The Role of Project Management Office in the Organization with the Knowledge Approach

Abstract

Nowadays, utilization of project management is unavoidable for efficient use of resources and increased productivity. An organization unit called "Project Management Office" will be responsible for systematic development projects. Since the organizations have different dimensions and structures, project management offices are different in terms of their structural and functional characteristics. The present study investigates the project management offices as the potential knowledge agent between projects, and the project's top management. The purpose of this review is introduction of project management offices, roles, tasks, operations from the perspective of sharing knowledge And discovering whether or project management office can answer the needs of project managers in knowledge sharing or not. This article is going to present a field theory based on a better understanding of organizational project management. The following, implementation steps of the project management office in the organization and the status of this organizational unit will be discussed.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s6p11