Monday, December 29, 2014

Different types of PMOs

The project management office centralizes and standardizes the management of projects.  Some organizations refers to this as portfolio management office.

Supportive: A supportive PMO provides the policies, methodologies, templates and lessons learned fro managing projects within the organization.  It typically exercise a low level of control over projects.

Controlling:  A controlling PMO provides support and guidance in the organization on how to manage projects, trains others in project management and project management software, assists with specific project management tools and ensures compliance to organization practices.  It typically has a moderate level of control over projects.

Directive: A directive PMO provides project managers for different projects, and is responsible for the results of those projects; all projects, or projects of a certain size, type , or influence are managed by this office.  A directive PMO has a high level of control over projects.
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