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The Functions of a Project Management Office

Project Pulse Journal

A Project Management Office (PMO) isn't just about oversight; it's about empowering your projects to deliver real value. A well-implemented PMO can transform your project delivery process , ensuring that every project is set up for success from the start. Discover how a PMO can be a game-changer for your organization.

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What Is a PMO? (Infographic)

Wrike

Project management is a discipline loaded with acronyms: PMP, PRINCE2, CPM, WBS, PMBOK, PMI… and about 150 others. Whether or not you’re a project manager by title, one acronym you’re sure to hear more often is PMO. What is PMO?” PMO stands for “project management office.” Definition of PMO. Who Needs a PMO?

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Project Management Statistics: 45 Stats You Can't Ignore

Workamajig

How do companies use formal training programs? What kind of PMOs do organizations employ? 68% - more than 2/3rd - of organizations in PMI's annual survey said that they used outsourced or contract project managers in 2018. ( Project Management Office (PMO) Statistics. It's not always a rosy picture for PMOs.

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Artificial Intelligence and Project Management: The First Step

The IIL Blog

One of the most common services carried out by the PMO is status and progress reporting to different stakeholders and top management. Nieto-Rodriguez and Viana Vargas highlight that training AI algorithms to manage projects will require large amounts of project-related data, as noted in Harvard Business Review [8]. Active Assistance.

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Professionalise Project Management

The Lazy Project Manager

Perhaps we might begin with the PMO. Since PMOs lead the project management community – either directly or indirectly, according to your PMO model (see appendices) – then by considering what the best PMOs offer we can gain some insight and see that: The best PMOs have consistent, repeatable PM practices across the enterprise.

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Add to the C-Level

The Lazy Project Manager

Leads, and is aided by, the PMO. Sadly, I have yet to see a future ‘C’ work their way through the project arena, the PMO, the project management practise. In the long run it will only benefit the PMO, your projects, you yourself and, of course, the organisation. Managing resource requirements across the project portfolio.

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Know the value of your change

The Lazy Project Manager

Project (or Program) Management Office (PMO) activities and focus (supportive, directive, controlling). They don’t develop great project sponsors, going back to Challenge 2 – Invest in non-accidental project sponsors – nor do they train people to undertake objective lessons learned activities either.