Comments on: Criteria for Successful Project Management Offices http://pmtips.net/criteria-successful-project-management-offices/ Guidance for Real Life Projects Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:43:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Monday Morning Links – 26th October : How to Manage a Camel – Project Management and Recruitment http://pmtips.net/criteria-successful-project-management-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-3858 Monday Morning Links – 26th October : How to Manage a Camel – Project Management and Recruitment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:47:29 +0000 http://pmtips.net/?p=3342#comment-3858 [...] Brad Egeland of Project Management Tips (another candidate for a parking space!) again skills us with practical advice on becoming a successful PMO – http://pmtips.net/criteria-successful-project-management-offices/ [...] [...] Brad Egeland of Project Management Tips (another candidate for a parking space!) again skills us with practical advice on becoming a successful PMO – http://pmtips.net/criteria-successful-project-management-offices/ [...]

]]> By: Primoz Frelih, PMP http://pmtips.net/criteria-successful-project-management-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-3833 Primoz Frelih, PMP Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:01:30 +0000 http://pmtips.net/?p=3342#comment-3833 I'll waste some paper to print this :) These all are great strating points to be applicable in a custom project management environment. PMO should promote its benefits in order to raise inside the organizational hierarchy. Good work! I’ll waste some paper to print this :) These all are great strating points to be applicable in a custom project management environment. PMO should promote its benefits in order to raise inside the organizational hierarchy.
Good work!

]]> By: Richard Clarke http://pmtips.net/criteria-successful-project-management-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-3832 Richard Clarke Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:13:44 +0000 http://pmtips.net/?p=3342#comment-3832 I think one of the key aspects of PMOs is their scope. I have seen many fail, The biggest issue is what are they there to do. Some are directors who control the delivery, some are more about the how things are delivered are rather than what. some are a combination One of the key aspects in addition to what you have above is a signed up to terms of reference. The terms of reference needs to be understood by all 7 out of 10 PMO fail because either they do not have TOR which is followed, spread themselves to thin, or loose focus on their key reason for existence in the first place I think one of the key aspects of PMOs is their scope. I have seen many fail, The biggest issue is what are they there to do. Some are directors who control the delivery, some are more about the how things are delivered are rather than what. some are a combination

One of the key aspects in addition to what you have above is a signed up to terms of reference.

The terms of reference needs to be understood by all

7 out of 10 PMO fail because either they do not have TOR which is followed, spread themselves to thin, or loose focus on their key reason for existence in the first place

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