| In recent years project management offices | | | | 4. Delivery Project management office - This |
| have become have become increasingly popular. | | | | PMO is responsible delivering complete projects. |
| These are used to cure project management | | | | This office is responsible for the entire project |
| problems which businesses face these days. | | | | and reports straight to the head of the project. |
| There are PMO project which are now accessible | | | | Here is a list of how these PMO's work |
| online. Some businesses often question the role of | | | | Administrative Support |
| PMO's. The question raised is whether they would | | | | 1. Creates and updates project plan |
| merely provide administrative support to | | | | documentation during different phases. |
| operations or have complete responsibility for the | | | | 2. Uses expertise in the firms chosen software |
| planning and delivery of entire projects. I am here | | | | tool to assist in tracking the project |
| to tell you that PMO projects and management | | | | 3. Coordinates work authorization |
| templates would be a step by step guide to | | | | 4. Handles change control documentation |
| managing your business successfully. | | | | 5. Collects individual status information |
| In this article I am going to discuss Management | | | | 6. Complies and disseminates status reports |
| Office templates as well as a few others. | | | | 7. Collects progress information and calculates |
| 1. A managerial project management office is like | | | | earned value |
| a home base for project managers in a business | | | | 8. Coordinates contract close out |
| or company. These templates help project | | | | 9. Assists with other documentation. |
| managers receive all their human resources | | | | Center of excellence |
| support like payroll, benefits and evaluation from | | | | 1. Serves as reference and resource center for |
| the management office. When managers are | | | | teams |
| assigned to a certain project they would usually | | | | 2. Supports individual managers and teams during |
| have a direct line to the director of the project | | | | project phases |
| and an indirect line to the sponsor. | | | | 3. Provides management education |
| 2. Administrative Support PMO project - This | | | | 4. Members serve as consultants |
| template provides various types of assistance to | | | | 5. Members serve as consultants to upgrade |
| both managers and projects. This PMO helps in | | | | methodology |
| creating and updating the different sorts of | | | | 6. Establishes and maintains best practices |
| management documentation that is required in | | | | 7. Establishes and maintains toolkit |
| various projects. This usually includes all of the | | | | 8. Maintains a library of management books, |
| documents contained in the project plan for | | | | periodicals and other material |
| example project structure, work breakdown | | | | 9. Establishes and maintains management career |
| structure, network diagram, risk, quality and | | | | path information and programs. |
| communications plan. | | | | Managerial PMO |
| 3. Center of excellence template - The center of | | | | 1. Serves as home base for managers |
| excellence management office serves as a | | | | 2. Provides human resource support for managers |
| resource for teams and mangers. Managers would | | | | 3. Overseas management career path from a |
| not be members of this office. Members would | | | | management perspective |
| have a general role of supporting project | | | | Delivery PMO |
| management to the firm. The assist member's of | | | | 1. Responsible for delivering projects |
| the firm to understand management. | | | | 2. |