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PMO (Project Management Office)
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Projects fail!
It’s a fact of life….
But wait.
Why do 50% of the IT initiatives in most organizations fail or get cancelled?
Should that be a fact of life?
Is it a fact of your life?
If so, then you may be struggling with one of the most common problems facing IT organizations today; project delivery and execution.
Common, yes, but easily repairable with a little time, effort and patience.
Trend analysis in the IT industry shows that 50% of all initiated projects fail or are cancelled before implementation.
This failure rate can be directly linked to the poor methodology IT organizations use when approaching Project Management.
Are you suffering the symptoms of poor project implementation?
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- Lack of “enterprise” vision
- Unable to measure success Reactive vs. proactive
- Unclear on ROI vs. “Payback”
- Utilizing tactical rather than strategic approach
- Ignoring knowledge and skill of internal technical staff
- “Virtual” executive sponsorship
- Release Management influenced by end-users
- Standards implemented at project level
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- Operated as a project – “single focus”
- Constant miscommunication
- Non cross-project coordination
- Single project operation
- Organizational structure not built for growth
- Change Management function at project level only
- Constant turn-over
- Unable to manage multiple projects of multiple sizes
- Non-existent horizontal and vertical communication
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The Solution:
Let SES help you establish an internal PMO.
The purpose of a project management office is to establish efficiency and effectiveness across a collection of related projects.
Here are some of the many benefits of implementing a PMO in your organization:
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- Incorporates strategy & tactical steps across the enterprise
- Provides ability to rebuild the PMO using parts of their best practices
- Centralized Decision Making
- Improved relationships between departments
- Assures delivery dates are predictable & reliable
- Institutes Reporting & Measurement metrics
- Enforces cross-functional & cross-project communication
- Establishes standards
- Lowers Cost Structure
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- Ensures flexible PMO to accommodate multiple & varied size projects
- Incorporates verification & validation testing standards across the enterprise
- Reduces duplication of effort
- Process simplification
- Implements proactive monthly strategy & planning sessions with business groups
- Provides Change & Release Management
- Improves quality – reduces errors prior to testing
- Re-use of processes, rather than recreation
- Measurable improvements in quality
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Ask yourself, “Will you allow your enterprise to continue to suffer the financial losses caused by a 50% failure rate on IT projects?”
Will you allow the human toll of repeated failure to dismantle your internal infrastructure?
Are you prepared to risk your career on your next IT Project?
If your answer is “No…” let SES show you how to increase your project success rate and inject new life into your IT organization by implementing a Project Management Office.
The cost savings alone will be enough to turn your CFO’s head………
Now you have a better way!
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