PMO Certified Practitioner v1.0

The executive team is concerned with the performance of a PMO. Some customers have complained that service delivery is inconsistent.
What should the PMO professional do first to address these concerns?

A company has a history of struggling to deliver projects on time and within budget. The PMO professional has been tasked with assessing the maturity and capability of the PMO in order to develop a plan for improvement.
What should the PMO professional do?

In a pharmaceutical company, several scope changes were requested on major strategic initiatives. After analysis, it seems that several project managers did not apply a proper stakeholder assessment during the preparation of the projects.
What should the PMO professional do first to address this issue?

An organization's PMO is perceived by its customers as merely an administrative unit enforcing standards and processes. What steps should the PMO professional take to transform the PMO's image and reimagine its role as a customer-oriented partner?

During the execution phase of the project, the PMO professional notices that a project team is consistently falling behind schedule. Despite the best efforts of the PMO to provide additional resources and support, the team continues to struggle with meeting the deliverables. The PMO professional determines that the root cause of the delays is poor communication among team members.
Which two tasks should the PMO professional take? (Choose two.)

A PMO professional recently joined an established PMO with a customer feedback system in place. However, the feedback has not been systematically analyzed or used to drive improvements in service delivery. The PMO services align with standard methodologies, but PMO customers feel their evolving needs are not being adequately met.
What should the PMO professional do to ensure the feedback system is effectively utilized to enhance PMO service delivery?

During executive meetings, the leader of a recently established PMO notices that the organization's leaders are worried about falling revenues during the last quarter and are beginning to look for ways to cut costs. The PMO leader is concerned that the PMO may be cut.
What should the PMO do to mitigate this risk?

A well-established PMO unit is transforming from a traditional mix of controlling and directive functions to a customer-centric service model. The company culture is very hierarchical and the PMO professional faces some challenges ahead.
Which action should the PMO professional prioritize given the fundamental role of PMOs?

A PMO was just established in a large organization. The PMO team identified all potential PMO customers and analyzed them based on their power and interest. The list of customers was much too long and the PMO's capacity to nurture them all is not sufficient.
What should the PMO professional do to move toward developing the service catalog?

After identifying the needs and expectations of PMO customers, the PMO professional recommends introducing a new service to effectively meet these needs within the specified timeframe. However, new regulations were recently introduced, and the company must comply with them before launching the new PMO service, which will affect the timeline for its implementation.
What should the PMO professional do?

Over the past 5 years, the enterprise PMO (EPMO) has grown and consistently exceeds expectations. It receives excellent customer feedback, with customers regularly sharing their successes across the organization, increasing the PMO's influence. The CEO has tasked the PMO professional with advancing the organization's digital transformation in project management to the next level.
How should the PMO professional elevate the digital transformation culture in project management?

A company is undergoing transformation due to a set of recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. A PMO professional is responsible for the processes and methodology and is asked to suggest ways to support the transformation by integrating organizational change management practices.
Which change management strategy should the PMO professional consider first to reinforce transformation activities?

A manufacturing company is in the process of establishing its PMO, and the PMO professional leading it recognizes that securing executive sponsorship and ongoing support is crucial for the PMO's success and mandate. How should the PMO professional effectively secure and maintain executive sponsorship for the PMO?

A PMO professional gathered customer feedback 1 year after the PMO's establishment, which revealed that while some benefits were achieved, others remained incomplete or were absent. What should the PMO professional have done to prevent this situation?