A software company hired a PMO professional to establish a new PMO to oversee the...

A critical early step in establishing a PMO is tovalidate and align the PMO’s purpose, objectives, and services with senior management expectations.PMI-PMOCP emphasizes stakeholder engagement and alignment as foundations for PMO success. Without this alignment, PMO efforts may miss organizational priorities, resulting in perceived lack of value.

While training and audits are important, their scale and scope should reflect the organization's needs and priorities. Costs and frequency changes (options A and C) are secondary to strategic alignment. Smaller scale training (option B) may help adoption but does not replace the need for clear expectation-setting.

Alignment ensures the PMO delivers relevant services and is recognized as a value driver.