Project Management

What is Project Management as a Service?

Project Management as a Service (often shortened to PMaaS) is an adaptable consulting service that allows clients to hire as many project managers as needed to see their projects through. The value of PMaaS is that clients can scale the amount of consultants up and down to fit their needs.
PMaaS differs from traditional consulting where the consultancy supplies the resources, but the client retains responsibility for the PMO operation and its performance.
PMO-as-a-Service starts with an in-depth evaluation of your business’ current state. All ongoing and future actions are evaluated in terms of:
Strategic business alignment • Scope • Planning • Prioritization • Budget • Risk

Traditional PMO Delivery	PMOaaS Delivery
Services are provided by a team of humans	Services are provided by a team of humans and digital workers
Long cycle time – Standards and processes have to be established and most of the times PMO focuses on the governance	Short setup time – Pre-defined standards and processes are the starting point and bespoke teams are hands-on on the project
Human involvement required across all activities set, and use of productivity tools helps with productivity improvement	Human focuses on value-added activities, whereas non-value activities are managed by digital workers
Bureaucracy varies based on PMO implementation	Flexible with focus on adding value to the organization and the projects
Maturity in service is through series of continuous improvements	Digital innovations drive service maturity