PMO

A previous post I did on whether the concept of the PMO was obsolete garnered quite a response.  I posted the question on several LinkedIn groups and the unanimous conclusion was that while the “concept” of the PMO is not obsolete, the deployment, implementation and maintenance of it is. In the PMI Central group, Ricardo...
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Just read this eye opening report from the Projects At Work site on the Hackett Group’s research results on the decline of the PMO.  There’s a quote from the principal researcher named John Reeves, which could read like a summary of my conclusions on the reality check needed regarding the centralization of the PMO...
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I read this great article on Gantthead.com about adding a PMO support role for the project managers who work within a PMO.  It proposes the idea of having  a role dedicated to the administrative functions such as scheduling meetings, updating the project schedule, follow up calls, etc. that can eat up a significant amount...
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