S4E88: How to get the best out of your PMO with Lindsay Scott & Eileen Roden

<p>In this week’s pod we welcomed Lindsay Scott and Eileen Roden from the House of PMO to talk about how to get the best out of your PMO teams.</p> <p>Lindsay has a published author, having edited the Handbook of People in Project Management and published the PMO Competency Framework. She has experience as a PMO Manager and careers advisor.</p> <p>Eileen is a Consulting Director Trainer and Coach at the House of PMO. She has written the PMO Competency Framework and the P3O Best Management Practice documents.</p> <p>The main topics we discussed on the podcast were as follows:</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;A PMO exists to enable decision making, assist on project delivery and create an ecosystem for projects to thrive</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;There are different definitions of what a PMO is. Ultimately it depends on the organisation structure. Sometimes you will need to explain how projects differ from Business as Usual (BAU)</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;Some organisations are just focusing on Project Controls rather than PMO which is broader</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;PMO’s are effectively facilitators. They can support with having the wider view of all projects within an organisation</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;PMO’s need to match the needs of the business. Sometimes the quality of outputs will deteriorate over time if the organisation structure changes frequently</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;It is difficult to promote best practice across the industry because of the different organisation set-ups</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;Many organisations are seeking to demonstrate PMO performance through KPIs.</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Project Managers will deliver projects, PMO’s will enable better controls to review the project status</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;People are the key driver for getting the best out of PMO’s</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;Data analytics will have a huge impact on the industry, however people skills are the most important skillset for effective PMO’s</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;PMO will act as a translator between data analytics and Project Managements</p> <p>·&nbsp;&n