Regular (from 1 March 2027): USD 840 and USD 960. Plan your budget →
Do I need a visa, and can I get an invitation letter?
It depends on your passport. Anyone can request an invitation letter, before or after registering. Apply early: visa processing can take more than two months. Request a visa invitation letter →
Can I get approval or pay by invoice?
Yes. Download the approval letter template, and your organization can pay by invoice or purchase order. Approval and invoicing →
What is an unconference?
The labs and forums set the themes. Inside each one, the questions on the tables come from you: you send yours before the event, and the facilitators build the sessions from them. See how the two days work →
See all FAQs →

PMO unCON North America 2027 · Montreal

Registration opens on 15 December 2026.