The presentation discusses project management offices (PMOs) and different types of PMOs. It begins with an introduction of the presenter and their role within the PMO SIG. The presentation then outlines four types of PMOs: supportive (center of excellence), operational (reporting and visibility), directive (strategic), and controlling (methods and standards). Each type of PMO has a different focus and way it supports projects. The presentation provides examples of how each PMO type could support a program during its lifecycle. It concludes with information on how to contact the PMO SIG for more information.

1. APM PMO SIG
Emma-Ruth Arnaz-Pemberton

2. About the Presenter
Who am I?
Brief history
PMO SIG Role and why I became involved
Why PMO?

3. PMO Lesson #1
There is no
one size fits
all!

4. Supportive
(centre of excellence)
Is all about..
Capability
Guidelines
Community
Operational
(reporting & visibility)
Is all about..
Oversight
Administration
Project Specific
Directive
(strategic)
Is all about..
Resource Demand
Portfolio Build
Benefits Realisation
Controlling
(methods & standards)
Is all about..
Discipline
Best Practice
Compliance
Types of PMO

5. PMO Profiles
Supportive Directive
Operational Controlling
Supportive Directive
Operational Controlling

6. Supportive
(centre of excellence)
Focus:
Inception
How PMOs Support You
 Providing lessons learned from previous
activities
 Supporting the up-skilling of internal
staff (before and during programme life)
 Introducing a community infrastructure
 Ensuring best practice guidelines are
applied

7. Directive
(strategic)
Focus:
Planning
Post Programme
How PMOs Support You
 Enable escalations to remove blockers
 Ensuring the right people are in the
right role
 Selecting the right project for the
programme
 Benefits Realisation support and
oversight

8. Operational
(reporting & visibility)
Focus:
Programme Life
How PMOs Support You
 Oversight of the programme and its
projects (one version of the truth)
 Administration support for the
programme manager
 Assurance of outward communication
 Project specific support in a
consultative role

9. Controlling
(methods &
standards)
Focus:
Programme Life
How PMOs Support You
 Assures programme management
discipline(s) adhered to
 Oversight of individual projects
 Compliance activities for risk avoidance

10. Your Programme PMO
Programme Added to
Strategy
Programme
Mobilised
Practices Created
Administrative Support
Capability Gap Identified
Budget Challenge
Re-planning
Change Management & Closure
Benefits
Realisation

11. How to contact PMO SIG:
pmosig@apm.org.uk
http://www.apm.org.uk/group/apm-pmo-
specific-interest-group
@pmosiguk
APM PMOSIG group

12. Q&A

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at an APM event
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