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My question is part e) as the questions are linked to one another I added both to give context.

d) A PMO would not, on its own, ensure that projects are aligned with an organisation’s strategies. Explain one method an organisation could use for making sure that its portfolio of projects is aligned with its strategies. Include in your explanation a description of how responsibilities for project management and portfolio decisions would be shared out in this method. You can use diagrams to help you with your explanation. [6 marks]

e) Who would be involved in the method you have just explained, and why? [3 marks]

Answer 1

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D- Organizational project management (OPM) is the framework used to align project, program, and portfolio management practices with organizational strategy and objectives, and customizing or fitting these practices within the organization's context, situation, or structure.

Develop Strategy Vision Organizational Strategy Develop Implementing OPM High Level Operations Portfolio Management Management Deploy On-going Operations Management Program and Project Management Deliver

Figure illustrates, OPM aligns the development of strategy with implementation through the deployment of its portfolio of programs and projects for the creation and delivery of strategic business results. Alignment also harmonizes the strategic goals of the organization with operations or business-as-usual to ensure optimum assignment of talent, knowledge, and capital resources .

Again, OPM is a business approach to the deployment and delivery of organizational strategy through the effective implementation of project, program, and portfolio management.

The very first responsibility of a Strategic PMO is to ensure that all programs and projects are aligned with the strategic direction of the company .

Another critically important role of the Strategic PMO is to ensure the value of OPM is fully realized through a customized approach to implementation that takes into consideration the underlying drivers of an organization's strategy .

The Strategic PMO is tasked with ensuring that all of the programs and projects are carried out in an effective and efficient manner.

the Strategic PMO must be involved in the following:

• Business decisions that result in new programs and projects
• Strategic program and project planning
• Setting of portfolio priorities

e-the people or persons would be involved in this method are-

First, senior leadership like CEO or president should be interested, because OPM cuts across the organization to provide a flexible, yet disciplined and systematic means of delivering strategy. It signals leadership's commitment to the process and establishes a business focus for integrating and aligning the organization to its purpose, fostering a culture of engagement and continuous improvement .

second portfolio managers, OPM provides a framework to align the work and resources of the organization to strategy while giving program managers greater visibility of the short- and long-term strategic goals.

third, project managers, OPM opens a path for professional development and career advancement through greater involvement in the organization's strategy through control of the full business life cycle of the project.

finally, heads of other functional department like HR, Finance because For human resources, the approach opens a powerful opportunity for talent development and a career path for building and retaining skills and knowledge essential to growth and a sustainable competitive advantage. For finance, OPM provides access to the critical business-focused measures and data that align the organization to meaningful performance, while giving operations the type of predictive view to be more proactive with conditions impacting the delivery of strategic value to stakeholders.