The Strategic PMO

• The Link between Strategy and Projects
• Aligning Strategy with Projects
• How Alignment Resolves Project Management Problems
• The Strategy and Projects Framework

PMO Business Case, Organization, Structure, and Functions

• Organizational Structure for Projects
• PMO Types
• Processes, Standards and Methodologies
• Integration of the PMO

Maturity and the PMO

• Defining Maturity and Capability
• Pre-Assessment Evaluation
• Baseline Maturity Assessment
• Identification of Issue and Risks
• Gap Analysis

PMO Planning, Preparation and Strategy

• Creating the PMO Charter
• Objectives and Milestones
• Using Gap Analysis to Set Milestones
• Implementation Strategy Phases
• Measuring Success Metrics

Establishing a Project Management Methodology and PMO Governance

• Establishing Methodology Steps
• Elements of Methodology
• Quality and the Project Management Methodology
• Defining Governance
• Governance Framework

Human Capital and the PMO

• Staffing the PMO
• Competency Identification
• Career Paths and Leadership Development
• Best Practices for People Management in the PMO

Changing Organizational Culture

• Organizational Needs
• Creating a Project Culture
• Change Processes
• Overcoming Barriers to Change
• The Impact of Change on People

Project Knowledge Management and the PMO

• Key Success Factors in Knowledge Management
• Barriers to Knowledge Management Success
• Project Closeout
• PMO as a Community of Practice
• Measuring and Monitoring Project Performance