Week 6 Class Professional Practice & Standards PDF

Professional Practice & Standards WEEK 6 DR MUATH ABU ARQOUB, PMP ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BOND UNIVERSITY What is project management office (PMO)? “A management structure that standardizes the project related governance processes and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies,...

Professional Practice & Standards WEEK 6 DR MUATH ABU ARQOUB, PMP ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BOND UNIVERSITY What is project management office (PMO)? “A management structure that standardizes the project related governance processes and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools, and techniques.” PMI, PMBOK 7th Edition “A PMO provides multifaceted support to the project and/or the individual managing the project in relation to organisation, planning, reporting, meeting, management, documentation, etc.,” IPMA PMO prevents this: PMs fail to comprehend the whole system in a projectized organization. PMO prevents this: No clear acceptance criteria according to the organization’s strategy PMO prevents this: The old paradigm of promoting the best technical personnel to project manager level PMO prevents this: Executive support for/understanding of projects is lacking in many organizations. PMO prevents this: Lack of accurate project resource tracking  Project organisational structure Training & Resource Support management PMO’s functions Clarity Reporting Standardization  Responsibilities Help Plan Advise Track Review Initiate Facilitate Control Audit/ QA Manage Project Manager PMO Manager Mentor/ Coach Execute Strategic planning Estimate Train PMs Organise Manage project knowledge Communicate PMO types Weather station PMO forms Control tower Resource pool Command and control centre  PMO types Keeping a close watch on project progress is the major goal of the weather station PMO's work. To meet the needs of senior management, it is usually Weather station developed to keep track of the company's ongoing projects. PMO forms The staff makes an unbiased prediction on the project's success. The following are some of the project-specific Control tower questions that are addressed: ❑ How are our projects progressing? Which ones are on Resource pool track? Which ones are not? ❑ How are we doing in terms of cost? Which projects are Command and over or under budget? control centre ❑ What are the major problems confronting projects? Are contingency plans in ❑ place? What can the organization do to help the project?  PMO types Improving project execution is the major goal of the control tower PMO. Project management is seen as a profession that should be Control tower safeguarded and advanced. The PMO's staff identify best practises and project PMO forms management standards of high quality. They work as consultants and trainers to support project Weather station managers and their teams. Resource pool Command and control centre  PMO types The goal of the resource pool PMO is to provide the organisation with a core group of trained project Resource pool managers and professionals. It functions similarly to an academy in that it is constantly upgrading the skills of a firm's project PMO forms professionals. Weather station Along with providing training, this type of PMO also improves project management's status inside the organisation. Control tower Command and control centre  PMO types Unlike the other types of PMOs, this one has direct power Command and over projects. Throughout the course of a project, it serves as a key control centre decision maker, ensuring that the project is aligned with organisational strategy and complies with established PMO forms procedures. Weather station These project management offices make recommendations, authorise substantial changes, and even terminate projects. Control tower Resource pool