Comments on: Getting a PMO Right is Worth the Effort http://fearnoproject.com/2009/11/12/getting-a-pmo-right-is-worth-the-effort/ Thoughts, experience, tips and tricks on issues affecting project managers and project management Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: What is PMBOK All About? « Fear No Project – A Project Management Blog http://fearnoproject.com/2009/11/12/getting-a-pmo-right-is-worth-the-effort/#comment-352 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:29:32 +0000 http://fearnoproject.com/?p=351#comment-352 [...] years. In the past, I wrote two blogs about my experience and recommendations on PMOs including Getting a PMO Right is Worth the Effort and Do you need a [...]

]]> By: Joanne Wortman http://fearnoproject.com/2009/11/12/getting-a-pmo-right-is-worth-the-effort/#comment-268 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:37:42 +0000 http://fearnoproject.com/?p=351#comment-268 Great post. I would add the following to the list of PMO drivers:

-Multiple projects share interdependent milestones
-Multiple projects that will impact the same groups of end-users

Another reason for failure could be inadequate attention to articulating the value proposition and “selling the change” into the organization.

]]> By: David Andres http://fearnoproject.com/2009/11/12/getting-a-pmo-right-is-worth-the-effort/#comment-245 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:55:39 +0000 http://fearnoproject.com/?p=351#comment-245 Spot on. I like it when you say “… lack of patience. It takes time for the PMO to get established and make a difference in ROI and productivity” Totally agree. I think PMOs should target few things and deliver fast for the company to perceive it as helpful, rather than thinking big and having to wait years for a “perfect” full blown PM system.

]]>