Recently, a new type of post PMO has appeared in the IT industry. Below I will introduce the detailed work of PMO in detail.
PMO, Project Management Office (Project Management Office), is a product that emerged with the trend of the IT industry. The original purpose is to save costs, improve project success rate, and implement standard processes to cope with more and more project management. Task. Although it is difficult to have a quantifiable indicator for saving costs and improving the quality of project management, more and more companies, enterprises and institutions have set up centralized PMOs in their IT departments to manage all IT projects. PMO (Project Management Office) is an organizational department responsible for centralized coordination and management of projects under its jurisdiction. PMO responsibilities can range from providing project management support to directly managing projects. Pmo is mainly engaged in project management. We know that there will be a project manager in every project, so why set up the post of pmo? It is because the work of the two is different. PMO is the refinement of job division, and it is a job separated from project management work. The project manager manages and controls mainly technical issues. The work of pmo does not need to be responsible for the technical issues of the project, but mainly focuses on project progress, risks, and project quality.
pmo mainly includes the following tasks:
负责项目的策划,追踪重点项目的进度、目标达成、风险等，协助各项目解决遇到的问题和风险，保证目标达成。
通过项目审计，监督对项目管理标准、政策、程序和模板的遵守程度。
协调项目之间的沟通。 目前在北京,上海,广州的一些大型公司都启用了pmo,目前银行业是启用pmo最多的行业,那么银行在那些项目中用到了pmo呢?
一 核心项目,核心项目指银行内最重要的系统，核心项目是多个系统的重新开发改造,并且会影响其他系统的运行.是一个项目群的管控,项目涉及外包厂商多,时间紧,任务重,为了按时保证质量完成项目,是非常有必要启用pmo的。
二 对一些重点的常规新建项目需要进行管控,包括项目启动,策划,过程裁减,项目进度进行管控。
The organizational structure of pmo in large enterprises and companies is as follows. The technology department in financial institutions is in charge of projects, the highest level is the general manager, and there are vice presidents and project management studios under it. The next level is R&D/operation and maintenance and operation. We It can be seen from this that the company has a lot of power over the pmo. The pmo is always at the same level as the vice president of technology, and can report directly to the general manager. Sometimes, as a third-party management organization, the power of pmo depends on the degree of delegation of authority to project management by Party A. Let's look at the skills that pmo needs to have
1. Skills and behavior
Basic control, progress control, software engineering control, overall control
2. Knowledge and tools
Theoretical knowledge-
banking system knowledge
CMMi
project management knowledge + program knowledge
leadership
CBRC requirements
3. Application tools project management platform
quality tools
configuration tools
4. Other
business language (email, announcement, etc.)
document ability (office Tools)
5. Professional ability and level require logical thinking, efficient execution, communication, influence, rigorous and meticulous. After we understand the needs of PMO and master the skills, let’s talk about how we can do a good job in PMO
1. It is necessary to understand the characteristics of software development in the industry, and be familiar with the project system documents of Party A's unit. Know what rules and regulations you follow to manage and control the project.
2. Clarify the difference between the work of the project manager and the PMO, formulate the project management work matrix, and clarify the responsibilities of each position.
3. Collect more useful receipts during the project development process, analyze and judge the risks and problems in the project. For example, when making a project plan, the developer needs to submit the project plan. After our PMO gets the plan, we need to analyze whether the plan is feasible and reasonable. It is unreasonable if the test time designed in the plan is less. Generally, in project development, when planning, the time required for testing needs to be longer. Generally, it is necessary to set aside time for testing twice, so as to ensure the quality of the project. .
4. Improve your comprehensive abilities, such as communication skills, coordination skills, and leadership. At the same time, the triangular capability model also includes higher-level capabilities including strategic management and business capabilities. How to decompose and plan the company's strategic goals into project cluster management, and achieve part of the company's strategic goals through my efforts , to support the development of the company's strategic goals.
5. Communication between project managers and developers should be strengthened. Regular experience exchange meetings, seminars, problem-solving meetings, newsletters, and other forms can be used to strengthen communication between project managers and developers, and to solve problems that arise in a timely manner. For example, in a development, many SVN files were deleted, resulting in missing project development files. At this time, we need to organize a meeting, give everyone basic software training and report criticism to erroneous programmers, so as to reduce project risks. .
6. Pay attention to knowledge management. PMO should collect and manage the experience and lessons of project execution, as the historical data information of the project, as the basis for decision-making of the organization in the future and the reference of project execution.
7. Continuous improvement. Improvements should be made based on the application of existing methodologies, processes, and systems and the problems reflected. This process should be continuous, and at the same time, it needs to be compared with other organizations (benchmarking) to find its own gaps in order to further improve the organization's project management standards.
Finally we are looking at the value of enabling pmo
1. Reaching the financial goal can ensure the realization of the established profit of the project. Only when each project or most of the projects reach the financial goal can the company achieve the overall financial goal.
2. Reaching the goal of quality can be highly recognized by customers and accumulate the company's reputation. A good reputation can quickly expand potential customers and prospective customers, and the company's business volume can grow rapidly.
3. Reaching management goals can continuously improve the company's management capabilities, and strengthen the ability to deal with risks and problems; at the same time, it can also increase employees' sense of identity and belonging, and stabilize core team members.