PMI PMP Project Manager Certification

Answer: d - The Project Management Office’s role should be a clearly defined, static role that has been relayed succinctly to everyone in the company. It might be one of administering project management methods, providing project management resources or giving others the means to manage projects effectively, but the PMO’s role would not constantly change nor would the person in this role “dabble” in all of these.

Key Take Away: Setting clear expectations for the PMO not only makes a company’s use of that PMO more effective, but helps increase the productivity of the PMO by keeping its scope of work in check (Translation:. It creates a lot less cockamamie confusion!)

Often, organizations do shift spare project manager resources into the PMO to assist, but this should be done around a centralized, static framework. Only then can the PMO provide the steady leadership necessary.