Implementation and Operation of a Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO)

Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Industrial Management, University of Applied Sciences Dortmund (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund), course: Project Management, language: English, abstract: In todays world of business and management environment, projects are design and implementation follow up and strategic planning are the corner stone. The General Electricity Corporation of Libya (GECOL), a government owned company responsible for providing electricity and water has since the revolution been facing quality management problems and how to develop the organization in meeting the global demand and expansion of its services. The lack of a proper project office was identified to be the main issue. A type of project office that will strategys the processes and methodologies is in need by GECOL. This paper examines the current system of quality management used at General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) and the type of project management office in place. After the examination of some traditional project management offices in relation to the current situation in Libya, I tend to proposed the enterprise project management office, the will be the central coordinating body of the sub project management office and directing the portfolio of GECOL. With the flow in of European and other international companies to Libya and doing business with GECOL, I try to use the SIX SIGMA approach and then, try to embed or aligned it with the use of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Excellence Model for possible adaptation for delivering quality management in the General Electricity Company of Libya Management. The paper examines the five "Enablers" criteria of the Excellence Model and places leadership at the heart of quality improvement in the management of GECOL Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO). It will be concluded that there is need for an institutional EPMO in GECOL to help effectively advance the strategic management practices, if their company is expected to compete in the global economy (MEDELEC) as it looks forward expending by distributing energy to some European countries (Greece and Italy) in the near future.