Expert Programme Management Office services
PMO for the enterprise, portfolios, programmes and projects.
Why APMCO?
We have experience across a wide range of businesses and many different disciplines.
We have seen plenty of examples of good and bad project management but resist the temptation to label "old, traditional, linear or waterfall" as bad, in order to promote agile approaches as good. Better, we think, to see agility as a sliding scale. Depending upon the nature of the work and its context, you choose the appropriate level of agility to suit.
PMO is a widely used and abused term. Take a moment to consider what the "P" means for your situation. A PMO can provide value for Projects, Programmes or Portfolios. An E-PMO would apply to an entire enterprise. We've operated at all these levels and can advise on options or roll our sleeves up and create or re-energise one.
Objectives, risk and time
Knowing which way to turn is sometimes difficult. But if you don't know where you're going, all roads lead there. Whether you're new to project management and seeking advice, or your business needs to improve its approach to delivering predictable change, we have experience that can help you define and achieve specific objectives.
Projects by their very nature face risks to the successful achievement of their objectives. Project Management as a method helps address these risks and improves your level of control over desired outcomes.
Independent and pragmatic, we provide advice, guidance and solutions tailored to your specific context.
People look at large projects and ask how they end up suffering from huge delays. Frustratingly, the answer is the same as it is for small, simple projects - one day at a time. Managing our use of time is a critical part of satisfying sponsors' requirements. A good PMO can help align and coordinate teams for efficiency.