PMO Maturity

 

"How can you improve PMO maturity?

• Establish a Vision. 
In order to know whether or not your efforts are successful, you must be able to articulate what will be different about your organization after you’ve launched the PMO

• Process.
Adopt project management methodology, institutionalize its use within your organization, assign owners for every process, and use it and improve upon it continuously.

• PPM Software. 
Introduce PPM software which enables more efficient and effective project, program and portfolio management delivery and support processes

• People Power.
Expand project managers’ communications and interpersonal skills.

• End Result Driven.
Encourage project manager certification, but manage, appraise, and promote based upon the end results achieved by project managers.

• Management Buy-In and Support.
Strengthen involvement and support by executives and the leadership team by giving them what they need in order to be engaged, make effective decisions, and appreciate and support the project management maturity needs of the organization. Often this can be achieved via executive-level PPM software reports and/or dashboards.

• Project Planning/Execution.
Developing effective and detailed plans at the beginning of the project; execute the project according to plan established.

• Reporting.
What is not reported is not measured. Use scorecards and dashboards to keep everyone informed and involved."

- Gartner Inc