Project Management Offices in the IT Area: A Context–Discriminant Model for their Establishment

Abstract

The authors of this study developed a conceptual model of the drivers behind the decision to create a project management office for the Information Technology area and tested the model by applying discriminant analysis to data gathered from 40 large companies. The results indicate that the discriminant model significantly differentiates the contexts of firms with and without IT project management offices. The study contributes to theoretical progress in the field and is useful to practitioners.

Keywords:

• project management office
• project management
• IT organization
• IT governance
• IT management