{"id":33426,"date":"2021-11-02T07:26:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T11:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/?p=33426"},"modified":"2023-05-16T11:13:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T15:13:21","slug":"how-to-assess-your-current-pmo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/blog\/how-to-assess-your-current-pmo\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Assess Your Current PMO"},"content":{"rendered":"
Does it feel like your program management office<\/a> (PMO) isn\u2019t providing the value it should? Are you struggling with too much bureaucracy? Is the department not embracing Agile concepts sufficiently? Are you feeling push back from business groups and executive leadership? It might be time to assess your PMO.<\/p>\n A PMO refresh is appropriate for many organizations as companies grow and shift focus. It can be difficult to achieve this internally at times, as the space is continually evolving. PMOs are not a one-size-fits-all solution.<\/strong> Your company must tailor its PMO to best serve the organization and business units through change.<\/p>\n Now, more than ever, we\u2019re seeing organizations reevaluating the current state of their PMO. They are asking questions like:<\/strong><\/p>\n If you find yourself asking any of these questions, it might be a good time to do a program management office<\/a> assessment.<\/p>\n Assessing your PMO with an outside-looking-in perspective can help you identify gaps between your capabilities and create benchmarks for best practices.<\/strong> What may have once seemed like the right structure, scope and outputs for your PMO may no longer provide optimal value for your organization.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s look at the steps to take to complete an effective assessment, so you can provide a business case to your leadership team for keeping and maintaining your PMO.<\/p>\n A good place to begin your PMO assessment is by evaluating and documenting your existing PMO and peripheral functions alongside your portfolio manager and senior management. This would include:<\/strong><\/p>\n Theory and hearsay aren\u2019t enough, and surveys alone don\u2019t reveal all the facts, perceptions and emotions present. Spending time conducting one-on-one interviews with your business partners, IT teammates, and project managers is a great way to reveal more information. Customize questions by role, alignment and function to reveal succinct data points you can use to paint a picture of the current state.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Getting Started Assessing Your PMO<\/h2>\n
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