The Project Management Kite and the PMO Role
Rolf Medina · Auerbach Publications eBooks · 2018
This chapter argues that the way of illustrating and comparing project management with a kite will contribute to creating a better understanding of the importance of considering different aspects of project management. For any organization to become projectified and to be successful, both the sponsorship and the steering group need to allow the project management office (PMO) to create project management and projects to point it in the right direction. The context is about aspects surrounding the project, but also aspects that are internal to the project. A kite can be considered as a sort of aircraft that is held by a string. The string is used to stop the kite from flying away with the wind. Just like a normal airplane, or even a bird, there are several forces that affect a kite when it is flying. The PMO needs to create readiness and acceptance.