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First Derivative’s PMO as a Service is designed to centralise entire PMO operations, facilitate outsourcing PMO functions and/or enhance your existing PMO with specialist resources.
First Derivative offer four models that provide tailor-made PMO creation, project governance, PMO augmentation, issue root cause issue analysis, enhancement implementation, tailored training programmes and more.
PMOs can provide significant value to a business but poorly run PMOs are destined to fail.
The Project Management Institute (PMI) discovered that that 3 out of 4 PMOs will close in the first 3 years.
PMOs fail for reasons including:
We aim to deliver value from Day 1 and engage with stakeholders at all levels for input.
We focus on gaining trust through objective setting exercises, consistent reporting and enhanced communication.
Our Leadership team consists of highly skilled PM and PMOs who provide remote mentorship to PMO aaS projects.
We created an in-house governance model that manages project methodologies, risks, issues, status updates, strategy alignments and more across our Division – Strategy2Success. This initiative was fully sponsored and endorsed by our Executive Leadership Team.
Our Internal PMO team works with Delivery Team Leads and Project Managers across the Division to ensure milestones are met, issues are escalated, initiatives are aligned to quarterly goals and PMO best practices are followed.
Our Strategy2Success model provides all methodology aligned project collateral to consultants across First Derivative. Our model is adaptable, scalable and caters to a range of different organisations. We complete quality assurance reviews on documentation and advise on value & benefits management approaches.
We leverage our Global Solutions structure to partner with our Technology and Engineering teams to delivery end to end solutions backed by technology and innovation. First Derivative is a teams first organisation where knowledge and skills sharing is at the forefront of everything we do.
People are at the heart of everything we do. We recognise and reward strong performance and create a sense of community. We leverage our Team Structure across all our engagements meaning each and every PMO is supported by a team lead both internally and on client site. Our Internal PMO is on hand to provide training and support to our consultants.
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Project Governance
Controlled and managed by the COE; training, templates and procedures provided to project resources.
Project Reporting
Centralised and standardise reporting on all projects, programmes and portfolios.
Analyse and Report KPIs
From Monthly Project Snapshots, analyse status against plans to create and share useful planning insights.
Support Finance PMO where applicable
Be proactive in supporting wider PMO team with relevant project information.
Methodology Definition
Work on a bespoke project methodology process and provide guidance.
Project Tooling
Provide overview of best practice tooling and assist with implementation where required.
Resource Assessments
Provides guidance on resourcing requirements based on previous projects, assumptions, costs and time.
Resource Tracker Management
Governance over project resources, provide staffing suggestions and deploying as needed. Understands conflicts and synergies across the organisation’s projects.
Skills Centre
Keeps log of key skills for all project resources for future projects.
Career Management
Provides career paths for aspiring project managers or PMOs. Recommends training and consults with resources on their professional development.
Recruitment Support
Supports recruitment teams with job specifications, role requirements and candidate profile reviews for current and future project needs.
Project Governance
Controlled and managed by the COE; training, templates and procedures provided to project resources.
Project Reporting
Centralised and standardise reporting on all projects, programmes and portfolios.
Analyse and Report KPIs
From Monthly Project Snapshots, analyse status against plans to create and share useful planning insights.
Support Finance PMO where applicable
Be proactive in supporting wider PMO team with relevant project information.
Methodology Definition
Work on a bespoke project methodology process and provide guidance.
Project Tooling
Provide overview of best practice tooling and assist with implementation where required.
Establish Monthly Financial Snapshot
Aligned to monthly steering reporting, analyst will reconcile monthly spend to establish a present and accurate financial position.
Document, Process and Track all project expenditure
Manage and track all project expenditure in a timely and organised manner.
Analyse and Report KPIs & Trend Analysis
From Monthly Financial Snapshot, analyse figures against budgets/ funding to create and share useful financial insights.
Support G&R PMO where applicable
Be proactive in supporting wider PMO team with relevant financial information (reporting, funding applications, closing reports etc…).
Support Forecasting and Financial Modelling
Support project managers with forecast modelling and implications against financial KPIs.
Respond to adhoc financial requests
Support any adhoc requests that arise from the project.
Project Planning
Provides visibility across all projects, programmes and portfolios that fall under PMO remit and provides guidance on plan creation.
Task Breakdown
Assist project managers with task breakdowns to ensure roles & responsibilities are understood.
Task Tracking
Provide and manage project tracking and assess progress against plans.
Prioritisation and Strategy Management
Understands the Organisation’s strategy and provides guidance on prioritising projects or deliverables based on the strategy.
Future Planning
Assists Organisation with future planning by ensuring projects and programmes align with portfolio objectives.
Risk Management Framework
Defines and monitors risk management framework for all projects, programmes and portfolios.
RAID Log Management and Reviews
Creation RAID Logs with project manager. Chairs RAID Log review meetings and tracks actions as needed.
Issue Reporting
Ensures issues are correctly logged per Organisation’s procedures and escalated to Steer or ExecCo.
Organisation or Strategic Risks
Central tracking and reporting for Organisation-wide risks including Commercial, Reputational, Environmental, Cultural etc.
Project Audits
Audits projects, programmes and portfolios to ensure all risk management procedures and record management processes policies are followed.
RAID Training
Provides training and guidelines to PMs and new joiners on RAID processes
Documentation Reviews
Quality control for documentation to ensure the content meets stakeholder expectations, methodologies are in line and correct templates are used.
Quality Assurance Review
Formal reviews with projects, programmes and portfolios to check for quality issues that may impact project deliverables.
Gate or Stage Reviews
Regular guidance with project teams on the attributes required to pass a Stage. Hosts the sign off meetings
Knowledge & Template Library
Creates template library in line with Organisation’s methodology including all project related documentation and training.
Governance Support
Provides support directly to project team members on templates, processes and methodologies.
We understand that one of the critical success factors is to have the ability to scale with quality resources who can hit the ground running with all the required competencies needed to deliver. Our internal PMO training academy has been designed using client expertise and industry best practice to ensure that we deliver consistent high standards.
World class CMTP training programme: Something that sets us apart from traditional PMO offerings is that our people are data focused and understand the importance of Data quality and control from Day 1.
Strategy2Success is First Derivative’s in house PMO Training academy that equips our resources early in their career with the knowledge and tools required for successful programme delivery.
We are committed to investing in our People so that they can add value to your organisation. We have CAPM accredited resources ready to start immediately.
We take our Oversight and support obligations seriously and are committed to providing experienced resources that can mentor and guide any staff both remotely and In person.
We are Passionate about Best Practice with an appetite for continuous learning and improvement. We have proven experience in running PMO masterclasses on Tooling and practices both internally and for our clients.
First Derivative is eager to help you navigate your journey and provide the support and expertise to comprehend the complexities and challenges that organisation your might have.
