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Project Management is the art and science of delivering projects by maintaining cost, scope, schedule and technical performance that satisfies stakeholder expectations while respecting internal and external constraints.
It is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge, and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters, where final deliverables are constrained to a finite timescale and budget.
Project Management Office (PMO)
Role of IT PMO
The IT Project Management Office (PMO) is committed to supporting and furthering project management practices to assist delivery teams in providing a high quality of work and service required of any 看片视频 University endeavor.
The 看片视频 IT Project Management Methodology defines the method and approach to IT project management at 看片视频. It is developed using a combination of experience gained by managing projects at 看片视频 and other organizations, and on the internationally accepted standards for project management, such as the Project Management Institute (PMI) and their Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
The IT PMO focuses on 3 levels of service:
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- Alignment with projects and upcoming initiatives, including roadmap and capacity planning review every 2 months听听
- Tools: create work management templates, adapt tools and software to create a repository of project data that results in better decision-making; procuring听Project for the web licenses 听
- Governance and听Reporting: Serve as the authority on IT听Project Management methods and鈥痯ractices, support project reporting delivery to 看片视频 stakeholders and provide project updates and reporting to the government entities听听
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- Work execution: Facilitate and guide the project and managers in daily project management activities
- Coaching: Train project managers, thus increasing the value of the team鈥檚 skill set while also promoting project management best practices
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- Projects: Strategic projects are delivered successfully under the direct management of an assigned project manager and assembled project team of subject matter experts and stakeholders.听
Key PMO members
The Project Manager (PM) manages the delivery of a solution in accordance with the established scope, budget, timeline, and guidelines to achieve the intended business benefits. To accomplish this task, the PM collects, integrates, and presents information to stakeholders, facilitating informed and timely decisions regarding the scope, costs, and timeline of the project.鈥�
The Project Control Officer (PCO) assists with the coordination of projects and programs in addition to administrative duties within the PMO. PCOs are also key players in the compliance and reporting of our projects.听
In supporting an IT project, these key PMO members collaborate with clients, sponsors, vendors and project teams to guide the work towards the project鈥檚 goal. These teams and individuals may belong to various departments, units, and sectors that come together to bring a project to completion.听听
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To contact us:听gcp.pmo [at] mcgill.ca
