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Project Office
| What: | Using specialized staff to consolidate key project management responsibilities for a group of related projects. | |
| When: | Throughout large projects. | |
| Results: | Consistent processes and reporting for related projects, minimized overhead, and increased likelihood of success. |
Justify
A competent and well-staffed project office (also called a program office, a project management center of excellence, a project support team, or another similar name) brings many benefits, such as:
- Centralized use of high-end software and technical tools for project management, avoiding excess investment in training and tool deployment
- Improved cross-project resource planning and control
- Better support for distributed ...
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