Lindsay Scott for PM Perspectives writes:, “What changes has the PMO had to make to support Agile projects?“. PMOs which have started to support the Agile approach within their organisations have focused on an area which makes sense when faced with uncertainty and change – knowledge.
Providing training and coaching/mentoring for their organisation is the right thing to do. Key workers need to understand what an Agile approach really means for the business in both a commercial and practical sense, how it will change the way programmes and projects are delivered and how it could fundamentally change the way they manage full stop.
This is a practical role the PMO can play in the organisational readiness needed for Agile adoption rather than just thinking about its role in supporting Agile programmes and projects. Sure there are still PMO mainstays like the methodology to adopt or the reporting processes to create, but without Agile knowledge and capability within the organisation the method and processes become much tougher to adopt and embed. Click here to read the full article. [end]
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