The PMO as an innovative tool for the Public Electricity Organization

Abstract

The value of Project Management for a company or an organization which undertakes projects is known, but unfortunately the majority of Greek organizations are not familiar with project management processes. Especially the public sector has not adopted project management and is stuck at bureaucracy and organizational shrinkage. The Public Electricity Organization is an extremely lucrative business for the country and plays strategic role in the European market. The organization had big profits for many decades, as it was the only electricity organization in Greece. Recently, this situation changed as the organization has a lot of looses, because of its inability to undertake and adequate control many projects in parallel and of the creation of a competitive company. For this reason, this thesis will study the organization and will propose a solution which will increase the organization’s profits and enhance its strength. Through interviews and questionnaires, I will define the level and the problems of the organization. The data derived will be analyzed and based on them I will identify the most suitable solution and I will proceed to my recommendations.