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- AD646 · Week 2
This document is an assignment for week 2 of the AD646 Program Management and Planning course. It analyzes the AtekPC Project Management Office case study and answers specific questions about the challenges faced by AtekPC in introducing a PMO. It also includes instructions for drafting a program charter for AtekPC.
What's inside
- Changes in AtekPC's business environment
- Appropriateness of introducing a PMO
- Drafting a program charter for AtekPC
- Program charter details (name, sponsorship, contact, historical information, introduction, organization, governance, scope, goal, objectives
- References
Who it is for: Students taking the AD646 Program Management and Planning course at Boston University. (Postgraduate)
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Summary
AtekPC's Project Management Office (PMO) is a case study. Students learn about the challenges faced when setting up a PMO in an existing company. They also learn how to draft a program charter for a PMO.
Changes in AtekPC's Business
AtekPC's business environment changed. The company introduced a Project Management Office to address these changes. Reasons for developing a PMO are discussed.
Drafting a Program Charter
A program charter for AtekPC is drafted. Students use course readings, outside research, and lecture guidelines for this task. The charter includes program sponsors and history.
PMO Organization Model
A recommendation for the PMO organization model is made. The case study and outside research are used to support this recommendation. The model combines PMO-heavy and PMO-light approaches.
Key terms
- Project Management Office
- An organizational unit used to centralize and coordinate the management of projects.
- Program charter
- A document that authorizes a project or a program.
- PMO-heavy
- A PMO model that enforces radical changes on the employees.
- PMO-light
- A PMO model that allows for incremental change and small victories.
- Enterprise-wide strategic level
- The level at which a PMO can have the most impact on an organization.
- Program boundaries
- The limits within which a program must operate.
Questions this document helps with
- What are the reasons for developing a PMO?
- How do you draft a program charter?
- What is the recommended PMO organization model?
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