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PMOs and Providing Strategic Value
May 9, 2009 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Project Management Office
PMOs and Providing Strategic Values
By Meade Rubenstein
To provide strategic value, a PMO should be:
- a change agent for all business processes - no matter how much you code or add tasks to MS Project - unless directly addressed, bad business process will remain
- a base to provide an objective view of project goals, expected and realize value - remove the politics from projects
- an overseer in the development of a core, stable, effective IT group - start with getting the best people, help with effective processes, ensure communication is open and safe
- a driver to put proactive measures in place - start off right and chances are you’ll end up right
- a key in driving learning from all projects, learn what worked and didn’t work and improve
So, if your PMO is running projects, printing excel reports or only provide monthly ‘best practices’ reports (based on web searches), it’s time to change.
Meade Rubenstein has over 20 years of IT experience. He is currently the COO of Gráfica Group. Meade’s website can be found at http://www.itprojectguide.com/ and his personal blog can be found at http://www.itprojectguide.blogspot.com/.
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According to a recent survey commissioned by CA across 14 countries and 249 respondents, no less than 77% are using the PMO for a variety of strategic purposes. These purposes range from ‘running strategic projects most of the time’ (25%), ‘a good balance of fire fighting and executing strategic projects’ (22%), supporting company growth and competitiveness’ (19%), or ‘supporting the launch of new products’ (11%). Only 19% state that the PMO is used for ‘fire-fighting and keeping the lights on most of the time’.
I have discussed this further and provided a link to the full research on my blog:
Pradeep Bhanot, Product Marketing Director, CA Clarity, CA