Project Management Offices can be wonderful things. They can help an organisation immensely, by setting out and assisting in the implementation of project management standards. Unfortunately, they are often not valued, neglected, and because of this, ineffective.

Recently, Planview commissioned OpenSky Research to do a study on PMOs today. (You can access it here, but they do want you to register.) Luckily for you, two very good sites have already posted some commentary on the report – PMTips have New research into PMO effectiveness while Elizabeth Harrin at A Girl’s Guide to Project Management has How good is your PMO?

If you’re interested in more information about PMOs, I recommend you take a look at All About Project Management Offices which is, well, all about Project Management Offices… Take a look at Two Types of PMOs – Yours and NOT yours for an example.