I just took a new position as an IT PM (the only one). The IT dept(30-40 people serving about 200 users) is planning on growing and hiring additional PMs. The problem I am faced with is that there is no PM methodology/processes in place. (Not to mentioned I'm assigned to a functional mgr.)
The IT VP has mentioned a PMO, but maybe not for another 18 months. He's also tasked me with researching requirements to CMM Level-2 (nothing more than PM processes).I know there is definite value in a PMO, I just need to be able to sell it to the execs now vs. later.
Two questions:
1. How big does the org need to be to justify a PMO?
2. Is there any place where I can find metrics on potential cost savings/time savings/benefits of a PMO that I can use to help justify one?
When in your same situation I created a funcational oversite body composed of managers and myself. Most functional managers are pretty savy about when a project is in trouble and when it's not.
Then we run weekly status meetings. In fact I turned the manager's weekly status meeting into a PMO meeting. :) Saving Changes...
