I want to create a lean Project Management Office whose single, measurable purpose is to improve project efficiency—specifically by tightening our time-management practices. Your task is to design and stand up the PMO from the ground up, select or tailor the right scheduling framework, and embed it in the way we plan, track, and report every project. You’ll be working with a small cross-functional team that is used to ad-hoc methods; I need a structure that shortens timelines without burying us in paperwork. Key deliverables • PMO charter, governance model, and workflow map • Standard operating procedures for planning, scheduling, and status reporting • A workable rollout plan for at least one time-management tool (Gantt-based or similar) that integrates with our current tech stack • Training materials plus a short onboarding session so the team can run with the new processes on day one Success means our average project schedule variance drops by at least 15 % within the first full quarter after launch. If you’ve set up a PMO before and can demonstrate clear time savings, I’m ready to move quickly.