Services
PMO Audit
A portfolio-level review of your PMO operating model: governance, controls, reporting, and capability. Right-sized recommendations land with a coached uplift plan.
Who this is for
Portfolios where governance is the real bottleneck, not delivery talent
Heads of PMO
Leaders needing an independent view of where the PMO adds value and where it slows delivery down.
Programme directors
Owners of multi-project portfolios who need a defensible health view across all initiatives.
Transformation sponsors
Executives standing up a new PMO or merging PMOs after acquisitions and reorgs.
What the audit covers
Up to five active projects plus the operating model itself
Decision rights, steering cadence, escalation paths, and intake and prioritization controls.
Do status colors track reality? Are RAID logs reviewed? Does the data drive decisions?
PM skill mix versus portfolio demand. Where to hire, where to coach, where to consolidate.
Is your tool stack helping the PMO, or is it where data goes to die? Concrete recommendations either way.
typically 3-4 weeks
How the PMO Audit runs
Week 1: Scoping and document review
Week 1: Portfolio interviews (PMO, PMs, sponsors)
Week 2: Cross-project artifact deep dive
Week 3: Findings and uplift roadmap workshop
Week 4: Sponsor read-out and operating-model recommendations
PMO Audit FAQs
Will you recommend tearing down the PMO?
Almost never. The audit usually finds a handful of high-impact changes (controls, cadence, capability) that free up the team you already have.
How many projects do you sample?
Typically up to five active projects representative of size, risk, and domain. We can expand the sample for larger portfolios.
Do you include coached uplift after the audit?
Yes. The audit ends with an uplift roadmap. We can run the coaching engagement that follows if you want continuity.
Is this PMP or PRINCE2 aligned?
We respect both. The audit favors right-sized practice over framework purity. Controls earn their place based on portfolio risk.
Get an honest read on your PMO
Share your portfolio context and we'll scope a PMO Audit that fits your operating model.