We start projects because we want something out of them. Those deliverables are supposed to give the project owners the tools they need to achieve the stated benefits. Benefits delivery is something the PMO should support. However, project managers aren’t always involved in the benefits-side of projects. When a project manager is tasked with delivering […]
7 Specialist Services Your PMO Can Offer
7 Specialist Services Your PMO Can Offer Project Management Offices are all about tracking, right? Well, not really. While supporting teams to track individual projects and monitoring the health of the portfolio overall are key services that the PMO can offer your exec team, that’s not where their work ends. Here are 7 ways that […]
Questions To Ask Before You Set Up A PMO
Setting up a PMO (Project Management Office) can be fraught with difficulty. There’s the challenge of gaining executive support for creating what could be seen as an extra level of administration and bureaucracy. There’s the issue of staffing: train internal resources, buy in expertise or mix the two? Then there’s the practical problem of not […]
Governance Services for Your PMO
Providing PMO governance services. There are lots of ways to set up a Project Management Office to support your business objectives and to deliver what the organization needs in order to manage its portfolio effectively. A key function you can provide are PMO governance services. While not all PMOs will major on governance, it’s a […]
4 Ways Your PMO Can Build Capability
Your PMO capability needs to adapt to better meet the needs of the organization. One of the best ways to do that is through improving the capability of the staff so that they can respond more effectively. That goes for the project management community as a whole within your business. There are plenty of benefits […]
The Crucial Governance Functions Your PMO Carries Out
Your Project Management Office has a crucial governance role to play in ensuring that projects complete on time and deliver what they say they will. In this article we’ll look at 6 of the top governance functions that your PMO might offer. Not all PMOs will offer all of these governance functions because it depends […]
How Your PMO Supports Project Delivery
How does your PMO support project delivery? For many organizations, trying to deliver a project without the support of a Project Management Office (PMO) would be unheard of. PMOs operate at so many levels within a business. They provide executive insight and portfolio management to supporting the day-to-day operations of the project community. Here are […]
5 Value-Adds From Portfolio Management
A portfolio approach. Portfolio Management takes project and program management to a whole new level. It’s where projects and programs are looked at in the round, alongside other critical business activity. It gives you the complete picture of organizational change and where your resources are being spent. Whether you run portfolio management at a departmental […]
How To Show The Value Of Your PMO
How To Show The Value Of Your PMO. Each group of users who touch your Project Management Office (PMO) have different requirements. This isn’t new (or even news) – it’s the case for any division that offers services and a supportive function within the business. The challenge with having multiple customer groups like this is […]
10 Essential Functions For Your PMO
10 Essential Functions For Your PMO. The Project Management Office (a PMO) team wears many hats. As your PMO matures, you’ll want to add more services and functions into the team. The depth of information they hold and the value they can add by critically applying that information to today’s business problems is only going […]