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

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.

John Hotham20 September 20261 min readPMO

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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