Topic Teasers Vol. 144: How Can the PMO Be Agile, Too?

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  Agile   PMO  

We are a large organization that works on hybrid products. It means that we need traditional support for some teams, but also a more flexible way to add new services and ways of working for agile or Disciplined Agile teams. Are there changes that need to occur in the PMO to make this an easier environment, or should that part of our corporate structure remain as it has been in the past​?

A. While individual teams should be free to operate in a way that makes the most sense for their goals in producing products or services, the PMO should always continue to be the oversight guardian that assigns projects and assures that all teams meet the same performance metrics.

B. More and more organizations realize that just making changes at the team level is not enough. One often-overlooked location for problems is a traditional PMO trying to oversee a more agile series of teams. The PMO needs to up its game to be truly effective in today’s world.

C. With the new trend for employees to work from home, the day of the PMO has passed. In today’s world, middle management should decide the assignments for work to teams and be responsible to make sure they do what will be the most advantageous for the corporation.

D. With the larger …

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