“The top-three challenges identified were (1) rigid corporate culture and failure to manage organizational resistance to change, (2) lack of experienced PMs and PMO leadership, and (3) lack of appropriate change management strategy. In order to overcome these challenges, organizations need to have a strong PMO champion, start small and demonstrate the value of the PMO, obtain support from opinion leaders, hire an experienced program manager who understands the organization, bring he most talented PMs into the PMO implementation team, adopt a flexible change management strategy, and standardize PM processes prior to PMO implementation. Managers should carefully consider the tradeoffs between ‘light’ vs ‘heavy’ PMO structures, recognizing that while ‘light’ PMOs may not have the same impact on the organization, they have a greater likelihood of being implemented successfully.”
Excerpted from “Identifying and overcoming the challenges of implementing a project management office” by Rajendra Singh, Mark Keil and Vijay Kasi, Click here to read or download the study.
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