Project Management Office

What is a Project Management Office?

A Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralised governing body for the functions of project management. The PMO provides organisations with an infrastructure of people, procedures, and tools to achieve effective project management by leveraging project management standards, allocating resources, establishing consistent performance measures, and reducing duplication of efforts.

Some of the functions of a PMO include;

Review and approve project requests and allocate funding.
Develop standard project processes, tools and templates.
Establish and implement best practice methodology.
Develop common expectations and language.
Allocate project staff and manage all projects centrally.
Provide training, certification and coaching to build core project management skills.
Track the status and achievements of all the organisation's projects.
Advocate for project management and provide education within the organisation.
Manage project prioritisation and governance.

What are the Benefits of a PMO?

PMO can provide a standard consistent framework for managing projects through a standard methodology and ensuring these are aligned to the business goals and strategies. It can provide common planning and reporting processes and bring structure and support to evaluating, justifying, defining, planning, tracking and executing projects. It provides project resources clear definition of responsibilities and project deliverables.

Some of the benefits of an effective PMO include;

Establishing an enterprise focus on improvement in project management competency.
Developing or enhancing project management skills and knowledge through training or mentoring.
Ensuring consistency and uniformity in project delivery.
Reducing project overruns and increasing delivery speed.
Increasing customer satisfaction through achievement of outcomes.
Archiving project operational and performance data.
Providing a centralised point of reference for the project management practice.

How Can Diversus Assist in Setting Up Your PMO?

Diversus have implemented PMO for several clients. We understand the importance of adhering to industry best practice but at the same time, ensuring that this does not get in the way of delivering business results. Our consultants can work with your team to formulate and implement an effective PMO for your organisation. We add value by ensuring staff are adequately trained and mentored in the use of the chosen methodologies and processes.

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