PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE

Role of the Project Management Office (PMO)

The Project Management Office (PMO) at °®¶¹´«Ã½ plays a crucial role in ensuring effective project management within the Information Technology Services (ITS) department. The key responsibilities of the PMO include:

Standardization of Project Management Processes:

  • Project Intake
  • Project Governance
  • Project Estimation
  • Project Planning
  • Project Execution
  • Issue Tracking
  • Risk Management

Project Management Training:

  • Development and delivery of Project Management training sessions.

Improvement of Collaboration and Communication:

  • Assistance in enhancing project collaboration, reporting, and communication.

Leadership in ITS Projects

Project Portfolio Management:

  • Assistance in creating projects within the ITS Project Portfolio Management tool (Team Dynamix).

Support for Project Management Practices:

  • Assistance for ITS resources in adopting proper Project Management practices, forms, and templates.

Meeting Participation:

  • Attendance at key project meetings, governance meetings, and council meetings as appropriate.

Where to start?

a. Defining what a project is...
According to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) "A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. The temporary nature of projects indicates that a project has a definite beginning and end. The end is reached when the project's objectives have been achieved..."

b. How to Start a Project...
Submit a with ITS.

c. PM Framework

Qualification Phase: Pre-project phase that evaluates whether a project request should be considered a project.

Initiation Phase: Authorizing the project. Defining the preliminary scope, deliverables, and stakeholders.

Planning Phase: Performing the project work to finalize scope, develop a Project Management plan, and identify/schedule project activities.

Execution Phase: Performing the project work according to the Project Management plan to meet the project objectives outlined in the scope.

Closeout Phase: Performing work to formally complete the project and transfer the completed work to operations.

d. PM Templates

Project Management Fundamentals

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