PMO is a corporate department responsible for the practice & discipline of project management within the organization. They are usually departments with management control over project managers & responsibility for project success. The function of a PMO fall into three categories:
(1) Development Functions: Development functions are those that build a cadre of effective project managers. They include activities such as:
• Recruiting Staff
• Defining project management career and training paths
• Providing support & assistance to project managers
• Evaluating project managers at the end of a project
(2) Support Function: Support functions are those that help project managers become more effective in managing their projects. They include activities such as:
• Time gathering & reporting
• Defining standards for project documents
• Establishing priorities among projects.
• Establishing procedures for issues such as:
(a) Scope control or review & approval
(b) Creating standards for initiating and closing projects
(c) Implementing project management methodologies & software
(d) Providing a forum for resolving disputes
(3) Control Functions: They include
• Taking care of employee promotion
• Providing discipline & direction
• Defining mandatory standards such as the frequency of status report or team meeting
• Reviewing projects in progressTo Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WQEVKMFL
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