The PMO supports project stakeholders in a variety of ways.
Project Management
The PMO can provide management for:
- Strategic, high value projects
- Projects creating a unique or innovative product or service
- Projects requiring cross-functional collaboration from more than 5 dedicated resources
- Projects with a minimum 4-month estimated duration
UITS Project Champions
The PMO provides support to UITS Management by:
- Providing consultancy & guidance on project methodologies
- Providing discipline-specific support
- Gaining targeted knowledge/experience in each Application/area
- Assisting with identifying projects in the team's pipeline
- Representing the team's needs to the PMO
Coaching
If requested the PMO can provide coaching on:
- Project management best practices
- Backlog management
- Agile sizing techniques
- Tool utilization
Advice
The PMO can provide advice on:
- Implementing project management practices on smaller projects
- A routine endeavor
- Projects performed within a single team
- Product upgrades
- Routine maintenance
- Project Management best practices