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Title

How to Establish a Project Support Office: A Practical Guide to Its Establishment, Growth and Development

Author

Robert K. Wysocki, Ph.D.

Price

$15.95

Pages

54

ISBN

1-933788-18-6

Executive Summary

The latest advance in project management is the Project Support Office (PSO). It is established to support project teams and to reduce the risk of project failure. The PSO has several different names and variations in terms of mission, objectives, functions, organizational structure, and organizational placement. This can become quite overwhelming for someone who is not very familiar with the concept and its practice. In this briefing you will understand all aspects of the PSO and to recognize the signs that you should establish one. This will give you the foundation to move forward to establish your own PSO.

Your organization has put a project management methodology in place and teams are beginning to use it but you are not satisfied. Your expectation is that everyone would be using it and that a higher percentage of projects would be successfully completed. So far there has been no measurable impact on project success. What can you do?

The answer can be found in the PSO. This publication will prepare you with an understanding of what a PSO is, what they do, how they are structured and placed in the organization, and the steps to follow to establish a PSO. You will leave this publication fully prepared to take on the challenges of the PSO.