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What are the biggest challenges PMO will experience when established?

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Masoud Masoumi Project Controls Analyst| None Sacramento, Ca, United States
We are about to establish a PMO in our organization. It has been about 9 months I have been working in my work place and I see a big challenge for the director to prioritize projects, balance resources, get notified of project status as needed and prevent of isolation decisions that is going to affect the flow of projects. There are already some defined processes and procedures which are established but they change time by time, manager by manager. We are two PMPs here and already presented to our senior managers and they found it helpful. I would like to learn what possible challenges are going likely to face in this way ( Specially at the beginning of the journey) and what are preventive actions to not being failed.
Every suggestion is welcome and I appreciate your input in advance.
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Masoud Masoumi Project Controls Analyst| None Sacramento, Ca, United States
Apr 14, 2018 1:57 AM
Replying to Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Governance. Relevance. Mapping the organization's strategic vision to value delivered in projects.
Sante,

Great input! Governance is the main concern because it takes time to get team familiar with this new concept and also having senior management support( They would like to see some valuable outcomes first and this is a serious challenge as well)

Thank you
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Masoud Masoumi Project Controls Analyst| None Sacramento, Ca, United States
Apr 14, 2018 3:49 AM
Replying to Sonali Malu
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Process evaluation and hence evolution is definitely important which PMOs can govern.
Changing processes time by time and manager by manager is definitely not acceptable.
Sonali,

You hit the point. Process evaluation. Noted!

Thank you
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Masoud Masoumi Project Controls Analyst| None Sacramento, Ca, United States
Apr 14, 2018 4:34 AM
Replying to Drew Craig
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Great advice so far.
Develop processes which are flexible and allow for some decision freedom within given parameters - guardrails, not tracks. The flexibility will allow for more consistency across different groups/departments.
Andrew,

Great and I am absolutely fan of flexible process. Since we are going to begin Supportive and somehow Controlling then we might think about the best process flow with flexibility in order to get all stakeholders consensus and then achieve the best results.

Thank you
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Masoud Masoumi Project Controls Analyst| None Sacramento, Ca, United States
Apr 14, 2018 11:55 AM
Replying to Muneer Ahmed Soomro
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External and internal environmental factors...
Muneer,

Will you please elaborate a little bit more. To me, Internal factors would be staff, Cost, Org. Culture and external could be customers for this role. What do you think?

Thank you
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