Project Management Office (PMO) - Drives Project Success & Improves Organizational Performance

Project Management Office (PMO) - Drives Project Success & Improves Organizational Performance By SN Panigrahi
A Project Management Office (PMO) is a Group or Department that Centralizes Governance, Defines, Creates, Directs, Co-ordinates, Guides, Maintains & Ensures Uniform Practices of Standards Across an Organization.
The Primary Goal of a PMO is to Achieve Benefits from Standardizing and Uniformly following Project Management Processes, Policies and Methods.

A PMO can either be internal or external. Just because the title says “Project” that is often a misnomer and it can also be referred to as a Program or Portfolio Management Office.

The PMO not only focus solely on standards and project management methodologies, but they can also be part of strategic project management by facilitating, or even owning, the project portfolio management process. In this capacity, they can monitor and report on active projects and portfolios to top-tier management and foster strategic decision-making.