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PMO without the overhead: what holds up in practice

Which PMO elements in transformation programmes actually help, and which only make work.

Many programmes start with too much structure and too little attention to how fast decisions get made.

A PMO works when the committees, the decision register and the dependency list fit together.

Everything else gets added when it makes delivery noticeably better.

Executive summary

Key takeaways

  • Start with a few steering documents that people actually use.
  • Judge a PMO by how fast decisions fall and how fast things get done.

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Every now and then I write briefly on project steering and transformation. Rarely, but concretely.

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