Enterprise Program Management Office

The PMO manages IT investments to maximize value, minimize risk, and ensure transparency.

The PMO answers these questions:

The PMO fulfills these functions:

Intakes requests for solutions and gathers needed information to inform prioritization
Shepherds requests through the prioritization process
Manages IT portfolios to ensure strategic alignment and balanced investment
Manages high-value programs to deliver intended benefits
Reports performance of IT investments
Communicates with constituents and stakeholders

Intake: Request is received by the Program Management Office; initial business case is documented on behalf of the requestor.
Concept: Problem solution is proposed as an initial Concept with high-level cost, benefit, risk, and alignment information.
Concept Clearance: Concept is cleared into Discovery for more information, or is expedited to Implementation, or is monitored.
Discovery: Proposed Solution is further researched and elaborated with detailed cost information.
Prioritization: Detailed Solutions are evaluated, prioritized, and funded for Planning and Implementation, or returned to Discovery for additional information, or placed on the Inactive list to be monitored for a future opportunity.
Planning: Approved Solutions are planned and scheduled for implementation.
Implementation: Planned Solutions are implemented as projects or programs.
Expedite: Some solutions may be expedited directly to Implementation for reasons such as legal or policy compliance, information security, mandatory requirement, or exigency.
Evaluate Further: Solutions that are promising but lack sufficient information to approve, prioritize, or fund are returned to Discovery for additional analysis.
Inactive: Solutions that are not approved to proceed are placed on the Inactive list and are monitored for future opportunity.