I am trying to find some information on how the PMO determines projects from the organization's Strategic plan. What are the input that the PMO would provide to the planning process? Saving Changes...
Alison MunroProject Management Advisor| City of VaughanBrampton, Ontario, Canada
It depends somewhat on the role of your PMO - resourcing or portfolio management (PfM).
Assuming that the PMO is both resourcing and responsible for PfM, the PMO would normally take direction from the Governance Body. The GB would evaluate new project requests according to a standard evaluation mechanism/formula and assign a score. The PMO would then determine which projects should be undertaken, based on the scores of the new projects, and the existing portfolio, taking into account such factors as urgency, resource requirements, funding consumption, etc. The PMO would make a recommendation to the GB, which would then approve which projects would be resourced, which would be put on hold and which stopped completely.
If the PMO is resourcing only, then it would manage the scheduling, and work with the planning team to determine when an approved project could be undertaken based on availability of PMs. Saving Changes...
