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PMO

Meaning in project management, with examples

/ˌpiː em ˈoʊ/abbreviationCommon term

In project management, PMO means: Short for project management office: a team or department that sets project standards, methods and templates, supports project managers and collects reports across many projects.

In Turkish: proje yönetim ofisi, PMO

How it is used

Said letter by letter: P-M-O. Can also mean programme or portfolio management office. People talk about the PMO's templates, PMO reporting and working “in the PMO”. Its role ranges from light support to strict control.

Example sentences

  1. The PMO asked all project managers to use the new status report template from next month.

  2. I started as a PMO analyst before I moved into project management.

Common collocations

  • PMO analyst
  • PMO reporting
  • set up a PMO
  • PMO standards
  • steering committeeA group of senior managers and key stakeholders who give a project direction, make major decisions, approve big changes and help solve escalated problems.
  • methodologyA defined system of processes, roles, documents and rules for running projects in a consistent way, such as PRINCE2 or an organisation's own method.
  • status reportA short, regular report that tells stakeholders how a project is going: what has been done, what comes next, and the main risks, issues and decisions needed.
  • dashboardA one-page visual summary of a project's or portfolio's key information, such as progress, budget, risks and KPIs, usually with charts and status colours.

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