Why do so many PMO's fail to deliver value?

Benefits Realization PMO Strategy

Ian Mitch Mitchell Program Manager| BAE Altrincham, Outside Us/Canada, United Kingdom

Based on the author’s experience the constraints and challenges faced by many organisations today include:

Lack of focus – too many programmes and projects with many not adding value;
Insufficient project management and technical skills and capabilities;
Governance and project management disciplines and processes not well developed, not adhered to and not streamlined ;
Functional (hierarchical) rather than matrix (cross departmental) based project organisations; likewise passive rather than directional PMOs
Lack of understanding that corporate culture is as important a success factor as strategy;
EPMOs still remaining in early stages of development but the opportunity exists for them to manage major transformational change and reap significant corporate benefits.

Posted: Feb 8, 2020 5:47 PM

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