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Diagnostic Instrument · 20 Questions · 8 Minutes

Find out where your PMO
actually stands.

Most PMO assessments measure whether you have documents. This one measures whether you have authority — the decision rights, portfolio discipline, delivery predictability, leadership depth, and AI governance evidence that separate a PMO that reports on work from a PMO that directs it.

You will receive a maturity bearing across five dimensions, your three weakest control points, and the specific sequence in which to fix them.

  • 01Built from 25 years of portfolio, program, and governance practice across financial services, technology, and state government.
  • 02Scored against control expectations drawn from PMO governance practice, NIST 800‑53 control families, and CIS Controls v8.
  • 03No sales call required to see your score. Results appear on screen the moment you finish.

The five dimensions

  • Governance & Decision RightsWho decides, at what threshold, with what evidence.
  • Portfolio & Demand ManagementHow work enters, gets prioritised, and is capacity-checked.
  • Delivery CapabilityMethodology fit, predictability, dependency control.
  • Talent, Culture & LeadershipPurpose alignment, PMO reputation, retention, succession.
  • AI & Technology GovernanceInventory, risk classification, audit evidence, accountability.Rarely measured

Global Compass Hub · Dr. Jimmy J. Godard, DM/IST, MBA, CB‑PMO, PMOGI‑ABPI, PMP

This instrument is a self-assessment for planning purposes. It is not an audit, a certification, and not a substitute for a formal control assessment by a qualified assessor.

CB‑PMO and PMOGI‑ABPI are registered marks of PMO Global Institute Inc. Global Compass, LLC is an Authorized Business Partner of PMO Global Institute.