Building the Right Team for Your PMO

Launching a PMO in the organization is underpinned by critical success factors that are needed to ensure success. Having the right process and technology can advance the organization’s work and support the leaders in achieving the organization’s strategy, however, the most important differentiator is people. The work of the PMO starts and ends with people. Building the right team is not simply a best practice but onboarding the right team members ensures that the necessary buy-in is achieved and the right skills are deployed.   

Once the leaders are clear on the business requirements of the PMO and the business objectives desired by the organization, the PMO journey begins by addressing the following critical questions related to the team:

• What functional capabilities are needed in the PMO?
• Is there specific technical knowledge requirement for the PMO work?
• Do team members need to understand industry requirements of the organization?
• What structure should the PMO have and which roles will be needed to support the work?
• What responsibilities should be defined for the roles inside the PMO?
• Is the team tasked with building the PMO the same as the team expected to run the PMO’s day to day activities?

In addition to addressing these important questions the webinar will also highlight the leadership behaviors needed in PMO professionals as well as the philosophy required to achieve success.