Organisational structure

Introduction

With the developing of a portfolio project in crossed various platform, it requires an organisation lead and manages integrated those projects/programme. As the PMI (2017) defines such an organisation structure of which responsibility ‘can range from providing project management support functions to the direct management of one or more projects.’ PMO (Project Management Office). The PMO could set up as a department or sector under some organisation belongs to the IT, Finance, or Execute Office, even more setting it as individual organisation base on the specific situation of a requirement for the company.

Organisational structure

Compared to the PMI (2017, p.48) presented the type of PMO with supportive, controlling and directive, Hurt (2009) summarized the organisation structures described their difference with these three cases AlphaGas, BetaGas, and ITM Consulting. The AIphaGas has a long historical experience in the large and merges project, their PMO and project management methodology have developed a well-growth phase for a long-term supporting the company sustainable developing. The BeatGas provided the organisational structure with formal standardized project management to track status and costs. There are many repeatable processes for them. This kind of structure is good at helping the fast-developing required project with clear targets. It is a controlling in the developing phase. Moreover, the case of ITM consulting as a professional directly join in the implementation of the project, they may involve multiped projects in various industry.

In addition, Müller(2013) presented another three but similar definitions with the serving, the controlling and the Partnering. The ‘Partnering’ would play great role in helping sustainable developing.

Sustainable value from PMOs

Meredith and Mantel (2012, p.8) stated the improving project effectiveness and discussed the responsible for the successful initiation and completion of projects, and the PMO outputted the evaluation of an organisation’s project management “maturity,” or skill and experience to keep a competitive position in future. For a further question on ‘how can maximise and sustain value from PMOs’, according to the study of Hurt (2009), there are five themes referred from Collins (2001) could help.

1. Build a core ideology for the long term.

2. Pick the right PMO leadership.

3. Staff the PMO carefully.

4. Create a culture of a disciple.

5. Confront the brutal facts but keep the faith.

Those themes connected and interreflection, they cannot work missed any piece. From the first one with the core ideology, which matched and base on the project actual situation and requirement, it needed the supported by lots of analysis. It goes through the process in the other themes such as PMO leadership selection, the concept of “The right people in the right seat” in the “Staff the PMO carefully”, then go to end about the faith are all important.

Conclusion

All in all, in order to keep the long-term completive stands in this complex and challenging business world, many organisations are seeking many ways to develop their sustainable value. However, it depends on the different stage of the development to the organisation, the best option is starting a suitable methodology organisation structure, then developing and improving the structure while maturity of management is growing.

References

Hurt, M. & Thomas, J., 2009. Building value through sustainable project management offices. Project Management Journal, 40(1), pp. 55-72.

Meredith, J. R. & Mantel, JR, S. J., 2012. Project management: a managerial approach. 8 ed. s.l.:Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Müller, R., Glückler, J. & Aubry, M., 2013. A relational typology of project management offices. Project Management Journal, 44(1), pp. 59-76.

Project Management Institute, 2017. A guide to the project management book of knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). 6 ed. s.l.:Newton Square,.

Collins, J. (2001). Good to great: Why some companies make the leap and others don't. New York: HarperCollins.