PPSOs, monitoring and control

Articles

PSO – PMO: What is the difference? 
The differences are substantial, yet to the untrained eye they appear subtle. A PSO is all about supporting projects, usually in a multiple-project environment. This environment is frequently called a portfolio.
John Zachar, CITI
2008

Take control
You’ve met them haven’t you? Those hapless project managers – project administrators really – who watch, and sometimes dutifully document, their project as it spirals into chaos – literally out of control. Or perhaps worse, those who, confusing command with control, hold grimly to their preset course dashing their project against reality. 
Dr Christopher Worsley, CITI
2006

Creating a blueprint for your PPSO 
CITI’s free online project and programme support office (PPSO) questionnaire received a rapid and enthusiastic response from a broad range of business sectors. On completion respondents received graphical and written interpretation of their PPSO’s characteristics and for those still keen to take advantage of the analysis, the trends apparent in the summary data provide a second chance to benefit — and on a large scale. 
Hilary Small, CITI
2006

The future of your PPSO 
So you’ve got a PPSO! Is it serving your organisation’s needs? Are you a PPSO customer, a PPSO supplier, or do you work within the PPSO itself? Whatever your relationship to your PPSO, the chances are that your organisation has a greater need now than ever before for efficiency and effectiveness in project and programme management – and make no mistake, your PPSO can play a vital role in increasing that capability. 
Hilary Small, CITI
2006

White papers

Developing an effective PPSO: Project and programme support office manager profiling 
This paper outlines the design of CITI’s PPSO profiling tool based on a KASEN model (Knowledge, Attitude, Skills, Experience and Networking ability). It compares CITI’s understanding of the roles and responsibilities of PPSO staff with the views of others working in the field. This is done in the context of the main examination body in the UK (ISEB). A free web-based project and programme support office questionnaire which indicates which of the four types of project and programme support office (PPSO) your company currently has, and provide some insights into development opportunities is available on the CITI website at www.citi.co.uk/ppsoquest 
Chris Hodson, Hilary Small, Geoff Vincent, John Zachar, CITI 
2006