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Program / Project Management Office (PMO)

The Program / Project Management Office (PMO), is a body within the organisation that strives to standardtize and introduce calture of repeatition in the execution of projects.

 

The PMO is the sources (and guidance) for:

  • Methodologies;

  • Governance (e.g. Policies, Processes, Procedures);

  • Templates;

  • Standards;

  • Documentation (e.g. Reports, Matrices, etyc.) 

  • Monitoring Active projects and portfolios;

  • Reporting (e.g. Status, Progress;

  • In some instances, the PMO accommodates the Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) functions.

The degree of the PMO's control over projects varies from organization to organization. It can be:

  • Supportive, w.ith a consultative role;

  • Controlling, by requiring compliance; and / or

  • Directive, by taking control and managing the projects.

The Project Management Institute (PMI) describes the PMO Community of Practice (CoP), describes the PMO as a strategic driver for organizational excellence which seeks to enhance the practice of execution management, organizational governance and strategic change management.

At YBT Services we see the PMO as a centre of excellence with the duties of:

  • Custody of Policies, Processes, Procedures and Templates;

  • Collection and dissamination of information;

  • Standards guidance and enfocement;

  • Verification of adherence to standards & contracts;

  • Resources coordination (Human & Hardware);

  • Skill-set and Fit-For-Purpose (FFP) maintenance;

  • Supporting the project managers and their team (via audits & inspections;

  • Facilitation of interest groups;

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