IMPACT CASE STUDY
Building Project Management Excellence: PMO Strategies Partners with Leading Apparel Company
A prominent apparel company sought to optimize its project delivery capabilities by establishing a formal Project Management Office (PMO). With complex initiatives underway, the organization recognized the need to implement robust project management frameworks. However, establishing a PMO posed challenges including lack of executive sponsorship, misalignment between groups, and knowledge gaps around PMO best practices.
The Challenge
The apparel company sought to establish a PMO but faced obstacles including lack of executive buy-in, misaligned groups, and knowledge gaps around PMO best practices. They required guidance on PMO design, role definition, resource planning, and workflows. Additionally, the engagement demanded expertise in stakeholder engagement, change management, and project management training to drive adoption. PMO Strategies' proven experience enabled them to address these multifaceted challenges.
The Solution
The company partnered with PMO Strategies, leveraging their PMO development expertise. Conducting stakeholder interviews and assessments, PMO Strategies provided guidance on PMO design and establishing efficient workflows. Focusing on stakeholder engagement, they rapidly built project management capabilities through training programs. Their hands-on approach equipped over 150 employees with PMO, project, and portfolio management skills.
The Results
Within months, PMO Strategies successfully built a robust, value-driven PMO. With clear roles and responsibilities, the PMO quickly drove enterprise-wide project success. Enhanced visibility into programs, resources, and financials enabled data-driven decisions, improving portfolio performance. The PMO's focus on outcomes positioned them as a strategic partner. With an empowered PMO, the company gained the agility and discipline to deliver initiatives aligned to corporate strategy.
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We had a strategy, a talented group of people, but we weren’t sure how to get there. PMO Strategies has taken us to the next level by giving us the training and guidance to help us organize and deliver on the most important work we do. It’s been transformational for the organization and I’m so grateful to the team for getting us here.
Mike Welch, Leadership and PMO Executive, American Planning AssociationPMO Strategies helped us build project management capacity and deliver important change at a critical time in the evolution of our organization. The results exceeded our expectations and enabled us to accelerate progress toward our goals. Best of all, we are now more self-sufficient, and our goal of enterprise-wide engagement, adoption, and utilization was achieved with a system that we can sustain and improve over time. Simply put, PMO Strategies made us all better.
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