A PMO was recently established to support the organization's new strategy following a global restructuring process.
Which two actions should the PMO leader take to effectively identify the expectations of PMO customers? (Choose 2)
The PMO at an expanding healthcare organization has been tasked with enhancing the organization's project management practices to achieve higher efficiency and better outcomes. To achieve this, the first step is to perform a gap analysis to evaluate the current state of project management maturity. This analysis will help PMO understand the existing capabilities, identify gaps compared to industry standards, and highlight areas needing improvement. Based on the results, the aim is to create a targeted improvement plan to elevate the organization's project management maturity level.
What is the primary purpose of conducting a gap analysis in the context of evaluating and progressing organizational project management capability?
The board of directors wants to oversee the company's strategic portfolio of capital projects. The PMO will support the portfolio management.
What should the PMO professional do to ensure that the portfolio's alignment to strategy meets the executives' expectations?
Over the past 5 years, the enterprise PMO (EPMO) has grown and consistently exceeds expectations. It receives excellent customer feedback, with customers regularly sharing their successes across the organization, increasing the PMO's influence. The CEO has tasked the PMO professional with advancing the organization's digital transformation in project management to the next level.
How should the PMO professional elevate the digital transformation culture in project management?
A large organization is exploring the potential of using artificial intelligence (AI) and has included AI in the pillars of the overall company strategy. The PMO team is aware of the potential related to the use of AI for project management.
How should the PMO lead best support the organizational strategy?
A PMO professional is leading a new PMO that aims to enhance organizational PMO maturity. When the PMO professional presents the roadmap to the board of directors, one of the executives says that no resources are available to work with the PMO.
What should the PMO professional do to avoid this situation in the future?
During executive meetings, the leader of a recently established PMO notices that the organization's leaders are worried about falling revenues during the last quarter and are beginning to look for ways to cut costs. The PMO leader is concerned that the PMO may be cut.
What should the PMO do to mitigate this risk?
A PMO is ready to deploy new services that address the current, confirmed needs of the organization.
What is the first thing the PMO professional should do to ensure optimal implementation of the PMO services to meet customer expectations?
During the execution phase of the project, the PMO professional notices that a project team is consistently falling behind schedule. Despite the best efforts of the PMO to provide additional resources and support, the team continues to struggle with meeting the deliverables. The PMO professional determines that the root cause of the delays is poor communication among team members.
Which two tasks should the PMO professional take? (Choose 2)
An experienced PMO professional is tasked with establishing guidelines and procedures to ensure effective decision-making and accountability throughout the project life cycle in a large-scale project management environment. The PMO professional needs to facilitate the establishment of structured guidelines and procedures to govern project activities and promote organizational alignment.
Which action should the PMO professional prioritize?