PMO Organization Descriptions and SuccessBusiness Strategy – Key to success, must be aligned with the organizations objectivesGovernance – Must Involve business leadership with the alignment of priorities between projects and organizational initiatives. Shifting priorities should be limited on “in-flight” projects. Prioritization of Projects – A systematic process should exist to provide a clear and unbiased process to establish project priorities. Resource Management– Resources should be aligned along with the priority selection. Workforce management (transitions, new hires, retraining) is key to successful resource management.Communications – MUST be controlled to ensure the appropriate messages are communicated to the workforce, leadership and Sponsorship.IT Leadership– A consistent message to allow interaction between departments is critical. PMs / Teams– the PMO should facilitate the communications between projects to ensure limited conflicts in schedules and announcements. Clients / Sponsors– Official communications channels should be established and maintained to ensure consistency in messaging and scheduling.Methodologies and PM Mentoring – Providing standardization and coaching PMs on good practices and assisting troubled projects are critical to the PMO’s success.Standardization– This provides consistency between projects and improves efficiency PM Training and Consulting– the PMO should define the training to enhance the adoption of the Methodology and develop PMs for succession planning activities.
