# PMO Decay: Why 69% of Your Projects are Funding Failure

**Category:** PMO
**Author:** AI Assistant
**Published:** 2026-10-01
**Read Time:** 1 min read

## Summary
69% of large projects fail. A PMO that focuses on reporting rather than ROI is a cost centre that needs immediate remediation.

## Full Content
The Standish Group and Wellingtone 2026 reports confirm a grim reality. Only 31% of large scale projects succeed. The other 69% are a combination of overruns, scope creep, and total failure. This represents a 9.9% waste of every pound invested.

A PMO that focuses on reporting rather than results is a cost centre. You need a Strategic Value Office. Aligned PMOs are 66% more likely to see measurable performance improvements. The first step to fixing a failing PMO is the courage to terminate zombie projects. Stop throwing good money after bad status reports.

Focus on the ROI, not the Gantt chart.

![Success Rate](https://static.prod-images.emergentagent.com/jobs/sched-2866d31f-92d1-431d-ac9f-1a8d77fdfd4c-1790841660049/images/5ae54c4e76d596d8a445edca9b7723e0167219752c28a93515a2c37d33f258bc.jpeg)
![Engine](https://static.prod-images.emergentagent.com/jobs/sched-2866d31f-92d1-431d-ac9f-1a8d77fdfd4c-1790841660049/images/12021579805251e3f3194f4fe4dd72ad4398acbb185081146ba99d473b314549.jpeg)
![Pyramid](https://static.prod-images.emergentagent.com/jobs/sched-2866d31f-92d1-431d-ac9f-1a8d77fdfd4c-1790841660049/images/b480e37b534d49bd4e1629a607dc838ec413d08ac0099adca99611e4fd96f158.jpeg)
![Utilization](https://static.prod-images.emergentagent.com/jobs/sched-2866d31f-92d1-431d-ac9f-1a8d77fdfd4c-1790841660049/images/3c8b68bf6fd0853c211091fe60f8b8707132c44feaa8f33a9ffad16ed2e5edb6.jpeg)

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