Comments on: My First Year In A Directive PMO http://thecriticalpath.info/2009/12/10/my-first-year-in-a-directive-pmo/ Free Project Management Information, Advice, and Templates Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sridhar http://thecriticalpath.info/2009/12/10/my-first-year-in-a-directive-pmo/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Sridhar Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:34:34 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=961#comment-1112 It is a kind of maturity model for PMOs - as they evolve, they take on a more directing role. When a PMO is first established, it is as a support organization, since it is politically easy to sell to the project managers. Management then sees the need to have more consistent reporting among projects and since the PMO has oversight of all projects, asks it to come with a set of controls, metrics and Dashboards. Over time, data begins to show that processes and practices are not standardized, resources are idling due to slack etc. That is when the PMO assumes a more directive nature. That has been my experience, anyway. what do you think? It is a kind of maturity model for PMOs – as they evolve, they take on a more directing role.

When a PMO is first established, it is as a support organization, since it is politically easy to sell to the project managers. Management then sees the need to have more consistent reporting among projects and since the PMO has oversight of all projects, asks it to come with a set of controls, metrics and Dashboards.

Over time, data begins to show that processes and practices are not standardized, resources are idling due to slack etc. That is when the PMO assumes a more directive nature.

That has been my experience, anyway. what do you think?

]]> By: Sridhar http://thecriticalpath.info/2009/12/10/my-first-year-in-a-directive-pmo/comment-page-1/#comment-3003 Sridhar Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:34:00 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=961#comment-3003 It is a kind of maturity model for PMOs - as they evolve, they take on a more directing role. When a PMO is first established, it is as a support organization, since it is politically easy to sell to the project managers. Management then sees the need to have more consistent reporting among projects and since the PMO has oversight of all projects, asks it to come with a set of controls, metrics and Dashboards. Over time, data begins to show that processes and practices are not standardized, resources are idling due to slack etc. That is when the PMO assumes a more directive nature. That has been my experience, anyway. what do you think? It is a kind of maturity model for PMOs – as they evolve, they take on a more directing role.

When a PMO is first established, it is as a support organization, since it is politically easy to sell to the project managers. Management then sees the need to have more consistent reporting among projects and since the PMO has oversight of all projects, asks it to come with a set of controls, metrics and Dashboards.

Over time, data begins to show that processes and practices are not standardized, resources are idling due to slack etc. That is when the PMO assumes a more directive nature.

That has been my experience, anyway. what do you think?

]]> By: Lindsay Scott http://thecriticalpath.info/2009/12/10/my-first-year-in-a-directive-pmo/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 Lindsay Scott Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:30:40 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=961#comment-1016 Good piece, clear definitions that also span the Atlantic. It's still very rare to see a Directive PMO in the UK, lots of Support and Controls out there but many are still aspiring to the Directive Good piece, clear definitions that also span the Atlantic. It’s still very rare to see a Directive PMO in the UK, lots of Support and Controls out there but many are still aspiring to the Directive

]]> By: Lindsay Scott http://thecriticalpath.info/2009/12/10/my-first-year-in-a-directive-pmo/comment-page-1/#comment-3002 Lindsay Scott Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:30:00 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=961#comment-3002 Good piece, clear definitions that also span the Atlantic. It's still very rare to see a Directive PMO in the UK, lots of Support and Controls out there but many are still aspiring to the Directive Good piece, clear definitions that also span the Atlantic. It’s still very rare to see a Directive PMO in the UK, lots of Support and Controls out there but many are still aspiring to the Directive

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