The Advanced Project Management Office: A

The Project Management Office (PMO) is a rapidly growing concept in project management. This reference provides comprehensive information that allows the project manager to select the features most appropriate and relevant to their issues, while keeping the full PMO activities in perspective. The book demonstrates how PMO can reduce the costs of projects, decrease time-to-market for new products, increase corporate profits, and ensure project success. It covers all aspects of PMO in a format that is easy to read and understand. It also discusses the motivations for adopting a PMO, including project performance, project manager competency, the organizational desire to excel, and much more.

Introduction	p. 1
Background	p. 1
PMO Promises	p. 2
PMO Characteristics	p. 5
Conclusions	p. 6
Project Performance Facets	p. 9
Overview	p. 9
Two Different Sets of Attributes	p. 12
Client View	p. 13
Team View	p. 17
Project Evaluation	p. 23
Conclusions	p. 30
Marginal Project Performance	p. 31
Overview	p. 31
Two Typical Runaway Projects	p. 32
The Project Audit	p. 35
Recovery Plans	p. 37
The Role of the PMO	p. 38
Conclusions	p. 41
Project Manager Competency	p. 43
Overview	p. 43
Different Skill Sets	p. 45
Things-Related Skills	p. 48
People-Related Skills	p. 48
Organization-Related Issues	p. 49
Competency Analysis	p. 51
Competency Tables	p. 53
Enhanced Competency Analysis	p. 55
Conclusions	p. 56
Certification Programs in Project Management	p. 57
Project Management Institute	p. 57
Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering	p. 57
Association for Project Management	p. 58
Duties Performed by Project-Related Positions	p. 59
Knowledge and Competency Requirements by Project Position	p. 87
Maturity Models	p. 103
Overview	p. 103
Maturity Levels	p. 107
Metrics Related to Maturity Levels	p. 114
The PMO and Metrics	p. 118
Project Management Maturity Assessment	p. 118
The Role of the PMO in Maturity Assessment	p. 120
Conclusions	p. 123
Functions of the PMO	p. 125
Overview	p. 125
Project-Focused Functions	p. 130
Enterprise-Oriented Functions	p. 143
Conclusions	p. 152
Project Charter	p. 153
Implementing the PMO	p. 155
Overview	p. 155
Motivations	p. 155
Costs, Benefits	p. 161
Assessing the Organization's Current Project Management Practices	p. 162
Assessing the Project-Friendly Feature of the Organizational Structure	p. 167
Projects with Virtual Teams	p. 168
PMO Implementation Project	p. 171
Deployment of the PMO	p. 177
Conclusions	p. 181
Project Management Office Charter	p. 183
The PMO and Professional Responsibility	p. 185
Overview	p. 185
Ensuring Integrity and Professionalism	p. 187
Contributing to the Project Management Knowledge Base	p. 188
Enhancing Individual Competence	p. 188
Balancing Stakeholders' Interests	p. 189
Respecting Personal, Ethnic, and Cultural Differences	p. 190
Conclusions	p. 191
References	p. 193
Index	p. 197
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The Advanced Project Management Office: A Comprehensive Look at Function and Implementation

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