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Application Area Knowledge, Application Area Knowledge, Standards and Regulations Standards and Regulations
► common elements significant in such projects, but are common elements significant in such projects, but are not needed or present in all projects. Application areas not needed or present in all projects. Application areas are usually defined in terms of: are usually defined in terms of:
► Functional departments and supporting disciplines, Functional departments and supporting disciplines, such as legal, production and inventory management, such as legal, production and inventory management, marketing, logistics, and personnel marketing, logistics, and personnel
► Technical elements, such as software development Technical elements, such as software development or engineeringor engineering
► Management specializations, such as Govt. Management specializations, such as Govt. contracting, community development, and new contracting, community development, and new product development product development
► Industry groups, such as automotive, chemical, Industry groups, such as automotive, chemical, agriculture, and financial agriculture, and financial services. services.
Project EnvironmentProject Environment►Cultural and social environment.Cultural and social environment.► International and political environmentInternational and political environment►Physical environmentPhysical environment
Management SkillsManagement Skills► Financial management and accounting Financial management and accounting ► Purchasing and procurement Purchasing and procurement ► Sales and marketing Sales and marketing ► Contracts and commercial law Contracts and commercial law ► Manufacturing and distribution Manufacturing and distribution ► Logistics and supply chain Logistics and supply chain ► Strategic planning, tactical planning, and Strategic planning, tactical planning, and
operational planning operational planning ► Organizational structures, organizational behavior, Organizational structures, organizational behavior,
personnel administration, compensation, benefits, personnel administration, compensation, benefits, and career paths and career paths
► Health and safety practices Health and safety practices ► Information technology. Information technology.
Interpersonal SkillsInterpersonal Skills
►Effective communication. Effective communication. ►Influencing the organization. Influencing the organization. ►Leadership. Leadership. ►Motivation. Motivation. ►Negotiation and conflict Negotiation and conflict
management. management. ►Problem solving. Problem solving.
Project Management ContextProject Management Context►Programs and Program Management Programs and Program Management ►Portfolios and Portfolio Management Portfolios and Portfolio Management ►SubprojectsSubprojects►Project Management OfficeProject Management Office
A project management office (PMO) is an A project management office (PMO) is an organizational unit to centralize and organizational unit to centralize and coordinate the management of projects coordinate the management of projects under its domainunder its domain
Project Management OfficeProject Management Office► Shared and coordinated resources across all projects Shared and coordinated resources across all projects
administered by the PMOadministered by the PMO► Identification and development of project Identification and development of project
management methodology, best practices, and management methodology, best practices, and standardsstandards
► Clearinghouse and management for project policies, Clearinghouse and management for project policies, procedures, templates, and other shared procedures, templates, and other shared documentationdocumentation
► Centralized configuration management for all Centralized configuration management for all projects administered by the PMOprojects administered by the PMO
► Centralized repository and management for both Centralized repository and management for both shared and unique risks for all projectsshared and unique risks for all projects
► Central office for operation and management of Central office for operation and management of project tools, such as enterprise-wide project project tools, such as enterprise-wide project management softwaremanagement software
► Central coordination of communication Central coordination of communication management across projectsmanagement across projects
► A mentoring platform for project managersA mentoring platform for project managers► Central monitoring of all PMO project Central monitoring of all PMO project
timelines and budgets, usually at the timelines and budgets, usually at the enterprise levelenterprise level
► Coordination of overall project quality Coordination of overall project quality standards between the project manager and standards between the project manager and any internal or external quality personnel or any internal or external quality personnel or standards organization. standards organization.
►Differences between project managers Differences between project managers and a PMO may include the following: and a PMO may include the following: Project managers and PMOs pursue Project managers and PMOs pursue
different objectives and, as such, are different objectives and, as such, are driven by different requirements. All of driven by different requirements. All of these efforts, however, are aligned with these efforts, however, are aligned with the strategic needs of the organization.the strategic needs of the organization.
A project manager is responsible for A project manager is responsible for delivering specific project objectives delivering specific project objectives within the constraints of the project, while within the constraints of the project, while a PMO is an organizational structure with a PMO is an organizational structure with specific mandates that can include an specific mandates that can include an enterprise wide perspective. enterprise wide perspective.
The project manager focuses on the specified The project manager focuses on the specified project objectives, while the PMO manages project objectives, while the PMO manages major program scope changes and can view major program scope changes and can view them as potential opportunities to better them as potential opportunities to better achieve business objectives. achieve business objectives.
The project manager controls the assigned The project manager controls the assigned project resources to best meet project project resources to best meet project objectives, while the PMO optimizes the use objectives, while the PMO optimizes the use of shared organizational resources across all of shared organizational resources across all projects. projects.
The project manager manages the scope, The project manager manages the scope, schedule, cost, and quality of the products of schedule, cost, and quality of the products of the work packages, while the PMO manages the work packages, while the PMO manages overall risk, overall opportunity, and the overall risk, overall opportunity, and the interdependencies among projects. interdependencies among projects.
►The project manager reports on The project manager reports on project progress and other project project progress and other project specific information, while the PMO specific information, while the PMO provides consolidated reporting and an provides consolidated reporting and an enterprise view of projects under its enterprise view of projects under its purview.purview.
