# 80% Failure Rate: Why Your PMO is Draining ROI Without Oversight

**Category:** PMO
**Author:** John Hotham
**Published:** 2026-09-20
**Read Time:** 1 min read

## Summary
Most PMOs are bloated cost centres that hide project failure under layers of reporting. It is time to shift from activity tracking to ROI delivery.

## Full Content
If your PMO is focused on RAG statuses instead of cash-on-cash return, it is failing you. 80% of transformation projects overrun because the PMO lacks the authority to kill zombie projects.

A Lead Auditor grade PMO does not just monitor; it governs. It allocates capital based on performance, not politics. At Simplif-i, we strip away the noise to focus on the signal. If a project does not have a clear path to ROI, it should not exist.

Audit your portfolio. Cut the waste. Deliver the value.

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