How Grown Up Is Your PMO By Gus
How “Grown Up” Is Your PMO? By Gus Sanchez, MBA, PMP, ITIL March 8, 2007
Outline PMO Common Components ¡ Life Stages ¡ Conclusions ¡ References ¡
PMO Common Components ¡ Vision and Strategy l ¡ Operations l l ¡ PM Methodology Standardized tools People l ¡ Organization’s identity Have a mix of backgrounds, experience Metrics l Success criteria (qualitative & quantitative)
Life Stages ¡ Baby l l ¡ Adolescent l l ¡ Blending in with rest of organization Can last 12 -18 months Early Adulthood l l ¡ A “corral around PMs” Can last 6 -12 months PMO awareness throughout organization PMO culture in place Adult l Measuring key performance factors (budgets, schedules, resources, RFCs, lessons learned)
Vision Operations People Metrics Baby Developing Trial and error New Not used Adolescent Aligned somewhat with business Some planned activities Mix of core and new resources Minimal Early Adulthood Aligned with business strategy Planned activities Cohesive team Consistent, repeatable methodology Adult Fully integrated at the senior level Well-defined processes Highperforming team Focused on improvement and growth
Conclusions PMO culture must be blended into organization. Need good leaders. ¡ Invest in training, especially when creating grass-roots organization ¡ Mature or Die. Continuous improvement is key. ¡ Practice makes perfect ¡
References ¡ “Growing Pains” by Janet Liao, PM Network Magazine, February 2007
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