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From oversight to outcomes: How stronger PMOs improve public sector project delivery

Learn how public sector PMOs can reduce risk, strengthen governance and build lasting internal capability to improve project outcomes.

June 18, 2026

25 mins

Emma Daly, Patrick Sweeney, Niamh McAuliffe

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What we'll cover

Public sector PMOs in practice: How PMOs can reduce delivery risk, improve outcomes and lower dependency on external support.
Governance people will use: How to build clear accountability and decision-making structures around your organisation’s reality.
Change with control: Practical ways to manage change, control scope creep and understand risk before it becomes a problem.
From framework to action: How to move beyond theory and make steady improvements that create visible value.
Capability that stays: How to grow internal PMO skills and confidence, so your team can own and drive progress independently.
What a good PMO looks like in an Irish public sector context - real-world lessons from PMO implementations in Irish public sector organisations - the common pitfalls and what success looks like.

What you'll learn

Better governance

Build oversight structures that fit your organisation’s culture, constraints and delivery needs.

Stronger control

Spot risk, manage change and keep projects moving without losing sight of scope or impact.

Practical progress

Turn PMO thinking into useful actions that create measurable value, step by step.

Lasting capability

Reduce reliance on external support by building PMO confidence and skills inside your team.

Meet the speakers

Emma Daly

Advisory & Training Director at emagine

Emma is Advisory & Training Director at emagine and a commercially focused project and programme management professional with over 20 years' experience. She leads emagine's Project Delivery practice, specialising in PMO design, project governance, and delivery maturity assessments across public and private sector organisations. Emma has a strong track record in establishing and maturing PMOs that improve delivery confidence, decision-making, and organisational performance. She also serves as Director of PMO with PMI's Ireland Chapter, where she champions honest conversations around PMO best practice and the real challenges practitioners face. Emma is a qualified engineer and holds PMP®, PMI-PMOC, PRINCE2, P3O, and IPMA certifications.

Patrick Sweeney

PMO Consultant

Patrick is a PMO Consultant with over two decades of experience establishing and managing PMOs across the Irish public and private sectors. Operating through his consultancy Codetta Ltd., he specialises in governance frameworks and PMO services for complex strategic portfolios. Currently working with emagine as PMO Manager at the Central Statistics Office, Patrick leads a team supporting the transformation of the Irish Census 2027 into a multi-mode digital and paper system. His public sector portfolio also includes establishing PMO frameworks for the OGCIO and leading recovery planning and reporting for Children's Health Ireland following the HSE Conti Cyber Attack. Patrick holds an MSc in Project & Programme Management and brings an eclectic background that includes a career as an avionics lecturer with the Irish Air Corps.

What we'll cover

Public sector PMOs in practice: How PMOs can reduce delivery risk, improve outcomes and lower dependency on external support.
Governance people will use: How to build clear accountability and decision-making structures around your organisation’s reality.
Change with control: Practical ways to manage change, control scope creep and understand risk before it becomes a problem.
From framework to action: How to move beyond theory and make steady improvements that create visible value.
Capability that stays: How to grow internal PMO skills and confidence, so your team can own and drive progress independently.
What a good PMO looks like in an Irish public sector context - real-world lessons from PMO implementations in Irish public sector organisations - the common pitfalls and what success looks like.

Meet the speakers

Emma Daly

Advisory & Training Director at emagine

Patrick Sweeney

PMO Consultant

Niamh is an experienced leader in Project, Programme and Portfolio Management (P3M), with a strong focus on strategic planning, governance, and business transformation. She specialises in aligning change initiatives with organisational objectives to deliver measurable value. Niamh has led high-value, multi-year portfolios and complex digital transformation programmes across both agile and traditional delivery environments. She is known for providing C-suite leaders with clear, actionable insights that support informed decision-making and effective risk management. A committed advocate for capability development, Niamh founded a Project Management Academy at Three Ireland to embed agile thinking and strengthen project sponsorship across the organisation. She has held senior roles including Head of Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management and Digital Strategy Programme Lead.