It is all too easy to establish a governance process, develop templates and tools for PPM and implement a training regime. So why then do 50% of PMOs fail within 3 years of start-up? Mike Webb talks through his experiences of establishing PMOs and the part that change management has played in building a capability embedded within the psyche of the organisation. How through treating the establishment of a PMO as a change programme in its own right can ensure enduring success for the capability.