The PMO Emergent: Projects, Programs & Portfolios


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The PMO Emergent: Projects, Programs & Portfolios


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Contributed by: Gartner PPM Summit

A PMO is a center of expertise focused on improving the management of projects, programs or portfolios – with the term "PMO" often used generically for all three types. PMOs were often created to address challenges of reliably delivering IT projects; use different organization styles (“Lite,” Coach,” “Strong Manager”), and increasingly have been charged with extended program and portfolio management responsibilities.


Robert Prol PMP
Associate Director, KPMG LLP
Oradell, NJ, USA



Posted: Aug 26, 2008 1:01 PM

"Having left Gartner this year, I'm surprised that they'd have an opinion on PMOs. They just elimated theirs, since they were incapable of finding the value and supporting it. "



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