10-Project Management Office

Question 1

Project Management Office (PMO)

Answer 1

A PMO is a management structure that standardizes the project related governance
processes and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools and
techniques

Question 2

PMO usually has one, or a combination of 3 primary roles including ……….

Answer 2

Supportive, Controlling, Directive

Question 3

Supportive PMO

Answer 3

Provide a consultative role to projects by supplying tools and templates best practices, policies, methodologies, for
managing projects within organisation. Such PMO serves as a project repository

Question 4

The degree of control provided by the Supportive PMO

Answer 4

Low

Question 5

Controlling PMO

Answer 5

Provide support and training to others in organisation on how to manage projects. Also require compliance through various means. Compliance may involve adopting project
management frameworks or methodologies templates, forms, tools and conformance to governance

Question 6

The degree of control provided by the Controlling PMO

Answer 6

Moderate

Question 7

Directive PMO

Answer 7

Take control of the projects by directly managing the
projects

Question 8

The degree of control provided by the Directive PMO

Answer 8

High