Monday, September 26, 2005

PMO Project Management Office: The Rocky Road ...








PMO Project Management Office: The Rocky Road: Via CIO: Beneath the Buzz: Project Management Office ...

It takes awhile to win the hearts and minds of the workforce and to gain the leadership alignment necessary for true success of a PMO, project management office. The path to success is a rocky road, filled with boulders and ditches that mirror the culture of the organization. N. Dean Meyer explores the dark side of the PMO and how scoping its role can avoid the common causes of failure ...

... "Meanwhile, relations between Henry and his peers became strained. The other senior managers in IT resented Henry when hot strategic projects were taken away from them and given to him. They resented his control over their resources. They resented his looking over their shoulder, judging their progress and reporting on them to their boss. " ...

The project management office, PMO, is a challenging implementation.  Expect a rock road and be ready to deal with cultural barriers ...

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