by Munif AlMunif

Excellence Dayz

06 06 2015

Riyadh

Business Driven PMO Setup

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• Out of 100 PMOs, 25 will survive

• 25% of PMOs are closed : 1 year

• 50% of PMOs are closed : 2 years

• 75% of PMOs are closed : 4 years

• PMO Churn

• On average, an organization will start and stop a

PMO three times before keeping it for good or closing

it down

• Why? Why? Why?* Business Driven PMO Book Research (Perry, 2013, 2011, 2009)

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Why most PMOs Fail?

Failed

PMOs

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• Leadership team typically not ready (willingness/ability) to effectively pa

rticipate in PMO setup

R2(Willing/Unable)

R3(Unwilling/Able)

R1(Unwilling/Unable)

R4(Willing/Able)

Level Poll*

R1 30%

R2 10%

R3 50%

R4 10%

* Business Driven PMO Book Research (Perry, 2013, 2011, 2009)

Situational Leadership Model (Hersey/Blanchard)

Willing = 20%

Able = 60%

Ready = 10%

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• Lack of Willingness

#1 – process vs lobbying

#2 – Additional work

#3 – lose control of Resources

#4 – Bad PMO experiences previously

• Lack of Ability

#1 – Little if any project management training and experience

#2 – Little if any portfolio management training and experience

#3 – Little if any PMO experiences

#4 – Not inclined or well suited for project work

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Why most PMOs Fail?

Failed

PMOs

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• No clear goals

• No clear criteria to prioritize

& select projects

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Why most PMOs Fail?

Failed

PMOs

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“If we only speak the language of project management as in scope, time, and

cost; then project management as a profession will fail today’s

businesses..!”

-- Mark Langley, CEO PMI

“To achieve and sustain PMO success, there is a lot that must be learned and

there is even more that must be unlearned..!”

-- Matt Light, VP of Gartner Research, PPM Practice

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Why most PMOs Fail?

Failed

PMOs

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CEO proposed a PMO

People Tools

Process Training

PMO

PMO Manager #1

• VP of Sales “Unhappy”

• VP of PS “Unhappy”

• VP of Business Dev “Unhappy”

• Manager of Prod Dev “Unhappy”

• CFO “Unhappy”

• CIO and CEO “Concerned”

6 Month Checkpoint PMO Manager #2

• Top 3 Problems

• Vision

• Mission

• Goals / Objectives

• Value to the Business

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Why most PMOs Fail?

Failed

PMOs

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Why most PMOs Fail?

Failed

PMOs

Golden Rules

-It is not your PMO

-Don’t Copy and Paste

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