Neal Whitten's Let's Talk! More No-Nonsense Advice for Project Success

CHAPTER 26

Project Management Organization (PMO)

“PMOs serve two primary objectives:to manage the portfolio of projects in a manner that bestsupports the business, andto help project managers be successful.”

Q26.1

Is a project management organization (PMO) a good thing for an organization?

A26.1

For the right organization, it can be. In my view, the two most important reasons to have a PMO are to (1) manage the portfolio of projects in a manner that best supports the business, and (2) help project managers be successful. A PMO is not about bureaucracy, overhead, and slowing down the business, nor is it about creating attractive charts and catering to senior managers. A PMO is serious about business and exists to help an organization be ...