1.6. Factors of Project Business Management and EPMO Success

The ability to successfully establish enterprise-wide project management using enterprise project management offices is based on many factors and related actions. The following are some of the typical management support actions that can make your efforts succeed:

  • Have executive management view project management as a business function.

  • Have senior management provide visible support for the project business management effort.

  • Ensure the executive sponsor is not removed through reorganization or downsizing until implementation is complete.

  • Require middle managers to use the EPMO and not resist implementing enterprise-wide project management to protect their “turf.”

  • Assure functional organizations ...

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