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The PMO IT 'Control Tower': Filing a Flight Plan
29 July 2009
 
Matt Light  

A project management office control tower is charged with the safe takeoff and landing of IT projects, but it shares this role with other stakeholders, requiring a shared understanding of roles and responsibilities to reduce turbulence. We examine the process step by step.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 The PMO's Charter: Safe Takeoffs and Landings

1.1
    
 Project Chartering
1.2
    
 Elements of a Living Charter
1.3
    
 The PMO and Decision Making
1.4
    
 Coordinating the PMO With the Governance Board
1.5
    
 Coordinating the PMO With the Architectural Review Board
2.0
    
 Identifying the Right Flight Paths for IT Projects

2.1
    
 Staying on Course
2.2
    
 Best-Fit Methodology
2.3
    
 Application Project Methodologies
2.4
    
 Infrastructure Project Methodologies
2.5
    
 Sources of Methodology Content and Tools
3.0
    
 Improving Project Prioritization via Post-Project Review

3.1
    
 Likert Scale of Qualitative Benefits
4.0
    
 Conclusion and Recommendations

    
 Recommended Reading


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Table 1.  
 Sample Likert Scale of Qualitative Benefits
 

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Figure 1. 
 The PMO Control Tower: Different Flight Paths for Different Projects
 

Figure 2. 
 Sample PMO Dashboard
 

Figure 3. 
 PPM and EA Synergy
 

Figure 4. 
 Architectural Review Requirements: Systematic vs. Opportunistic
 



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