Case Studies

Enterprise PMO Implementation for Project Visibility

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A leading kitchen and appliance cookware company lacked visibility into its corporate project performance, making it difficult for leaders to assess progress, manage capacity, and prioritize new initiatives. Catena Solutions established an enterprise-level PMO that standardized processes, centralized reporting, and delivered clear insights across more than 80 projects. This new structure enabled data-driven decision making and positioned the company for future growth and transformation.

The Challenge: Limited Visibility into Project Performance

The organization managed numerous non-product development projects across finance, HR, IT, legal, marketing, procurement, sales, and other functions. Yet the leadership team had no consistent way to determine whether these projects were on track in terms of scope, timeline, or budget.

With no centralized view of project workload, leaders also struggled to evaluate the impact of new project proposals or understand resource constraints across the business. This made strategic planning and prioritization increasingly challenging.

The Solution: Establishing an EPMO

Catena Solutions placed an experienced Head of EPMO to build and lead a comprehensive enterprise project management office. This included establishing the policies, governance structure, focus areas, deliverable requirements, tools, and support needed to manage projects effectively.

Key deliverables included:

• Development of a centralized project portfolio management tracker covering more than 80 projects across 15 corporate functions
• Creation of standardized reporting, processes, and procedures for all corporate function projects
• Implementation of consistent governance and documentation to improve accountability and performance visibility
• Delivery of training and guidance on best practices, tools, and PM methodologies

Example projects supported through the EPMO included:

• Managing a complex company name and operational restructuring project across four continents. Included a cross-country IP sale, operating entity, and banking changes to streamline the sales and supply chain operations and simplify the complex global tax structure.
• Implementing an enterprise project portfolio management software tool used in over 200 product developments.
• Leading a business transformation initiative focused on the automation and optimization of finance, IT, and corporate governance infrastructure.
• Leading corporate sustainable development initiatives.

The consultant also provided guidance on the best project management practices, tools, and techniques.

The Benefit: Better Decisions and Future-Ready Governance

With the new EPMO in place, leaders gained full visibility into project performance across the organization. The centralized reporting structure allowed them to make informed decisions about ongoing and future initiatives.

Additional benefits included:

• Month-by-month and year-over-year insights into project delivery, success rates, and lessons learned
• Improved ability to forecast workload and evaluate new project proposals
• More consistent governance and documentation around project delivery
• A stronger organizational foundation to support future M&A activity

By creating enterprise-wide visibility and standardizing project execution, Catena Solutions helped the company operate with greater clarity, alignment, and strategic focus. Contact us to see how we can help your company with similar initiatives.