MISSION – Why we exist

We challenge organizations and individuals in all areas of the economic and social activity in adopting professionalized practices of excellence in Organizational Project Management, thereby allowing them to increase their level of maturity, productivity and competitiveness in the realization of change and innovation strategies based on projects, programs and portfolios.

VISION – Where we want to be

Be recognized and respected as a leading organization and as a reference of excellence at the international level in the area of professionalized Organizational Project Management.

VALUES - What we believe in

• Work with Openness, Ethics and Integrity – because we foster trust
• Work as a Team – because achieving the extraordinary is more important than wanting to be extraordinary
• Innovation, Expertise and Excellence – because we evolve in the forefront of knowledge
• Efficiency and Performance – because we solve your problems in the best possible way

 

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ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT - why is it important?

For many organizations the impact of Project Management on business performance has become an unavoidable reality.  Why is that so?

Since the primordial of civilization, projects were and continue to be the vehicle to implement change.  What characterizes most the current reality we live in is an increasingly accelerated pace of change, which without precedent demands from organizations flexibility, capacity to adapt, and ability to innovate.  Innovation and adaptation are nowadays synonymous of change.  This way, managing the business by projects has become an inevitable reality to almost all organizations.    

Will this emerging reality pose major challenges to organizations in order to adapt and change their traditional working processes?

Yes.  For a great majority of the organizations the processes they have established are primarily oriented towards functional activities, which are characterized by repetitive operations.  While these activities constitute an important part of their business, value-added change can only be accomplished effectively through projects.  This is why organizations who pay attention to this emerging reality have realized that they need to develop and improve their Project Management capabilities.

Many organizations recognized this reality and consequently already re-aligned their business processes towards "projects".  Will this be sufficient? 

While managing the business by projects is not strictly mandatory, for the organization whose survival and prosperity depends on its ability to implement and manage change, this is the most effective management model.  However, managing by projects will only deliver results if the organization achieves a high level of maturity in managing projects.  Only in this way projects will deliver the expected results while addressing the needs of the business strategy.

And how to develop this important competency?

There are a number of requirements for the development of Project Management competency. Firstly, it is necessary to devise and design the methodologies that are adequate to the specific reality and needs of the organization. Supporting tools are then needed to implement these methodologies efficiently and effectively. Human resources need to develop the know-how and working culture of Project Management, so they may become true professionals in the undertaking of this activity.

Organizational Project Management must have its place within the organization, preferably being promoted by a specialized competency center: the Project Management Office (PMO). Finally, it is never advisable to reinvent the wheel: instead, it is wiser to make use of an existing both scientific and field-proven body of knowledge – i.e. the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).

Knowing what is required is essential, but yet it is not sufficient: it is equally fundamental to know how to conduct the implementation process in the field. Being a process of organizational transformation, developing project management competency and capabilities does require an utmost attention.

Being something new to many organizations, where to start from?

With the purpose of helping organizations in this important challenge, at PMO Projects Group we have been developing several products and services, which differentiate form the more traditional consulting services oriented towards the optimization of repetitive processes.  It is with a strong sense of mission that we note a high degree of success in helping prestigious organizations all around the world to implement effective Project Management practices, thereby contributing to an effective improvement in productivity and competitiveness in the global market and to the prosperity of the global economy to which we all belong.