![]() ![]() The program level plan is a summarized view of critical program milestones. Schedule Management: The schedule management function assists the program by identifying project level milestones and integrating them into an overall program level plan. The PMO investigates specific performance issues and communicates early warning signs of troubled projects. The PMO also enforces consistent performance reporting guidelines so each project reports project performance consistently. Performance Management: The performance management function integrates project level status reporting and generates the program level status for executive reviews. ![]() Governance: The PMO’s governance function plays an important role by providing decision support for project sponsors, decision makers, and stakeholders involved in the program, organization and enterprise. Documenting governance decisions and tracking action items for future governance sessions provides the administrative support needed for effective decision making. These functions range from the classic project management processes found in the PMBOK to the administrative tasks sometimes bestowed upon business planners or staff generalist positions. However, each PMO can provide several key functions to support the portfolio. The scope and authority will vary depending on the hierarchy of an enterprise, organization-level or project PMO. A program level PMO can be considered the “arms and legs” of the program management function that drives program delivery. Its scope and influence is limited to the program since its authority is an extension of the program manager’s authority. Independent of portfolio reviews, the enterprise PMO is a top-down organization that defines the project management standards, tools, and techniques other organizations should follow.Īn organization- or department-level PMO focuses on the specific projects executing within the organization and implements the standards, tools and techniques prescribed by the enterprise PMO. Depending on the project size, complexity and organizational impact, department-level projects may be reviewed by the enterprise PMO for improved communication and support.Ī program-level PMO provides the administrative and project management support to projects within the program. Depending on the governance requirements, all projects may report into the enterprise PMO, or only select programs or projects may report directly to the enterprise PMO. The enterprise level PMO has a strategic focus and its scope encompasses across all the projects in the corporate portfolio. PMOs can be found at different levels of an organization including enterprise-wide, organization-level or program-level PMOs. Before organizations implement a PMO, they should understand the different types of PMOs available and the functions they support. The PMO may sit at different levels in the organization and provide a variety of functions to a program, organization, or an enterprise. The project management office (PMO) often emerges as a construct to manage the project portfolio as a company’s project management maturity increases. ![]()
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