Project Office Managers
Project Office Managers
The Project Office Manager (PO Manager) role can vary greatly in organisations. Some Project Office Manager roles focus purely on the line management of the Project Office staff and their career development with no direct involvement in the projects.
Project Office Manager roles exist where there is a combination of line management and the continous improvement of the services the Project Office offers to the organisation - again with no direct involvement on the projects. Often the continous improvements of the Project Office will be referred to as "best practice", "governance" or "centre of excellence".
Finally, there are Project Office Manager roles where it is a particular complex / large project and a dedicated Project Office and Project Office Manager is required to provide a new standalone project office function. This Project Office function actively supports the project as well as managing the other support staff within the Project Office team.
The P3O (Portfolio, Programme and Project Office) guidance launched in late 2008 also covers the role of Project Office Manager. Within P3O, the Project Office is seen as a "temporary" office, "set up to support specific initiatives" or projects.
Our blog posts of project office manager include:
The P3O Guidance
Launched in 2008, the Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices guidance from OGC has finally brought focus onto organisational structures such as PMOs and Centres of Excellence.
Project Support Requirements
Arras People works with Design Council, providing project and programme support staff; Project Co-ordinators, Project Administrators and Project Office Managers.