What Should a Good PMO Actually Do?

What should a good Project Management Office actually do?

A PMO can create standards, dashboards, governance, meetings, and reporting, but those are tools, not outcomes.

In this episode of People, Process, Progress, Kevin Pannell explores three outcomes a good PMO should help create: Visibility, Predictability, and Confidence.

Drawing from a recent PMI Southwest Virginia presentation, Kevin connects practical project and portfolio management to concepts including the Common Operating Picture, PACE planning, John Boyd’s OODA loop, PMO pit crews, project guardrails, and governance as a safety rail rather than red tape.

The episode comes back to three questions every PMO and project organization can ask:

• Can we see the body of work?
• Do we know what happens next?
• Do we trust our ability to execute?

Because good project management isn’t about adding process for the sake of process. It’s about helping people execute important work.

People. Process. Progress.

Leadership • Project Management • Execution