Project Office Models in the Context of Enterprise PM : Four Project Office Models(Editorial Note for Special Issue on "Enterprise Project Management")

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In 1996, IBM issued a mandate to facilitate its growth and transformation by becoming a highly project-based organization. To support this strategy, IBM established the Project Management Center of Excellence(PMCOE). The PMCOE has undertaken multiple initiatives such as IBM's PM method, PM tools, project manager certification program, and PM education. One such initiative is providing guidance on "project offices" and its implementation process across IBM. After analysis of IBM's existing project office examples, we concluded that the single "project office" model with a set of certain functions is not a realistic idea. Organizations vary in how they manage their projects. We defined four project office models as types to meet the various organizational situations : Type-1 Project Office : Institutionalizes Project Management, Type-2 Project Office : Supports Projects, Type-3 Project Office : Provides Management Visibility and Type-4 Project Office : Controls Projects. These represent ideal types of "project office". These are not IBM unique but common and applicable for organizations striving to be project-based. This set of model definitions supports the organizations's management to easily design their own project office and implementation process that meet the organizational business strategy.