Agile enterprise thrives and prosper in an uncertain , changing and unpredictable business environment by virtue of its:
- Speed
- Flexibility
- Innovation
Some of the challenges faced by PMOs:
- Lack of authority and executive support
- Lack of demand management
- Focus on upwards reporting
- Process standardization and auditing rigidity
- Over‐reliance on project portfolio management tools
- Staff versus line organizational structure: creates overhead, lack of accountability and career plateau
- Misalignment of tools, techniques and reporting with Agile methods
- PMOs perceived as “process police” who block rather than enable
Vision of PMO
- Increase ROI
- Delivery Reliable Result
- Expect Uncertainty and manage iteratively
- Boast Performance and improve Reliability
- Unleash creativity and innovation
Lean Principle of PMO
- Throughput optimization
- Limit WIP
- Built process & flow orientation
Role of PMO
Agile PMOs consider agile team to be their customers, and support them in:
- Bringing lean discipline to project prioritization & selection
- Tracking project portfolios using Agile tracking techniques
- Moving towards a stable teams model of resource management
- Scaling and sustaining agile adoption by supporting and empowering Scrum teams
Project Management Office 