It is well known that PMO (Project Management Office)s are effective for successful project performance. Since it
takes a long time to develop PMO capability, many public organizations and companies that do not have internal PMOs are increasingly rely...
It is well known that PMO (Project Management Office)s are effective for successful project performance. Since it
takes a long time to develop PMO capability, many public organizations and companies that do not have internal PMOs are increasingly relying on outsourcing of PMO functions in order to introduce mature PMO capabilities in a short period of time. However, it is not verified yet whether outsourced PMO is more effective than internal PMO or not.
The objective of this study is to verify the effectiveness of PMO outsourcing. There are many different definitions about PMO function, and even the same PMO function may have different effectiveness depending on the Industry.
Thus, this study redefined the PMO functions and Project Performance based on the past studies, and conducted research by focusing on the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) industry. The ICT industry is an mportant industry economically and has been attracting global attention recently. This study is the first attempt to prove the effectiveness of outsourcing of PMO function in Korea. We found that PMO function outsourcing is effective for certain aspects of project performance, particularly technical support and infrastructure management. Overall, PMO
outsourcing is usually more effective than internal PMO for improving project performance. The results of this study
are expected to contribute to the development of PMO theories and practices.