Describe two benefits of having an embedded project management office

Question 1

The first benefit of having an embedded project management office 1

Answer 1

Having an embedded project management office saves time for the project manager and the wider project team. Having access to pre-approved processes can mean that there is no need to recreate potentially time-consuming processes from scratch when established processes currently exist.

Question 2

The first benefit of having an embedded project management office 2

Answer 2

more time and attention can be spent on other project areas, enabling the project manager to focus on important quality and performance activities such as Earned Value Management or Re-Estimation.

Question 3

The first benefit of having an embedded project management office 3

Answer 3

Because the project team can spend less time on pre-approved processes, project progress may quicken against project activities identified in the work breakdown structure.

Question 4

The second benefit of having an embedded project management office 1

Answer 4

An embedded project management office will be able to handle more of the administrative work that needs to be handled during a project. An embedded PMO can only be justified on a large project and without it, the PM would either be swamped with admin and project matters which probably means that neither are done properly.

Question 5

The second benefit of having an embedded project management office 2

Answer 5

Without an embedded project management office, the Project Manager would likely be handling this type of work, instead, the project manager can focus on managing the project team.

Question 6

The second benefit of having an embedded project management office 3

Answer 6

For example, the project management office taking on administrative responsibilities in the Deployment phase will allow the Project Manager to actively manage the project team, be more involved in assessing team members’ performances, give more considered guidance, and be present to resolve conflict before it arises.