IGNOU MMPP-01 Project – IT PMOs in Punjab: Implementation & Impact

Information technology in India is an industry which includes two basic features: Offerings related to IT and Business process out sourcing(BPO). IT sector has made a huge progress in its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India. In 1998, IT sector contributed 1.2% of GDP. In 2012, thecontributionofITsectorincreasedto7.5%ofGDP.Thesectorreported revenuesofUS$160billionin2017asperdatareportedbyTheNational Association of Software and Services Companies(NASSCOM).More than 60%ofIndiaITexportswereaccountedtoUnitedStatesofAmerica (Information Technology in India, Wikipedia, 2018). The National Association of Software and Services Companies(NASSCOM) was set upin1988.Itis the association for IT sector in India and is a not for profitorganization.Ithasmorethan1800members. The objectives of NASSCOM is to build a sustainable and developing business and technology services segment in India.

Objectives

• To find that whether these organizations that have PMOs are more successful than the organizations that do not have PMOs;
• To explore the state of implementation of PMOs in IT companies in Punjab;
• To find out the impact of contribution of PMO son the project success, in terms of meeting objectives of schedule, cost and quality;
• To study the demographic factors encouraging or discouraging the effective implementation of PMOs in IT organizations;
• To suggest amicable measures to handle the challenges being faced by PMOs in the present era.

Topic Covered

• Introduction
• Project Management
• Review Of Literatures
• Rationale Of The Study
• Statement Of The Problem
• Objectives Of The Study
• Research Methodology
• Data Collection
• Limitation Of The Study
• References