Why Most PMO Divisions in Indian Companies Fail Within Two Years
There is a new trend in Indian companies today: constituting a PMO (Project Management Office) division. The launch is always grand. Big announcements. New designations. New dashboards. New presentations. For the first year, everything looks energetic and promising. And then—slowly, quietly—the PMO starts dying. Not because PMO is a bad concept. But because PMO in Indian companies is fundamentally misunderstood. 🚧 THE FIRST REASON PMOs FAIL: THEY ARE NEVER INDEPENDENT In theory, a PMO should be an independent decision-making body , second only to the Board or Directors when it comes to projects. In reality, in Indian companies: PMO exists on paper Authority remains with management Directions come from people who do not understand project management Every decision is questioned, diluted, or overridden This is the biggest irony. Directors feel they know project management because they built the company. They believe: “I have worked in every departme...