“As analyst firm Gartner points out, establishing this credibility can be a huge hurdle. According to Gartner’s research a staggering 68% of stakeholders perceive their PMOs to be bureaucratic and only 40% of projects meet their goals when it comes to schedule, budget and quality.
‘Digitalisation and bimodal IT are just two examples of the many developments in the business environment that the PMO must support,’ says Mbula Schoen, senior research analyst at Gartner.
‘A failure to evolve and adjust to such changes can result in a PMO being misaligned with an organisation’s goals, and therefore being seen as failing to deliver value.’ ” – Chloe Green for PMChat.net, excerpted, to read the entire article, “Gartner Reveals Seven Best Practices for Effective Project Management”, click here.