i wonder how to build a project management office in a medium size construction company, where it best be allocated in the organization chart and what the positions shall be included in the PMO?
i wonder how to build a project management office in a medium size construction company, where it best be allocated in the organization chart and what the positions shall be included in the PMO? Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Mohamed, It is not easy to advise how to create a PMO over a message as it’s not a clear cut or one-size-fits-all. Creating a PMO is dependent on many factors that are organization related and unique to the benefits your organization is aiming to get out of it. Saving Changes...
It really depends on the purpose for establishing a PMO, the scope of its jurisdiction and other factors. If the PMO is purely an advisory body, it might just have a few consulting type roles who advise or support project teams whereas if it is more of a delivery body then it might be staffed with the PgMs, PMs and PAs needed to deliver the projects.
The starting point should be to work with stakeholders to understand why they feel a PMO is needed and develop a charter for the project to establish it. That will help to reduce alignment issues across your key stakeholders and will box in the scope of what will/won't be delivered.
As far as reporting relationships go, it should be as high as possible based on the scope of the portfolio of projects it has visibility or jurisdiction over. So if it is for the overall enterprise's portfolio of projects, it would ideally report into the CEO or General Manager whereas if it is purely focused on IT projects, it would report into the CIO.
Do the leaders of the organization believe in the concepts of project management best practice and the potential benefits in applying these?
Establishing a PMO requires buy in from the top and many senior managers in construction have no understanding/appreciation of what project management as a subject is.
Apply best practice with success by being diligent and offer to share your knowledge and ways of working with others. When you are identified as being a source of knowledge for success, you could propose to lead the change. Saving Changes...
Zohaib QadirSystem Administrator Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)| Peshawar Institute of CardiologyPeshawar, Kpk, Pakistan
Establish a PMO in a medium-sized construction company, ideally placed for organizational oversight. Key positions include Director, Project Managers, and Coordinators. Saving Changes...
It depends on multiple factors like the type of organization, the kinds of processes that are executed, organizational structure, hierarchies, etc.
The best initiation step is to establish the Project Management Maturity of your organization, using an assessment like Kerner's scale or Berkeley Maturity model.
Once known the level of Maturity, you can start to determine the best type of PMO, between supportive, controlling, or directive.
After defining the best type of PMO, you can start to define positions and roles and establish processes, methodologies, and templates, according to the type selected.
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