{"id":1358,"date":"2016-01-07T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T07:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2017-12-11T15:56:02","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T21:56:02","slug":"top-it-pmo-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/top-it-pmo-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top Six Reports for IT PMOs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The IT PMO\u2019s work is a Catch-22. Praised one day for doing an exemplary job of guiding projects to completion on time and on budget, only to realize that this metric is no longer enough and then suffer from a lack of perceived value<\/a>.\u00a0Reports for IT PMOs are a given, but what should those reports show?<\/p>\n

A recent ESI International survey shows that 72% of PMOs are regularly questioned by senior management about their contributions. <\/strong>ESI adds that the PMO has \u201ca long way to go when it comes to demonstrating value through considered, quantitative measurement.\u201d\u00b9<\/strong><\/p>\n

No doubt, PMOs need to show stakeholders the vital difference they make in organizational performance. However, generating reports to show that value can sometimes be more time-consuming than the work they generate.<\/p>\n

Clearly, showing strategic business results will lead to a better PMO-executive management relationship. For starters, PMOs should add strategic planning through portfolio management functions to their capabilities<\/strong>. It\u2019s also important to understand what organizations are looking for in high-performing PMOs. According to the PMI, executives want PMOs to:<\/p>\n