PMO To Go provides the independent, objective expertise required to successfully plan, execute and control a Project or Program Management Office (PMO). PMO To Go uses proven project management and software development processes, established project management and process management maturity models, as well as the software tools required to manage projects and project portfolios in a collaborative environment. We support your efforts to establish effective internal processes and best practices for the development and support of Information Technology solutions.  We effectively manage PMO activities directly for our customers, greatly reducing both the time and cost of implementing an effective PMO function and the ongoing operating cost of the PMO function.

Our practical, unbiased and standards-based approach assesses:

·         Current organizational alignment of IT and business strategy

·         IT Process and Project Management maturity and capability

·         Existing PMO IT and business practices: structure, methods and standards, processes

·         Requirements for an effective PMO function

·         The human factors and requirements for change management

Our internationally respected consultants average twenty-five years of industry experience and understand the importance of delivering PMO functionality using the most cost-effective approaches. PMO To Go will perform unbiased assessments of your IT organization and practices, using established methods such as the Software Engineering Institute’s Capability Maturity Model (SEI CMM). We focus on identifying gaps and providing valuable recommendations on PMO function effectiveness and will implement methods, tools and techniques to adequately manage the PMO as an outsourced solution, or mentor and train your PMO.

Corporate Challenges:

With an increased shift from functional organizations to “projectized” organizations, it is imperative to effectively manage projects from the four facets of scope, schedule, cost, and quality. This management focus is fully satisfied only by the Program/Project Management Office (PMO) function. The PMO is an “office” staffed by project management professionals who are tasked with responsibility for tracking project progress, from initiation through closure and for ensuring compliance with budgets, processes and standards.

In this fast changing world it is critical for projects to succeed to ensure overall business success. Successful completion of projects is ensured by the successful execution of proven processes that address the management of project scope, project planning, project tracking and control, outsourcing, quality assurance and configuration management.

A PMO can be chartered using three different implementation models.

·         Project Control - Model 1

-          Manages planning, cost, schedule, and resources at a project level, such as for an ERP implementation

-          Develops and supports project management processes (SEI CMM Level 2)

·         Organizational Project Control - Model 2

-          Develops and supports IT development and organizational processes (SEI CMM Levels 2-4)

-          Coordinates project management, schedule, and cost across the organization

·         Enterprise Project Management - Model 3

-          Supports strategic planning and project portfolio management 

-          “Owns” the organization’s project managers, trains them and assigns them to projects

-          Develops and supports the IT development and organizational processes (SEI CMM Levels 2-5)

A PMO function greatly increases the likelihood of project success.  According to the Gartner Group, “Through 2004, Information Services organizations that establish enterprise standards for project management, including a Project Office with suitable governance, will experience half the major project cost overruns, delays and cancellations of those that do not.”

Recent studies still show a disappointing success ratio in project development efforts.  It has been established that approximately 46% of all projects will typically come in overdue and over budget, while 28% of projects will fail altogether. Only 26% of projects are considered successful.

While the PMO function has become a critical success factor, the overhead costs associated with the establishment and management of this organizational structure can be significant, or even prohibitive, for many companies.  Many of them will therefore decide not to pursue the establishment of a PMO.

PMO To Go offers a practical solution to this Situation.  Our PMI PMP certified consultants provide a proven approach for addressing process and project management issues based on the following methods:

• Assessment of IT process and project management practices

• Evaluation of PMO function (if in place)

• Recommendations for process and project management improvement

• Establishment of a PMO function (if not in place)

• Management of new or existing PMO function by PMO To Go, including:

  -          JAD facilitation for strategic planning and project requirements definition

  -          Definition of PMO budget

  -          Consulting for all IT projects under development

  -          Implementation of proven process and project management practices

  -          Implementation of ASP-based tools for process and project management

  -          Project Portfolio management and reporting

  -          Continuous process improvement

  -          Regular organizational re-assessments

Benefits of Outsourced PMO Management:

• Highly skilled resources immediately available with no need for extensive in-house training

• Immediate availability of proven methods and techniques, which can be rapidly adapted to fit the client’s needs,
  but do not have to be built from scratch

• Proven software process and project management tools that can be rapidly implemented by PMO To Go consultants
  already knowledgeable of the tools' features

• Cost of software tools based on pay-as-you-use ASP model.

• Drastically reduced time, cost and risk to implement PMO function

Our successful experiences in providing IT process appraisals will help your organization understand its improvement requirements as well as the organizational models that should be implemented to support process improvement efforts in IT development and project management.

Industry Services

Energy, Utilities, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, High Technology, Retail/Consumer,  Web Systems and Services, Telecommunications