Establishing and Managing the Project Management Office Training Class

1. Setting the Stage for an Effective PMO

• What will executives embrace?


• Why PMO implementations fail


• What should a PMO do?


• Moving from the cost model to the throughput model

2. Strategic Planning for the Right Project Mix

• Sub-systems that must be addressed


• The right marketing projects

3. Determining the PMO Model for Your Organization

• Reviewing available models


• Determining the model that fits

4. Relating the PMO to the New Form of Project Management

• Program management


• Resource management


• Cost management


• Training and mentoring


• Methods, processes, and metrics

5. Selling the Concept

• Making the case for a PMO - selling the idea


• Steps for creation


• The right people


• How to plan for the first year

6. Implementing the PMO

• The proposal in detail


• The governance board and prioritization management


• Linking project progress to strategic objectives


• How to sell the plan

7. Components of a PMO

• Selecting the personnel


• Setting up a workspace


• Setting up a library


• Establishing a project portfolio reporting mechanism

8. Determining What Services to Offer

• Standardization


• Training/mentoring


• Resource management


• The service matrix

9. Roles and Responsibilities

• Who should be there?


• What should they be doing?


• What value do they bring?

10. Toward Sustainability

• Overview - Sustaining PMO value


• Delivery management and acceleration


• Reducing negative human behavior


• Managing in a multi-project environment


• What does it take to become mature?

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