[PMo] Introduction

 

PMOWhat is it? It can be a combination of many different words. Here, what I want to say isProject Management Office. Forgive me for being ignorant,PMOThe concept was already in the industry two years ago.BuzzwordI was not very familiar with this concept until recently due to work reasons.

 

In this article, let's take a preliminary look at why we needPMO, Or,PMOWhat functions should we have?

 

PMO It can be said that It The product of the emergence of industry trends was initially aimed at saving costs, improving the project success rate, and implementing standard processes to cope with more and more project management tasks. Although it is still difficult to have a quantifiable indicator in terms of cost saving and improving the quality of project management, more and more companies and enterprises are It Set up a centralized Department PMO All It Project.

 

According to a widely accepted statement,PMOCore functions include:

1-Define and implement reusable project management processes;

2-Centralized Control of project progress and resource allocation.

 

Think about it. Maybe we have two different focuses.PMOOne is consultative, which provides training, guidance and best practices for project managers, and the other is centralized management, which brings project managers togetherPMOAnd then dispatched to different projects.PMOUnified Control of all projects and resources.

 

I believe that many companies in China should be more inclined to the latter. On the one hand, project management or software engineering is an art, and it is difficult to have a definite pattern. Even if there are more "best practices ", depending on the specific circumstances of the project, it is difficult to ensure that they are applicable. In reality, it is not so easy to find talents with rich management experience that can provide theoretical guidance to others, the latter can more directly reflectPMOExisting values are not only direct and specific project management, but also help to determine the types and priorities of different projects and rationally allocate resources.

 

Of course, if PMO In the end, it should not be in conflict with the company's corporate culture, its role should also be more reflected in how to minimize project failures and corporate losses, and how to improve the company's project management level, instead of blindly and mechanically handling the actual problems of the project through the so-called "standard process", or simply tracking the project progress, it is usually a manager's attitude to command the departments of each project team. It should be the same with the relevant departments of the company: CIO , Cao And Qao , As well as the specific project team, the company's financial and high-level management departments work together to promote the smooth implementation of the company's various projects.

 

A common and intuitive statement is, PMO All its subordinate PM Ability to manage the current project. In the long run, the most ideal PMO To the company It The department continuously improves performance.

 

Speaking of this, there may be more follow-up on this topic in the future.Article. You are also welcome to participate in the discussion!