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Project Management Office (PMO)

A PMO will provide transparency of programme progress, enabling improved resource and cost management. A PMO will give you a single version of the truth across your programmes and projects, so you know what is going on at any one time and so you can focus on those that need attention. A well-structured PMO will ensure that projects are delivered as quickly and efficiently as possible.  

At Nine Feet Tall, we offer both PMO consulting and PMO as a service (PMOaaS). In both circumstances, a PMO can help to alleviate pressure and responsibility, supporting you in the management and development of your project. 

PMO consulting 

Balancing many programmes, initiatives and projects all at once can feel like an immense task. With everything running in parallel, sometimes there simply aren’t enough pairs of eyes to keep on every part of your business. This is where a Project Management Office (or PMO) comes in.  

If you’re looking to make a long-term and permanent change to the way that you manage projects, we can give you a hand in the development of your very own in-house PMO.   

At Nine Feet Tall, our expert team of consultants are on standby to help you build a central PMO, sharing our collaborative knowledge and experience in successful project management that you can take with you for many projects to come.   

We are here to help you manage your project dependencies, build capability in your teams and introduce standard ways of working.  

PMO as a service (PMOaaS)

For those one-off projects that need an extra push, Nine Feet Tall offer PMO as a service as an alternative to our consultancy programme. With PMOaaS, our project management specialists can provide your business with the help it needs to succeed, so that your existing team can focus their time and energy on other things.   

Nine Feet Tall’s approach to PMOaaS is to offer just enough governance, keeping your project controlled and our work transparent, but without the excessive bureaucracy or paper-filling that causes friction.   

With our PMOaaS, you’ll be relieved of those all-consuming project management duties and receive full transparency on programme progress, resources and time and cost management, putting you in a position to reclaim your time and focus on other elements of your business whilst leaving your project in capable hands. 

Our work with Nine Feet Tall is a perfect example of partnership. By bringing experience and drive they helped shape the PMO team to deliver real value and sustainable improvements to our business.

John Nixon, Finance Director Remploy

How we work with you

We combine deep PMO expertise, coupled with a human approach. Driving project and benefits delivery and increasing project capability. Our Nine Feet Tall experts will integrate seamlessly into your team. Both our PMO consulting and our PMOaaS packages centre a human approach to drive your project forward.  

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is a PMO?

    A PMO, or Project Management Office, does exactly what it says on the tin: it provides your business with the support you need to deliver your projects quickly and efficiently, adhering to set procedures to deliver a predetermined amount of work within agreed timescales and costs. 

  • What does a PMO do?

    The job of PMOs can be summed up in four easy words:  

    Define 

    Control 

    Measure 

    Optimise 

    First things first, the PMO will define both the projects at hand and the methods that need to be implemented in order to deliver the desired results. Project objectives and outcomes will then be clearly defined in line with the goals of the business, which enables the PMO to maintain control of the project. 

     The PMO will then measure the progress towards these targets using quantitative measures like KPIs and metrics. Finally, as the project progresses and discipline improves continually, the PMO will identify incremental changes that can be made in order to optimise project performance. 

  • What are the benefits of a PMO?

    Enlisting the help of a PMO can provide you with…
    • A Birds Eye view of your project – lots of eyes, everywhere
    • Ongoing risk assessment that works faster and better
    • A clearer understanding of your project’s timescales and budgets
    • Ability to manage prioritisation and sequencing
    • Optimise resources
    • Long-term tracking and monitoring of progress and success
    • Reduced pressure, stress, and responsibility on your shoulders
    • A better grasp of project management overall
    • A much higher chance of your projects being successful

    In their offer of support in the initial construction and delivery of a project, as well as during the ongoing tracking and monitoring of the project’s progress, a PMO can oversee projects from start to finish. This allows for quicker identifications of any risks, whilst at the same time granting you a clearer understanding of project timescales and budgets.
    Combine all these things and you have a much greater scope of overall project control. Plus, having a specialist PMO team means less pressure on you, and a much higher chance of your project being successful.

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