Overview of Centre of Expertise (CoE)

The Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) enable and support project work by equipping the organization with methodologies, processes, standards, tools and training to enable project managers to better deliver investment project and programme initiatives.

The EPMO is also providing expert project and programme management advice to departmental managers and project managers through the newly created Project Management Advisor (PMA) role and Programme Management Advisor Role (PgMA) as part of the Centre of Expertise team.

The PMA Role

Your Project Management Advisor (PMA) is readily available to provide project guidance and support all stages of the Project and Programme Management Practice.

The PMA role is to ensure effective best practices in project management, adherence to TBS guidelines, and to provide support with the departmental PM framework/standards for schedule, costFootnote *, scope, risk, issue, change and benefits realization. As such, they may (but not limited to):

  • Are subject matter experts on standards, processes, tools, systems and templates used to manage projects at ESDC from planning to kick-off to final delivery and close-out;
  • Provide expert project management advice throughout the processes of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing projects;
  • Assess the project deliverables that support the Project Complexity Risk Assessment (PCRA);
  • Execute oversight and advisory services that support the project objectives, scoping, planning, procurement, and monitoring;
  • Review and provide feedback in the development of project deliverables such as Business Cases, Project Charters, Project Management Plans and Business Requirements Documents, and recommend the readiness for approval of each document;
  • Support the development of project schedules in Microsoft Project Server in Project Management Information Solution (PMIS), as required;
  • Coach, mentor, and provide advice to the project team members through group or individual training, demonstrations and written instruction/documents on an as-required basis;
  • Support departmental project leaders and executives on the Investment Management Process, and governance authority activities surrounding MPIB and Steering Committees;
  • Offer support with reporting activities (i.e. dashboard, quarterly reporting); and
  • Provide guidance on business processes such as benefits realization, change request management and risk management.

The PgMA Role

The role of the PgMA is to support Programmes from start to finish. The PgMA also provides support and guidance to projects within the programme and deliverables and support key stakeholders in each operational area through the change cycle of programmes

For more information, on topics related to programme management contact NC-BGPE-EPMO-GD.

Your PMA and the EPMO team are looking forward to continue working with you to support the delivery of investment projects and programmes. While our focus is always the application of project management standards and best practices, we are a flexible team whose primary goal is the help deliver successful project initiatives across the ESDC portfolio.

Contact Us:

For more information, answers to your general inquiries or to get help on topics related to project management: NC-BGPE-EPMO-GD.

To communicate with the Project Management Advisor (PMA) assigned to your branch visit: EPMO Centre of Expertise – Projects Contacts