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Purpose
This page provides corporate executives, managers, and those involved in implementing project management offices, with access to knowledge and resources to successfully complete a Project Management Office implementation. How do we define success? As fast and cost effectively as possible, while minimizing risk and assuring maximum possible benefit.

Introduction
As you have found this page, there is a good chance that you are actively searching for information on implementing a project management office, or PMO as they are often called. You've come to the right place!

Many companies are investigating a PMO because of the benefits they can receive such as:

• Reduce capital expenditures by increasing productivity and reducing waste.
• Give you a competitive advantage by implementing mission critical systems faster.
• Increase system quality by increasing ease of use and lowering operating cost.
• Reduce risk by providing management better insight into problem areas much earlier.

The difficulty for most is determining where to start. Implementing a PMO is a project itself. As with any project, you must begin by defining your objectives and building your project around meeting those objectives. This site will try to guide you through that process and provide you with the resources you will need as you move through the process. If at anytime you are unsure of how to proceed or have questions about the available information Contact Us.

Resources
The following links will provide you with information and tools to support and help you with your PMO project. If you have any questions, please feel free to Contact Us.

PMO Presentation (click to download, 39kb)
This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of many different functions a Project Management Office could support, with support for a process for prioritizing the value to your organization and ease of implementation for each. 

PMO MS Excel Priority Grid (click to download, 20kb)
The above link is to an Excel worksheet version of the EXPO Project Management Office functions. Use it to prioritize your Project Management Office functions. Download the template, record the ease and value, then summarize your results by implementing the highest-value, easiest functions first. 

PMO html Priority Grid
The above link is to an alternative html worksheet version of the information provided above in the Excel version. Use it to prioritize your Project Management Office functions. Open the template, record the ease and value, then summarize your results by implementing the highest-value, easiest functions first.

More PMO Resources From the ProjectExperts
Project Audit Support Service^®
Rapid Initial Planning^®
MinProj: Minimum Project Management for Maximum Results
THE Guide: Information Technology System Delivery Method
Quest For Better Estimates^®
Co-Pilot: Small Project Guide^®
KnowRisk^®
Project Management Workshops