The Project Management Office (PMO) serves as the central hub for all project management functions within a company. At its core, the PMO is responsible for setting, maintaining, and ensuring standards for project management and project assurance across the organisation. It acts as the driver of best practices and project quality, monitoring project status and direction. The PMO is a crucial enabler for high-performing organisations, ensuring that each project aligns with the organisation’s overarching goals and maintains a high standard of excellence.

The PMO Consulting Team is instrumental in maintaining and ensuring the progress of the portfolio of projects. They play a critical role in selecting the right projects at the right time and effectively managing project-related communications and changes. The team aligns projects with the corporate strategy and culture. Additionally, they are responsible for developing, improving, and maintaining methodologies, project policies, templates, tools, and techniques; These elements are essential for ensuring project success. They also provide coaching, mentoring, training, and oversight for project managers and sponsors, manage shared resources across the entire project portfolio, and conduct gate reviews to ensure quality and adherence to standards.

In terms of services, the PMO Consulting Team offers a range of specialised solutions. These include Project Delivery Service, a scalable on-demand solution providing dedicated and shared project specialist resources. PMO-as-a-Service (PMOaaS) is a fully managed service that utilises Saros PMO or a hybrid approach incorporating an existing or new on-site PMO, people, tools, and processes. This service is scalable and robust, ensuring flexibility and reliability. The team also offers Project Management Assurance, encompassing project controls, project quality audits, and a ‘second set of eyes’ steering approach. Lastly, their Advisory services include PMO advisory, strategic PMO planning, PMO maturity assessment and roadmap development, and transitioning to Agile at Scale, catering to diverse organisational needs and project management maturity levels.