While the Project Management Office has gained wide acceptance, it still needs buy-in at the senior executive level. With our changing environment SPM has recognized an increase in the importance of quantifying the PMO’s value and how it presents its case to ensure funding in what promises to be a highly competitive arena for organizational resources.
Whether you are considering setting up a PMO for the first time, taking an existing office to the next level or determining it has the right mandate, value or governance capabilities SPM’s Project Office Advantage™ provides a framework of best & right practices, processes and tools.
SPM closes gaps by transforming mechanically-based project management into strategically-oriented governance.
We can help you introduce end-to-end transparency and strategic accountability into initiative management through implementation of advanced governance infrastructure and processes like:
- Enhanced "Project Management Offices," (PMOs) at corporate and local levels
- Strategic Initiative Management Offices (SIMOs)
- Integration within the Office of Strategy Management
Our approach is clear and direct with an intentional emphasis on business benefit. It spans the full spectrum from a specific component to total, integrated end to end capability. It is scalable and flexible enough to accommodate any stage of Project Office development or ongoing maintenance:
- Creation
- Evolution
- Auditing
To ensure success SPM has found you must:
- Have a vision for the Project Office and get adequate support up-front
- Streamline implementation in phases to accelerate return and address expectations
- Be benefit-centric, focusing on business outcomes
- Align service offering with available capacity to deliver high quality
- Put the right organizational structure and competency development strategy in place to support both tactical plans and long-term strategy
- Understanding it is an evolutionary process which needs to align with the maturity level of the organization