Which PMO Is Right for Your Organization?Departmental PMO Function: A departmental PMO supports multiple projects at a department or business unit level. Its primary role is to integrate initiatives of different sizes within a division, such as IT or finance—from small, short-term initiatives to multiyear programs with multiple resources and complex integration of technologies. Deploy it: A ...
Project Management Offices (PMOs): A Practice Guide inspired by PMO experts is a vital resource for aligning organizational strategy, demonstrating value, and driving improvement.
What type of PMO can deliver strategy and results? This paper begins with a discussion of the different types and roles of the PMO, defining and explaining the advantages and disadvantages among its variants at the project, program, and portfolio levels. Taking a three-tiered approach to the forms PMOs take within an organization, the paper finds that the role of the PMO is evolutionary in ...
A project management office (PMO) is a strategic component of an organization trying to improve its ability to deliver projects that bring value to the organization. Historically, the process of starting a formal PMO has been assigned to different entities, depending on the scope of the office. However, it is always a challenge to start from scratch. This paper will establish a basic ...
This PMO Frameworks report provides strong support of the important role of PMOs in helping organizations achieve business success through effective project, program, and portfolio management practices ; excellent guidance to help practitioners understand the types of good practices that are in use in PMOs today; and how adopting these ...
Today's project management office (PMO) can perform a variety of project and business functions. But before an organization invests its time and money in initiating a PMO, it must first identify and define the purpose its PMO will serve. This article overviews the function of PMOs. In doing so, it identifies PMI's definition of a PMO and discusses the roles that PMOs play in contemporary ...
Learn about project management offices, or PMOs, and their role in driving organizational goals. PMI provides resources to optimize a PMO or become a PMO leader.
The PMI Blog21 November 2025 Get the key highlights from PMI Global Summit 2025—from major launches to standout speakers and the community energy that defined this year’s event.
