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PMO Services

Bring structure to the work that matters most.

CFGI’s Portfolio Management Office brings structure, visibility, and accountability to the most important work of the organization. We create a consistent operating model that supports predictable delivery, operational performance, and realized value across portfolio, program, product, and project management.

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1,400+Professionals
2000Founded
7PMO Service Lines
100+Branches Supported on a Single Engagement
$100KAnnual Client Savings (HVAC California Forms Case)
Operators, not theorists. Independent by Design. No Audit Restrictions.
The role of the PMO

Four ways a PMO actually moves the business.

The true power of a PMO lies in its ability to deliver value across the organization. It is not just about managing projects. It is about enabling smarter decisions, better resource use, and consistent outcomes across the work that matters most.

01

Centralized hub for project management

Standardizes project management across the organization, defining processes, providing tools and templates, and ensuring project alignment with strategic goals.

02

Metrics that drive focus

Maintains project standards, processes, and best practices. Tracks performance, drives better resource utilization, and ensures projects deliver on time, within budget, and to quality standards.

03

Quantitative results to the C-suite

Provides informative metrics, increases project visibility, and aligns delivery with leadership strategy. Plans and roadmaps for Phase 2 are built from lessons learned across the enterprise.

04

Value realization as a discipline

Operates at the center of enterprise performance, making value measurable, visible, and achievable. Establishes baselines and tracks realized vs. targeted value over time.

Our services

Seven service lines. One operating model.

The CFGI PMO is an enterprise engine that unifies strategy, operations, value realization, and disciplined execution. Through standardized portfolio, program, product, and project management frameworks, we deliver clarity, accountability, and measurable outcomes.

Portfolio Management

Enterprise-level oversight and governance of strategic and operational initiatives. Provides assurance that every investment aligns with business-wide objectives and delivers value.

Program Management

Structured coordination, governance, and oversight of projects and workstreams that drive major business initiatives within specific departments, units, or practices.

Product Management

Aligns roadmaps to business outcomes, governs releases, drives adoption, and tracks post-launch performance so products become operational accelerators, not just technical solutions.

Project Management

Disciplined planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of initiatives driving on-time delivery, within scope, within budget, and in alignment with expected business outcomes.

Value Realization

Defines how financial, operational, and customer value is measured. Establishes baselines and targets, tracks outcomes, and provides executive-level insight into cost, margin, and performance.

Strategy to Execution

  • Portfolio prioritization tied to strategic alignment
  • Cross-functional governance across business units
  • Consolidated dashboards: planned vs. realized value
  • Risk, dependency, and capacity visibility
  • Investment decisions tied to financial outcomes

Product Roadmaps & Adoption

  • Roadmaps aligned to operational and financial goals
  • Release governance to protect operational stability
  • Training and readiness coordination
  • Post-launch value tracking (efficiency, accuracy, throughput, cost)
  • Products that become operational accelerators

Disciplined Delivery

  • Scope and milestones tied to value outcomes
  • Proactive risk, issue, and dependency management
  • Standardized frameworks and reporting
  • Operations Integration: readiness, KPI definition, stabilization
  • Quality gates that prevent rework

Value Realization & Measurement

  • Clear frameworks for financial, operational, customer value
  • Baselines and targets for expected outcomes
  • Real-time dashboards: realized vs. targeted value
  • Variance identification and root-cause analysis
  • Regular value reviews with CFO and CEO audiences
Accelerator

PMO Toolkits

Pre-configured templates, project best practices, and reports that prioritize project goals. Includes roadmaps, timelines, steering committee decks, dashboards, status reports, and governance documentation.

Ensures business needs and technical system design stay aligned, accelerates roadmaps, enforces global consistency, and reduces rework risk through proven best practices.

Accelerator

Use Cases & Design Configuration

A governance structure and decision-making model that ensures key design decisions (COA, process, system, org) are made consistently, with representation from the right stakeholders across finance, IT, and business operations.

Enables faster, aligned decisions and avoids downstream conflicts or duplicative work by creating clarity around who decides, who inputs, and who executes.

Accelerator

Process Flowcharts & Phase 2+ Plan

Pre-built process flows, system architecture options, and configuration guides tailored for finance deployments. Includes examples for record-to-report, intercompany, and cost center structures.

The Phase 2+ Execution Plan sequences quick wins to drive impact and build buy-in for the next phase of transformation, embedding accountability across the operating model from day one.

Why CFGI in PMO

Project management built into our DNA. Specialists for the rest.

CFGI resources have strong project management skills built into their DNA. On top of that, we have professionals who specialize in providing portfolio, program, and project-level leadership to ensure stakeholder alignment, timely communications, and transparent timeline and budget reporting.

More than process. Measurable outcomes.

  • Operators, not theoristsCFGI combines firsthand operational experience with proven transformation methodologies and execution capacity, helping clients avoid the pitfalls of purely theoretical consulting.
  • Standardized delivery frameworksThe CFGI Internal Toolkit standardizes delivery, processes, and reporting across every engagement, with consistent quality control baked into the work.
  • Future-state process design from kick-offFrom day one we identify critical aspects of change management to minimize disruption. Training is tailored beyond generic user guides.
  • Big 4 expertise across 28+ officesCFGI was founded in 2000 in Boston. Today, Big 4-experienced professionals work across more than 28 offices internationally, serving 600-plus public companies and 300-plus PE/VC firms.
  • No audit restrictionsIndependent advisory support without audit-firm independence constraints. We move at the speed of the business.
Where transformation programs lose momentum

Six patterns we’ve seen derail major initiatives.

No central point of contact

Initiatives without a designated project lead drift. Roles and responsibilities blur, accountability dissolves, and the most critical decisions go unmade. We install the central coordinating function and the operational rhythm that keeps the program moving.

Stakeholders without clear roles

Multiple stakeholders are appointed to the team without defined roles, creating confusion about who decides, who inputs, and who executes. We build a RACI structure and governance model so the right people own the right decisions.

System integrator gaps

System Implementation Partners often scope the technology work cleanly but skip adequate accounting, SOX, and operational support. We fill those gaps and prevent the business team from inheriting work no one planned for.

Project reporting that leadership can’t act on

When reporting is delayed, inconsistent, or buried in detail, leadership can’t guide the program. We establish transparent reporting with direct stakeholder inputs and complete issue documentation, including proposed solutions.

Resource constraints and competing priorities

Critical resources are committed to multiple initiatives without prioritization or sequencing. We identify capacity, plan around blackout dates and period close, and build contingencies before resources get squeezed.

Phase 2 roadmaps without buy-in

Lessons learned from Phase 1 don’t carry forward without intentional planning and stakeholder alignment. We sequence quick wins for Phase 2, build buy-in across the organization, and translate strategy into coordinated execution.

Client impact

Outcomes the program board actually sees.

100+Branches supported on a single HVAC services engagement, with CFGI providing project and product management oversight.
$100KAnnual savings delivered by replacing manual paper invoice printing with electronic forms at the HVAC client.
7Service lines under the PMO umbrella: Portfolio, Program, Product, Project, Operations Integration, Value Realization, plus the CFGI Internal Toolkit.
4 phasesStandard delivery framework: Define, Build, Validate, Deploy, with handoff to Hypercare and ongoing support.
Case studies

Programs that got back on track.

Case Study

Custom technology rollout for an HVAC provider

100+ branches · $100K annual savings

Scenario

California Forms is the electronic version of seven forms historically completed on paper during repair calls. The project had been running for three years, transitioned between multiple project and product owners, and lacked clear ownership, goals, or timelines. CFGI was tasked to finish the project and roll it out.

Action taken

CFGI completed requirements gathering, engaged all stakeholders to confirm design and plan, conducted user acceptance testing, completed cost-benefit analysis on enhancements, coordinated training across all relevant branches, and reported status and risks to leadership.

Outcomes

  • California Forms operational at all nine California branches.
  • Technicians freed from hours of daily manual paperwork.
  • $100,000 saved annually in paper invoice printing.
  • Continuous monitoring and user engagement to support ongoing enhancements.
Case Study

Microsoft D365 program support for a dealership network

Used car dealership ERP implementation

Scenario

No dedicated central PM or project support for the accounting implementation team. Multiple client stakeholders appointed without clear roles. The System Implementation Partner did not scope adequate accounting, business support, internal controls, or SOX activities. Project reporting was inaccurate and untimely for management and SteerCo.

Action taken

CFGI enabled a Program Manager role to assess implementation health and remediation needs. The team built a RACI matrix covering IT, Accounting, Compliance, and other key functions, then established transparent project reporting with direct inputs from Accounting stakeholders and complete documentation of issues and proposed solutions.

Outcomes

  • Program Manager and expanded CFGI team provided complete business support across the implementation.
  • Accountability established among accounting stakeholders for the new D365 ERP.
  • Frustration with the implementation reduced, leading to a more positive user experience and acceptance.
PMO leadership

Talk to the partner who leads CFGI’s Portfolio Management Office.

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Walter Swenson

Partner | Leads CFGI’s Portfolio Management Office
Two-plus decades of consulting experience, including 12-plus years at a Big Four firm, where he developed a national PMO capability supporting enterprise transformations and complex initiatives across Fortune 500 and PE-backed organizations.

Boston, MAwswenson@cfgi.com
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