I need 500 words of original work tested through turnitin tool , using Harvard references system , use quoting and references from the below textbooks or articles. As companies begin to recognise the favorable effect which project management has on prof

I need 500 words of original work tested through turnitin tool , using Harvard references  system , use quoting and references from the below textbooks or articles.

As companies begin to recognise the favorable effect which project management has on profitability, they place emphasis on achieving professionalism in project management using the project office (PO) concept. The concept of a PO or project management office (PMO) could very well be the most important project management activity in this decade. Maturity and excellence in project management do not occur simply by using project management over a prolonged period of time. Rather, they grow out of strategic planning for both project management and the PO.

General strategic planning involves the determination of where one wishes to be in the future and then how one plans to get there. For PO strategic planning, it is often easier to decide which activities should be under the control of the PO rather than determining how or when to do it.

For this week, discuss the following questions:

1.     Examine the steps an organisation would take to establish a PMO or PO if it did not previously have one. Explain which of these steps would be the most difficult for the organisation to complete successfully.

2.     Analyse the various types of PMOs an organisation can create, the differences between each, and the criteria an organisation would use to select the type of PMO which fits its strategy and mission.

3.     Analyse how Six Sigma can be used in the operation of a PMO and how Six Sigma can be used to improve the operations of a PMO.

Textbooks

Kerzner, H. (2010) Project management best practices: achieving global excellence. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley. Chapters 2, 3, 12, and 13.

Morris, P. & Pinto, J. (2007) The Wiley guide to project program and portfolio management. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley. Chapters 6 and 11.

Articles

Hurt, M. & Thomas, J. (2009) ‘Building value through sustainable project management offices’, Project Management Journal, 40, pp. 55–72.

Meyer, L. & Scrima, T. (2006) ‘Business process optimization: combining project management and Six Sigma best practices to better understand and optimize critical business processes’, 2006 PMI Global Congress Proceedings, Seattle, WA, Integrated Project Management, pp. 1–13.

Supplemental reading

Craig-Jones, C. (2007) ‘Evolving the maturity level of your Project Management Office (PMO)’, CA Clarity [Online] Available from:http://www.ca.com/Files/WhitePapers/evolving_the_maturity_level_of_a_pmo_wp.pdf (Accessed: 30 August 2010).

Englund, R., Graham, R. & Dinsmore, P. (2003) Creating the project office: a manager’s guide to leading organisational change. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Gamali, J., Harenchar, R., Patterson, B. & Price, S. (1999) ‘Exploring the creation of a global project management office’, PMI 1999 Seminars & Symposium, Philadelphia, PA. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute, pp. 1–6.

Jedd, M. (2006) ‘PMO on the fast track’, Project Management Network, 20 (3), pp. 64–69.

Liao, J. ‘Growing pains’, Project Management Network, 21 (2), pp. 62–68.

Santosus, M. (2003) ‘Why you need a Project Management Office (PMO)’, CIO [Online] Available from:http://www.cio.com/article/29887/Why_You_Need_a_Project_Management_Office_PMO (Accessed: 30 August 2010).

Sriram, M. (2000) ‘Developing a proposal for implementing a PMO’, Project Management Network, 14 (8), pp. 44–48.