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What is a PMO?
The
Project Management Office (PMO) is an organizational
unit that is the source of documentation, guidance and
metrics on the practice of
project management and execution. IT companies were the
first companies to begin using the PMO approach, but
now, even advertising, health care, consulting, and many
other industries are using it. It is proven to highly
increase the success rate of your projects.
What are the advantages of having a PMO?
 Centralized
place for forms and templates to facilitate the development of
project estimates, project plans, project schedules, risk
management, issues management, change management,
project acceptance, and project reports.
Reduce
project costs because common tasks are managed at the PMO level.
Provide
project management support and guidance to project managers.
Best
practices for employees.
Facilitate
the management of multiple projects
Gather
project experience and data for use in future projects and to
improve project management methods
Better
resource allocation and employee productivity
Clarify
the role of projects and project management
Establish
a standard project management methodology, including tools, a
collaborative environment and communication standards
Provide
a single point of contact for all project information
Increase
resource utilization across the organization matching project needs
helping to balance the workload of project managers and project team
members across all projects. |
