Project Management Office (PMO)

Your PMO consultant to strengthen project controls, manage risks and support decision-making.

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Why Set Up a Project Management Office (PMO)?

As projects grow in complexity, coordinating multiple stakeholders, interfaces and data becomes increasingly challenging. Schedule deviations, emerging risks and critical decisions become harder to anticipate.

A Project Management Office (PMO) establishes a common framework to align working methods. It consolidates project data and analyses key performance indicators (KPIs), giving project teams and management a reliable overview of progress, risks and potential deviations.

From planning to reporting, a PMO consultant strengthens project governance and provides the insights needed to make informed decisions.

A Project Management Office Tailored to Your Organisation

MESLI Consulting does not apply a one-size-fits-all approach. Each Project Management Office is developed in collaboration with your teams, depends on your constraints, objectives and the current stage of your project.

Project-Level PMO

Do you need a dedicated PMO for one of your projects?

Together with your teams, we define the appropriate PMO structure, implement the required methods and tools, and provide ongoing support to ensure it operates effectively over time.

The level of support evolves throughout the project lifecycle and can be adjusted to reflect changing priorities.

Project Portfolio Management

Do multiple projects, work packages or sites need to progress towards the same objectives?Our PMO consultants establish a framework that provides a consolidated view of the programme. Project governance is tailored to the level of oversight and coordination required.The objective is to establish consistent standards across projects while maintaining a clear, overall view of programme performance.

Support for your existing PMO

Your Project Management Office is already in place, but does your team need additional expertise to address specific project challenges?

MESLI Consulting strengthens your existing team with targeted expertise in planning, project controls, risk analysis, contract management and the implementation of project management tools.

Our consultants integrate seamlessly into your organisation, working with your existing methods and systems.

Our Approach

Our PMO consultants assess your current organisation, schedule reliability and the interactions between work packages. This initial assessment helps identify your priorities, clarify requirements and evaluate potential risks.

Working with your teams, the PMO defines planning rules, responsibilities and key performance indicators (KPIs). This creates a common project baseline that enables everyone to measure progress consistently and identify deviations.

Project control tools must reflect the actual needs of the project and the way teams work. Their configuration helps improve data reliability, consolidate schedules and monitor performance more effectively. Project information becomes clearer, more consistent and easier for project managers to use when making decisions.

Schedule variance analysis helps identify the causes of delays. Our PMO consultants assess their impact on key milestones and regularly update forecasts to reflect the latest project conditions.

Project teams gain a clearer view of progress and can identify the corrective actions needed to keep the project on track.

The role of the PMO in Project Management

A well-structured PMO is central to effective project governance. It connects teams, data and decision-making to keep the project aligned with its objectives.

Create a Shared View of the Project

The PMO consolidates information from different disciplines and stakeholders, ensuring everyone works from a consistent and reliable view of project status.

Anticipating Project Impacts

A schedule change can affect project objectives, resource requirements, costs and contractual commitments. The PMO analyses these interdependencies and provides project management with the information needed to assess the consequences and respond accordingly.

Support Decision-Making

The PMO turns project data into actionable insights. Project leaders have the information they need to prioritise actions, assess trade-offs and make informed decisions.

Software Solutions to Support Your PMO

Our consultants have expertise in leading project management software solutions. We select and configure the tools best suited to the specific requirements and challenges of each project.

Primavera P6

Primavera P6 supports the management of schedules, resources, baselines and critical paths across multiple projects. It provides a robust foundation for PMOs to monitor project progress throughout the project lifecycle.

Deltek Acumen

Deltek Acumen analyses schedule quality and logic, identifies inconsistencies and compares different schedule versions to track changes over time. It helps PMOs improve schedule reliability and maintain traceability across project data.

Asta Powerproject

Asta Powerproject enables PMOs to integrate planning with resource and cost management. It also supports 4D project visualisation by linking the schedule to a 3D mode. The software can also be connected to Power BI and Primavera P6 to facilitate the exchange and consolidation of project data.

Does your Project need a PMO ?

Contact one of our PMO consultants to discuss your project requirements.

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