Marisa Silva
United Kingdom
Marisa Silva is an accomplished Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) professional and trainer with over 7 years of experience gained internationally and cross-industries. Passionate about PPM and Project Management Offices (PMOs), Marisa has developed her career from management consulting and has held positions as PMO Analyst, PMO Manager, PPM consultant, PPM Competency Centre Manager, and Country Manager. Currently she works as PMO Analyst at Oxford University Press.
Marisa holds a BSc. in Management, a specialization in Competitive Intelligence, a PgDip in Foresight, Strategy and Innovation, and is currently a MSc. candidate in Strategic Management of Projects, at University College London (UCL). As a trainer, Marisa delivered over five hundred hours of training in Project Management foundation and advanced courses and PMP preparation courses. She is certified as a PMP, PMD Pro Level 2, PRINCE2, and P3O professional, as well as a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in regards to PPM tools.
Marisa has authored Project Management articles and scientific papers presented and published in international conferences, and is also an active member of the Project Management community and professional bodies. She is a member of PMI, APM, Founding Member of the IIBA Portugal Chapter, and has served as a volunteer in the PMI Portugal Chapter.
Marisa can be contacted at marisa.silva.14@ucl.ac.uk.
Profile created May 2015
Articles and Papers
- Project creatures that accelerate and enhance a portfolio of projects - Featured Paper - Portman, Silva - September 2020
- Creatures that slow down portfolio delivery and how to kill them - Featured Paper - Silva, Portman - October 2019
- Making PMOs Critical to Business: 5 Imperatives for the Future of PMOs - Advisory Articles - Silva - October 2015
- The Value of a PMO - Advisory Articles - Silva, Bouter - September 2015
- Future-Proof: Foresight as a Tool towards Project Legacy Sustainability - Second Editions - Silva - May 2015