PMBOK® GUIDE SIXTH EDITION

Project Management Office

A primary function of a PMO is to support project managers in a variety of ways, which may include, but are not limited to:

• Managing shared resources across all projects administered by the PMO;
• Identifying and developing project management methodologies, best practices, and standards;
• Coaching, mentoring, training, and oversight;
• Monitoring compliance with project management standards, policies, procedures, and templates by means of project audits;
• Developing and managing project policies, procedures, templates, and other shared documentation (organizational process assets); and
• Coordinating communication across projects.

PMOs do not generally intervene in a project’s direction, especially without communicating with the
project manager