The role of the PMO Manager is to define and maintain the standards for project management within their organisation. This includes the implementation and sharing of best practice as well as the development and application of project procedures, tools and techniques in order to standardise methodologies and realise economies. The PMO Manager provides expert guidance, support and insight on the project, and acts as the source of all project information and metrics.

Responsibilities:

Lead the PMO to support the project in the delivery of Business Case benefits and outcomes.

Champion the use of best practice project management standards and processes.

Support the Project Manager in the development of Business Case with input from specialists as necessary.

Develop and agree budgets for projects and/or programmes and forecast actual costs against them.

Manage the PMO team and support the Project Manager in the identification, recruitment, development, deployment and reassignment of resources throughout

the project lifecycle.

Advise the project team on appropriate tools and techniques for managing stakeholder relationships.

Provide assurance to the project manager on the effectiveness of stakeholder management arrangements.

Establish the project processes and standards for managing risks and issues.

Provide assurance to the project manager on the effectiveness of Risk and Issue management arrangements.

Ensure appropriate governance is in place and arrange external reviews e.g. Gateway Reviews at appropriate points in the project lifecycle.

Monitor the effectiveness of controls and ensure that recommendations from external reviews are acted upon.

Establish and implement protocols to change the scope of projects and/or programmes and update configuration documents as required.

Establish and operate project controls on behalf of the project manager, reporting on project progress and status to appropriate bodies.

Identify common capabilities and opportunities for linking up, re-using and sharing of methods and resources between projects and programmes.

Ensure learning from experience is disseminated across the organisation.

Identify, develop and share best practice project management processes, tools and templates and benchmarks against industry standard.

Provides direction and guidance to the project team.