Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The Increasing Value of Project Management Office

By Shyam Verma

The PMO does not necessarily manage projects, so in many organizations the PMO does not have a direct project connection or it is indirect. Hence, the value proposition for a PMO can be less tangible and more subjective. A centralized PMO makes great sense to ensure that all project managers have a core set of project management skills, common processes and templates.

The PMO also acts as the owner of the project management approach and supports project managers to utilize common project management practices, procedures and process templates. In addition, the PMO will serve as a place for providing organizational view of the status of all projects and can report on the improvements being made to project outcome over time.
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  1. i agree with you that project managers have a core set of project management skills, common processes and templates.....thanks
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