Project Management Office (PMO) Manager oversees the PMO process implementation and ensures that information concerning content passes to and from sponsors. He/She is deeply involved in improving the consistency, predictability and efficiency of the organization project delivery capability. He/She provides leadership in best practices and is highly customer-focused outward and upward and that these are consistent with customer expectations. He/She must also ensure that the operational issues of the PMO are managed, focusing on the project interface with project leaders, project teams, technology and interface issues.
In addition, the PMO Manager oversees projects costs and makes sure they are well managed, monitors profit and cost sheets for each project, and ascertains that payment collections are performed efficiently and timely from a project management point of view.
Brief job duties are mentioned below:
1. Quality control policies practices, ensure that latest quality standards are followed and enforced within the organization.
2. Quality processes engineering
3. Quality training planning and strategy
4. Overlook all company projects/programs execution
5. Define and manage department and projects scope
6. Define and manage plans and timelines
7. Manage project costs
8. Manage payment collection from a project management point of view
9. Manage department and projects integration
10. Develop and manage department and projects budget
11. Manage department and projects human resources
12. Manage department and projects communication processes to ensure that all processes are applied and followed
13. Ensure continuous improvement of the communication stream and apply any new relevant standards
14. Risk management, including risk assessment strategy and policies for the overall organization
15. Ensure proper execution of the risk strategy throughout the projects lifecycle
16. Ensure Risk strategy awareness and training for the relevant employees, project managers, department heads