The project management office is the name of a functional organization established by the enterprise, and some are also called the project management department, project office or project management center. The English name is: Project Management Office, abbreviated as PMO.
PMO is a department that formalizes and standardizes practices, processes, and operations within the organization. It is the core department to improve the maturity of organizational management. It is based on industry best practices and recognized project management knowledge systems, combined with the company’s own business and industry Features to ensure the improvement of project success rate and the effective implementation of organizational strategy.
Many organizations recognize the benefits of developing and implementing a project management office. For those organizations that adopt a matrix structure and a project structure, they often recognize this, especially when managing multiple projects or a series of projects at the same time. When the upper organization must participate. PMO can exist in any organizational structure, including functional organizations.