View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view. The role of the project management office by andy cuthbert overview taken statistically, 90% of companies consider project management competencies crucial, yet many still struggle to consistently manage projects effectively, improve processes and meet strategic business objectives. A quest for understanding final research report 9781933890975. Pdf purpose the project management office pmo phenomenon is a. The main contribution of this work is to better understand the drivers that. Need to understand the expectations of stakeholders toward the pmo. There are other names usually used to refer to such an organizational entity, including project office, program management office, and portfolio management office. Pmo project management office integration into organizations. Project management offices pmos have become an important feature of project. The pmo strives to standardize and introduce economies of repetition. Pdf download for a multiphase research program investigating project. Much of the work developed in organizations occurs as projects and this tendency is crescent. It also aggregates the various functions of a pmo from across. Yet to be truly effective, pmos must reflect the organizational culture and strategyor risk being dismissed as an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.
This dual definition hints at one of the major challenges of defining what a pmo is and how it works, namely, the lack of consistency in responsibilities and practices across organizations called pmos. Pmo roles and functions structural characteristics performancetransformation. Cleland project management literature award search for more papers by this author first published. If you have not received or cannot locate this email, please contact customer care. The number and complexity of projects occurring simultaneously within even a moderately sized integrated delivery network can be staggering. A quest for understanding, authors brian hobbs and monique aubry address these questions, providing a look at how pmos exist today, and some clues about how and why theyre changing.
Project management office, pmo, pmo organizational structure. Theoretically, this thesis makes contributions to our understanding of two. This study outlines a definition for pmos, describing them in terms of their organizational context, their structural characteristics, their functions, and their performance. Despite the proliferation of pmos in practice, our understanding of this. Management office pmo involved in projectrelated tasks will follow up on project. To understand the pmo, the organizational context must be defined. Third avenue, suite 205 foster city, ca 94404 kevin. The acronym pmo may abbreviate project management office or program management office. The project management office pmo is an organizational entity with responsibilities related to the centralization and coordination of projects under its. In contrast, 86% of respondents who use a project management office pmo stated that the pmo leads to more successful projects i. A project management office pmo is an organizational body or entity assigned various. The best answer, according to the authors, may be that pmos are still evolving. If you applied for pmi membership using a paper application, you should have received an email with instructions on how to create an account. In order to deliver these projects on time, within scope.
Pmos have been published as a book, the project management office pmo. A quest for understanding is a valuable resource for any practitioner or project organization with a stake in that evolution. Pdf establishing a project management office pmo using the. Quest for understanding the project management institute, 2010. Definition program management office pmo is the department or group that defines and maintains the guidelinesstandards of process, generally related to managing interrelated enterprise projects, within the organization. Over the last decade, the project management office pmo has become a. The project management office a quest for understanding. Yet to be truly effective, pmos must reflect the organizational culture and strategyor risk being dismissed as. Director, peninsula center for project management in hampton, va, usa, and winner of the 2006 pmi david i. Leading the effective, value driven, project management office business agile leadership volume 1 free. A multiphase research program investigating project management. Itpmg pmo overview 2 program management office pmo. The project management office the project management office in sync with strategy the project management office pmo is easing its way into the mainstream.