Introduction
Challenges and the project management office (PMO)
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1. Relationship Challenges
The business doesn't understand what the PMO does
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Leadership doesn't understand what the PMO does
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Project managers don't understand what the PMO does
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Multiple PMOs don't work well together
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2. Influence and Impact Challenges
The PMO isn't involved early enough in planning
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The PMO isn't involved after project delivery
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The PMO's advice isn't listened to
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The PMO is asked to be too tactical
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3. Internal Challenges
The PMO has too many objectives
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The PMO looks after too many projects
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The PMO doesn't have the right tools
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The PMO doesn't have enough people
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The PMO is struggling to integrate agile
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The PMO spends too much time on low-value tasks
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4. The Challenge of the Future
The PMO doesn't know where it's going
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The organization doesn't know where it wants its PMO to go
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Conclusion
A strategy for managing challenges
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Glossary_TopPMOChallenges.zip
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Ex_Files_Top_PMO_Challenges.zip
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