Establishing a PMO
Project Details
- Category: PM Consulting
- Date Added: 01/15/2015
- Client: A major Canadian city
- Skills: PMO best practices, business case development, project governance frameworks
Project Info
PROBLEM
City needed help establishing a PMO for its IT projects.
SOLUTION
Provided counsel on best practices for PMO setup and helped to develop the PMO business case and a project governance framework.
Procept was hired to provide project management support services for the establishment of a Project Management Office for city-wide IT projects. The support services were also extended to other projects later on.
Some of the project support services we provided included:
- Review and recommendations on the business case to acquire funding from the City’s board.
- Review and recommendations on the project charter.
- Support in the planning process and preparation of the project management plan including a budget.
- Review and recommendations on the project management policy and governance.
