Project management office and agile project management in the creative sphere

<p>In current thesis takes place the research of the PMO role in case of traditional and agile methods combining in the business practice. The theme of the research is of high topicality since there are few methodological instruments developed to combine traditional and agile methods of PM in now. But the number of companies applying the agile methodology grows constantly. The result of the research is the traditional PMO to Agile PMO transformation and adaptation model.</p><p><strong>Hypothesis of research.</strong> Companies applying agile methodology of project management (PM) needs the instrument to transform the PMO functions to became agile.</p><p><strong>Main object</strong> of the issue is the finding of the specialties and differences in Agile PMO companies and creating transformation instrument from traditional to Agile PMO.</p><p>To accomplish the goals following tasks were set up and resolved:</p><p style="margin-left:1.0cm;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the analysis of the differences between traditional and agile PMO;</p><p style="margin-left:1.0cm;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; comparative analysis of the functions and process in traditional and agile PMO;</p><p style="margin-left:1.0cm;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; develop model of transformation traditional into agile PMO.</p><p><strong>The object </strong>of the research is the PMO.</p><p><strong>The subject</strong> of the research are the methods of the traditional PMO into the agile PMO transformation.</p><p><strong>Scientific novelty</strong> of the current issue is the development of practice recommendations about traditional PMO into the agile PMO transformation.</p><p><strong>Methods of researc</strong><strong>h</strong></p><p style="margin-left:21.3pt;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><em>Theoretic part</em>. </strong>Compare of functions and process in companies with traditional and agile PMO based on PMI classification and Scrum. Research method is the literature review.</p><p style="margin-left:21.3pt;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><em>Practice</em></strong><strong><em> part</em></strong>. Interviewing Agile companies employers. Research method is the survey of the agile companies managers.</p><p><strong>Results and conclusions</strong></p><p style="margin-left:54.0pt;">1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As a literature analysis result a comparative analysis of the traditional and agile PMO has been done.</p><p style="margin-left:54.0pt;">2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Basing on the literature review were analyzed differences between two kinds of PMO and the significant differences has been found. Therefore in order of successful adaptation of the company to agile-methodology there is a need in transformation of the PMO into the Agile PMO.</p><p style="margin-left:54.0pt;">3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The survey of the managers revealed sensitive to agile processes parts of the PMO functions</p><p style="margin-left:54.0pt;">4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Problems were found, that prevent the PMO to become agile:</p><p style="margin-left:72.0pt;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To become agile the PMO needs to follow the next rules.</p><p style="margin-left:72.0pt;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Change the mentality of the PMO employers.</p><p style="margin-left:72.0pt;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rethink the role of PMO in the business in general.</p><p style="margin-left:72.0pt;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Implement the agile control.</p><p style="margin-left:72.0pt;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Reallocate the responsibility.</p><p style="margin-left:72.0pt;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Transform the metrics and benchmarcks.</p><p style="margin-left:72.0pt;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Teach, retrain and develop the employers in accordance with the agile process specifics.</p><p style="margin-left:54.0pt;">5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As a result a step-by-step transformation model were developed:</p><p style="margin-left:54.0pt;">Step 1. Agile workgroup creation.</p><p style="margin-left:54.0pt;">Step 2. Rebuilding processes and instruments of PMO according to agile requirements.</p><p style="margin-left:3.0cm;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; People</p><p style="margin-left:3.0cm;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Processes</p><p style="margin-left:3.0cm;">&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Projects</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Step 3. Scaling the agile.</p><p style="margin-left:54.0pt;">6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Using the example of the creative project of the musical production the agile-methodology instruments were described and tested in practice. In further the obtained results might be scaled to another projects with the help of PMO, since it is the key link in the company responsible for the project methodology distribution.</p>