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GME Consultants Inc. is a Minneapolis, MN-based company in the Business Services sector.
The company whose PMO experience is featured here is a rapidly growing small business that provides business process outsourcing services in the travel industry, focusing on the exploitation of the internet to grow top and bottom lines its customers. The company operates in a fast changing environment and needs to be acutely in touch with its customers' needs and respond more rapidly than before. The company created its Project Management Office (PMO) in the last 6 months prior to this article. Following is a review of the company's experience with setting up its PMO conducted with the Director of the PMO. What circumstances at the company led to the establishment of your PMO? Prior to the Director's appointment, the company had managers on staff with project management duties, but there were no repeatable, consistent processes, tools and templates to perform projects, measure and control them. Each manager did what they thought best, knowledge sharing was informal and rare, certainly not something expected by top management. After the acquisition of a major client that presented the company with some new challenges in delivery of services, Management realized the need for some formalization of project management practices. At the time the company was a small company, less than $50 million in revenues. This new client's impact on their operations and financial health was very significant.
"Pragmatek was founded in 1989 by three sharp guys with an entrepreneurial urge who sought to share their know-how with more than just their current employer. The company's name, spelled with a ""K"" for dramatic differentiation (or perhaps just poor"
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ABR) is a nationwide real estate investment trust and direct lender, providing loan origination and servicing for multifamily, seniors housing, healthcare and other diverse commercial real estate assets. Headquartered in Uniondale, New York, Arbor manages a multibillion-dollar servicing portfolio, specializing in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and other government-sponsored enterprises, as well as CMBS, bridge, mezzanine and preferred equity lending. For over 20 years, Arbor has been helping multifamily and commercial real estate clients achieve their financial goals by focusing on growing long-term relationships. We value our clients to such an extent that we`re more comfortable calling them partners, and their relationships with Arbor are the foundation of our business. Founded by Chairman and CEO Ivan Kaufman, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. is a Top 10 Fannie Mae DUS® Multifamily Lender by volume and a Top Fannie Mae Small Loan Lender, a Top Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan Lender, a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Seniors Housing Lender, an FHA Multifamily Lender, a HUD-approved LIHTC Lender as well as a CMBS, Bridge, Mezzanine and Preferred Equity Lender. With a multibillion-dollar servicing portfolio, Arbor is a primary commercial loan servicer and special servicer rated by Standard & Poor`s and Fitch.