PMP Review Notes (Chapter 1) – Program Management Offices
Project Management Offices
- Usually a centralized organizational unite that oversees the management of projects and programs throughout the organization
- Most common reason for establishing: To establish and maintain procedures and standards for project management methodologies and to manage resources assigned to the projects in the PMO
- Can exist in all organizational structures – functional, projectized or matrix
- Usually has the responsibility for maintaining and archiving project documentation for future reference
- Compares project goals with project progress and gives feedback to the project teams
- Measures the project performance of active projects and suggests corrective actions
- Evaluates completed projects for their adherence to the project plan
- Responsible for managing the objectives of a collective set of projects, managing resources across projects and the managing the interdependencies of all the projects within the PMO’s authority
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