The Decision Grade PMO

What it is about

Most PMOs report the past. This book is about the shift to a PMO whose outputs can be used immediately, cited confidently, challenged constructively, and defended under scrutiny. That is what decision-grade means.

It sets out the Nerve Centre operating model: six domain services, each producing structured Data Products on a repeatable cadence, held together by an Evidence Spine and released through a Publication Gate. AI sits inside that model under a five-rung Levels of Autonomy ladder, never outside it.

The argument is carried by two running programmes, Meridian and Stellar, one commercial and one regulated, so the same discipline can be seen in both.

Who it is for

PMO directors and leads, project controls professionals, programme sponsors and assurance practitioners working on major programmes, particularly in regulated environments where governance has to withstand challenge.

Inside

• 21 chapters across five parts, from the reality check to decision advantage
• Six appendices, including a 75-prompt pack organised by workflow
• A master failure-mode taxonomy and sector-specific governance considerations
• Editable templates and checklists in the Companion Pack