The role of project management office in the implementation of strategic plans in project-based organisations.

Autor: Sandhu MA; College of Business and Economics, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE., Al Ameri T; Infrastructure and Facilities Office, ADEK- HQ, Abu Dhabi, UAE., Shahzad A; Department of Engineering Management, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan., Naseem A; Department of Engineering Management, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Jul 18; Vol. 19 (7), pp. e0306702. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 18 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306702
Abstrakt: The role of the project management office (PMO) in improving project execution has recently been acknowledged and is gaining popularity in project-based organizations to furnish various options for project-solving approaches. This study aims to identify and test the ability of PMO roles in implementing the strategic plan of the organization. This research adopted survey-based quantitative research. The questionnaire was shared with 450 staff members working in 19 project-based organizations. 268 usable questionnaires were received. The methodologies for the development of project management, monitoring and controlling project performance, organizational learning, monitoring and controlling project performance, and improving organization structure and communication were the top five PMO roles involved in the execution of strategic plans, according to the results. At the same time, the criteria of twelve top metrics were recognized to determine the effectiveness of the PMO department. This study has research implications for the researchers involved in the exploration of the specific benefits of PMO.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Sandhu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE