In my day-to-day work in project management, there\u2019s something I\u2019ve internalised quite a bit: if you don\u2019t define the objective well, if you don\u2019t measure, and if you don\u2019t follow up, it\u2019s very difficult to get where you want to be.<\/p>\n
For a long time I saw it as something purely professional. But there came a point where I asked myself: What if I applied everything I do at work to sport? What if I were to treat my preparation as if it were just another project?<\/p>\n
The answer began to take shape by preparing for The Millars UCI Gran Fondo World Series, a 156 km race with more than 2,000 meters of elevation gain, which was held on 22 March.<\/p>\n
What does it mean to be a PMO? <\/p>\n
When someone asks me what I do as a PMO, it\u2019s often difficult to explain in one sentence. It\u2019s not just about tracking projects or coordinating tasks.<\/p>\n
For me, being a PMO is about constantly connecting the dots. It\u2019s about taking a goal that sometimes sounds very abstract and boiling it down to something concrete: what needs to be done, when, with what resources, and how we know if we\u2019re on the right track.<\/p>\n
In everyday life, that means bringing order to chaos. Prioritising when everything seems urgent. Detecting problems before they explode. And, above all, helping to make things happen.<\/p>\n
Over time you realise that it\u2019s not just about methodologies or tools. It\u2019s about having a way of thinking: structuring, measuring, adjusting, and starting again.<\/p>\n
From the office to sport: applying the PMO mindset <\/p>\n
When I started preparing for the race, I decided to do it the same way I manage a project.<\/p>\n
The first step was to define what I wanted to achieve. \u201cDoing well\u201d wasn\u2019t enough. I needed something concrete: to finish among the first 60 participants out of a total of 2,000.<\/p>\n
From there, I organised the preparation in phases. I planned training blocks, measured how I was progressing, and above all, adjusted my strategy on the fly when something wasn\u2019t going as expected.<\/p>\n
The result was an improvement of approximately 20 minutes compared with the previous year and a 31st position overall, enough to qualify for the 2026 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in Japan.<\/p>\n
The power of data: measuring to improve <\/p>\n
If there\u2019s one thing I\u2019m sure of, it\u2019s that what isn\u2019t measured, can\u2019t be improved.<\/p>\n
This is obvious at work, but it\u2019s even more so in sport. I started relying heavily on data: power, weight, training load\u2026<\/p>\n
In my case, working with metrics like FTP or W\/kg ratio allowed me to clearly see the evolution:<\/p>\n
FTP: about 280 W to 310 WWeight: from 75 kg to 71 kgW\/kg ratio: from 3.7 to 4.4 <\/p>\n
Beyond the numbers, what matters is what you do with them. Adjust, try it out, make mistakes, and readjust. Exactly the same as in any project.<\/p>\n
Time management and discipline <\/p>\n
One of the most difficult parts was fitting everything in with work.<\/p>\n
This is where I have most noticed what my day-to-day work as a PMO has contributed to my development. Knowing how to prioritise, being well organised, and being quite disciplined with my times.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not always easy, but when you have a clear goal, you eventually find the gaps. And that consistency, little by little, makes all the difference.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, it\u2019s not about having more time, but about managing the time you have better.<\/p>\n
Managing uncertainty <\/p>\n
Neither in projects nor in sport does everything go perfectly.<\/p>\n
There are always unexpected events: bad days, changes of plan, even falls, like what happened to me in the race. And that\u2019s where mindset really comes into play.<\/p>\n
Instead of getting frustrated, I tried to do the same thing I do at work: analyse, adjust, and keep going.<\/p>\n
Because if there\u2019s one thing I\u2019ve learned, it\u2019s that getting sidetracked is part of the process. What matters is how you react.<\/p>\n
Next challenge: the World Cup in Japan <\/p>\n
With the qualification achieved, a new phase now begins: preparing for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championship in Japan.<\/p>\n
And I\u2019m going to approach it in exactly the same way. Clearly define the next milestones, structure the preparation in blocks, continue measuring each progression, and optimise everything possible.<\/p>\n
In the end, it\u2019s the same old story: same approach, new goals.<\/p>\n
Project management and high performance: key lessons <\/p>\n
If there\u2019s one thing I take away from this whole experience, it\u2019s that many of the skills we develop at work are useful for much more.<\/p>\n
Planning, measuring, being consistent, adapting\u2026 all of that doesn\u2019t stay in the office.<\/p>\n
In my case, bringing that mindset to sport has helped me improve more than I expected.<\/p>\n
And in the end, it all boils down to something quite simple: treat each goal as a project. With method, with common sense\u2026 and with the eagerness to do a little better each day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In my day-to-day work in project management, there\u2019s something I\u2019ve internalised quite a bit: if you don\u2019t define…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32655,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[485,155],"class_list":["post-32654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-telefonica","tag-innovation","tag-telefonica"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}