Responding to enterprise PMO implementation needs with change management methodology
Master Thesis
Author
Papacharalampous, Ioannis
Παπαχαραλάμπους, Ιωάννης
Date
2017-11Advisor
Εμίρης, ΔημήτριοςView/ Open
Abstract
As organizations grow in size and scope, the complexity of projects is
continuously increasing. This can lead to increasing project failure rate and
organizations have responded by implementing a PMO. PMO implementation
is common to face the human resistance to change. The common thoughts are
“if it works the way we do it then why change it” or “I have always done it like
this”. A successful PMO implementation requires a change in mindset and the
use of a change management methodology is essential. This master thesis will
examine how people react on a PMO implementation within the organization
as well as how change management methodologies could mitigate and manage
such reactions.