PMO · Portfolio · Transformation

I build the framework, then train your people to run it.

Consultant and trainer with 17 years in Big 4 consulting and corporate delivery. I set up PMOs, portfolio governance and strategy offices for government and private clients, and I teach the teams who inherit them, so the way of working stays after I leave. PMI Authorized Training Partner Instructor for PMP and PMI-ACP, with 150+ courses delivered to 1,500+ professionals across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, Bahrain and Lebanon.

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Portrait of Hossam Wazzan — **Hossam Wazzan**MBA · PfMP · PMP · PMI-ACP · MSP

150+: courses delivered
1,500+: professionals trained
6: enterprise PMOs established
€250m+: largest portfolio under governance

Services

Consulting that ends with a team able to run it

Each engagement has a build phase and a hand-over phase. The training is part of the delivery, not an add-on.

Consulting

PMO set-up: maturity assessment, target operating model, governance and delivery processes
Portfolio, programme and project governance, with executive reporting
Strategy management offices and benefits realisation
Transformation delivery and programme assurance
Project portfolio management tool selection and benchmarking

Training

PMO design, governance and operating models
Portfolio and programme management
Project management, agile and exam preparation
Strategy implementation, governance and leadership
Decision making and problem solving
In-house courses built around your own projects and templates

Assess
Maturity, stakeholders and where delivery breaks down today.
Design the framework
Operating model, governance, processes and reporting.
Train the team
Courses built around your own projects and templates.
Coach
Support through the first cycles so the practice sticks.

Self-assessment

PMO Maturity Assessment

Rate 32 practices across 8 dimensions. You get a maturity level for each one, a radar chart, and a phased roadmap to the level you choose. It takes around 10 minutes.

Start the assessment

Selected work

What the framework looked like in practice

Health insurance regulator

Enterprise PMO from assessment to adoption

Maturity assessment, target operating model, governance system, delivery processes and an enhancement roadmap, with coaching so the team could run it.

Led end to end

Ministry of Health

PMO governance and assurance at scale

Governed budget, milestones and risks across a large project portfolio and reported to executives, leading a team of four.

€250m+ · 120 projects

National development fund

Strategy management office

Tracked benefits, stakeholders and performance against strategic objectives for executives, leading three consultants.

9 objectives · 30+ initiatives · ~100 projects

Government entity

Enterprise PMO operating model and methodology

Designed structure, roles, governance and service catalogue, then rolled out portfolio, programme and project methods.

Adopted across 12 departments

Road maintenance contract

Operational optimisation

Directed two consultants on a performance-based road maintenance contract.

+10% against contract KPIs

Executive authority, Dubai

Portfolio management platform benchmark

Compared four platforms for technical fit and delivery risk and developed the target operating model and benchmarks.

4 platforms assessed

Client names are generalised.

Latest delivery

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Bahrain18–20 Oct 20263 days · English

A three-day workshop for STC Channels, delivered through American Consulting Experts. Delegates worked through structured decision models and real workplace problems, then were assessed with a pre-test and a post-test.

97/ 100trainer evaluation, average of five criteria

25of 26delegates improved from pre-test to post-test

8.5/ 10average post-test score

24of 26rated the venue and services good or excellent

Training

Taught by someone who has run the thing

Courses draw on live PMOs and portfolios, not slide libraries. I deliver in English and Arabic, online or on site, for public courses and in-house programmes.

PMO design and governance
Portfolio management
Programme management
Project management and PMP preparation
Agile and hybrid delivery
Strategy implementation
Decision making and problem solving
Leadership for project leaders

Language

English or Arabic

Format

Online, on site or blended

Audience

Project managers, PMO teams, executives and sponsors

Tailoring

Built around your own projects, templates and tools

Courses delivered

Course	Client	Location	Date
Decision Making and Problem Solving	STC Channels (via American Consulting Experts)	Bahrain	18 – 20 Oct 2026
Project Management Office Certified Practitioner	Leoron Institute (public course)	Riyadh, KSA	Oct 2026
Portfolio Management Professional course	Leoron Institute (public course)	Riyadh, KSA	Oct 2026
PMP exam preparation	TAQA Water Solutions	Abu Dhabi, UAE	Sep 2026
Strategic Leadership Masterclass	IKK Group	Jeddah, KSA	Dec 2025
PMP exam preparation	Leejam Sports Company	Riyadh, KSA	Oct 2025
Project Management course	GBNTC – TCC	Riyadh, KSA	Jul 2025
Project Management for NGOs	American University of Beirut	Beirut, Lebanon	Aug 2024
Risk Management Professional	GBNTC – Talemia	Riyadh, KSA	Oct 2023
Project Management	GBNTC – Ruaa Al Madinah	Madinah, KSA	Oct 2022
PMP exam preparation	Tharwah – National Events Center	Riyadh, KSA	Oct 2022
PMP exam preparation	Saudi Airlines	Jeddah, KSA	Jul 2022
CAPM / PMP exam preparation	Prince Sultan University	Riyadh, KSA	2018 – 2021 (several)

Earlier courses, 2012 – 2022

Course	Client	Location	Date
PMP exam preparation	Alfaisal University	Riyadh, KSA	2016 – 2024 (several)
PMP exam preparation	Amideast	Riyadh, KSA	2016 – 2019 (several)
PMP exam preparation	Davidson Consulting	Dubai, UAE	Nov–Dec 2017
PMP exam preparation	Job Creation Commission	Riyadh, KSA	Oct 2017
Certified Associate in Project Management	Public Investment Fund	Riyadh, KSA	Mar 2017
PMP exam preparation	Sherbiny Company	Khobar, KSA	Feb 2017
PMP exam preparation	Al Hokair Group	Riyadh, KSA	Jan 2017
PMP exam preparation	Orpic	Sohar, Oman	Dec 2016
Practical Project Management	Shell Development	Salalah, Oman	Nov 2016
Practical Project Management	Shell Development	Muscat, Oman	Oct 2016
PMP exam preparation	Airbus KSA	Riyadh, KSA	Dec 2015
PMP exam preparation	ADCO	Abu Dhabi, UAE	Nov 2015
Practical Project Management	Shell Development	Sur, Oman	Oct 2015
PMP exam preparation	Orbits	Riyadh, KSA	Jan 2015
PMP exam preparation	Nesma & Partners	Makkah, KSA	Oct 2014
PMP exam preparation	Society of Engineers	Muscat, Oman	May 2014
PMP exam preparation	Promastar EMEA	Beirut, Lebanon	Feb 2014
PMP exam preparation	Bureau Veritas	Beirut, Lebanon	Jan 2014
PMP exam preparation	Formatech	Dubai, UAE	2013 – 2016
Advanced Project Management	Haigazian University	Beirut, Lebanon	Nov–Dec 2012

Clients and institutions trained

Saudi Airlines
Public Investment Fund
Airbus KSA
Shell Development, Oman
Al Hokair Group
STC Channels
TAQA Water Solutions
Orpic
ADCO
Leejam Sports
IKK Group
Bureau Veritas
Davidson Consulting
Alfaisal University
Prince Sultan University
American University of Beirut
Haigazian University

Participant feedback

What delegates say after the course

Scores come from end-of-course evaluation forms of four recent courses, September to October 2026.

4.9/ 5

Average from 11 delegates across three public courses (PMP, PfMP and PMO-CP), on content and trainer questions.

97/ 100

Average trainer evaluation from 26 delegates at the Decision Making and Problem Solving workshop in Bahrain.

By course

Decision Making and Problem SolvingBahrain · 18–20 Oct 2026 · 26 delegates

97/100

PMP certification and exam courseAbu Dhabi · 7–11 Sep 2026 · 5 delegates

5.0

Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)Riyadh · Oct 2026 · 2 delegates

5.0

PMO Certified Practitioner, in ArabicRiyadh · Oct 2026 · 4 delegates

4.9

Trainer evaluation, Bahrain workshop (out of 100)

Encouraged active class participation98.5

Course material met the stated objectives97.7

Value of course exercises and discussions96.2

Instructor knowledge of subject matter96.2

Concepts clearly conveyed and understood96.2

The trainer was very clear in explaining the terms of each process and provided relevant examples to make it easy for us to understand the course.

Delegate · PMP course, Abu Dhabi, Sep 2026

الورشة كانت ممتازة ومثرية، وكان للمدرب دور كبير في تسهيل فهم المعلومات من خلال أسلوبه الواضح والممتع، وتشجيعه المستمر للمشاركة والتفاعل.

The workshop was excellent and enriching. The trainer played a big part in making the material easy to grasp through a clear, enjoyable style and constant encouragement to take part.

Delegate · Decision Making workshop, Bahrain, Oct 2026

Very good experience, improving solving ability, learned new skills for problem solving that I can use in my workplace.

Delegate · Decision Making workshop, Bahrain, Oct 2026

شمولية المنهج المقدم على جميع النقاط التي تخص مكتب إدارة المشاريع، بالإضافة إلى مستوى المدرب الرائع ومدى تمكنه العالي في إيصال المفاهيم.

The curriculum covered every point that concerns a PMO, together with the excellent level of the trainer and his strong ability to convey concepts.

Delegate · PMO-CP course, Riyadh, Oct 2026

Amazing training session, excellent trainer.

Delegate · Decision Making workshop, Bahrain, Oct 2026

Good speaker, good voice and confident in helping us. The way he explains the course and the examples.

Delegate · PfMP course, Riyadh, Oct 2026

Quotes are anonymous and come from delegates’ evaluation forms; Arabic comments are translated. Public-course ratings use a 1 to 5 scale and the Bahrain workshop uses a 0 to 100 scale, so they are shown separately. The PMO-CP score covers the nine content and trainer questions; delegates rated value for price lower (3.75), which is set by the course provider.

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