TLDR: Most companies take 12+ months and six figures to stand up a PMO. This guide shows you who the big players are, what they offer, and why a specialized firm—especially if you're in Oklahoma or need a US-based partner with deep mission-driven experience—can get you results in half the time at a fraction of the cost.
You're not just shopping for a consultant. You're deciding whether your most important projects will succeed or fail.
Here's the uncomfortable truth: most projects still fail. According to PMI's 2025 "Step Up" report, only about half of all projects globally are considered successful. And projects without formal change management processes are 35% more likely to go over budget or miss deadlines.
Think of it like a busy hospital with no intake process. Patients are showing up, staff are working hard, and everyone genuinely cares — but without a clear system for who gets seen first, what information gets captured, and who's responsible for what, things fall through the cracks. No one is failing on purpose. The system is just missing. A PMO is that intake process — for your projects.
A Project Management Office (PMO) fixes this. But only if it's built the right way.
That's why so many leaders — COOs, CIOs, and Strategy Directors — are asking the same question right now: Which company should I hire to help me establish a PMO?
This guide gives you a clear, honest answer.
Definition — PMO (Project Management Office): A team or department inside your organization that makes sure projects are planned, organized, and completed the right way. The PMO sets rules, provides tools, and supports project managers so that work finishes on time, within budget, and in line with the company's goals.
Definition — ePMO (Enterprise Project Management Office): A higher-level PMO that connects executive strategy to the teams doing the work across your entire organization — not just one department or division.
If your projects keep running late, going over budget, or losing steam halfway through, you likely need one of these. The question is: who do you call?
Best For: Large enterprises with complex, multi-year transformation programs
Deloitte is one of the world's largest consulting firms and offers deep PMO advisory services. They work across healthcare, government, financial services, and technology. Their team includes thousands of specialists, and they bring strong governance frameworks and compliance expertise.
What to Know: Deloitte is a strong choice if you have a massive budget, a multi-year timeline, and need a full-scale enterprise transformation. For mid-sized organizations, their approach can feel slow and expensive.
Best For: C-suite strategy alignment and enterprise-scale program execution
McKinsey brings high-level strategic thinking and has built transformation offices for some of the world's largest companies. Their program management approach is focused on outcomes and leadership alignment.
What to Know: McKinsey is a prestigious choice. Expect premium pricing and engagements that often start at six figures. Not the right fit if you need someone to roll up their sleeves and get in the trenches with your team.
Best For: Regulated industries that need strong governance and compliance controls
KPMG offers PMO advisory services as part of a broader risk, audit, and management consulting portfolio. They are frequently selected for programs that need tight regulatory alignment — healthcare, financial services, and government.
What to Know: KPMG is excellent when compliance is your top concern. Their delivery models emphasize structure and controls, which can be great for some organizations and feel rigid for others.
Best For: Technology-enabled transformation with large teams
Accenture is one of the biggest names in IT and management consulting. Their PMO capabilities are woven into broader digital transformation services. They have deep experience with enterprise platforms like SAP, Salesforce, and ServiceNow.
What to Know: Accenture works best when your PMO is tied to a large technology overhaul. For organizations that want a pure-play PMO buildout, the fit may feel diluted.
Best For: Organizations that want a proven PMO methodology with documented results
PM Solutions is a dedicated project management consulting firm that focuses specifically on PMO deployment, project recovery, and portfolio management. Unlike the Big Four, this is all they do. Their documented results include significant revenue gains for clients who implemented their frameworks.
What to Know: PM Solutions brings deep PM expertise and published research. Their team can assist with PMO setup, training, and ongoing optimization.
Best For: Organizations that want project delivery–focused consulting with staffing options
Ranked the #1 Project Management Consulting Firm in the United States on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list, The PMO Squad specializes in PMO builds, Agile delivery, and staffing. They offer a try-before-you-buy staffing model that reduces hiring risk.
What to Know: The PMO Squad has a strong national presence and a well-known brand in the PM community. Great if you need both consulting and talent placement in one place.
Best For: Organizations that want PMO consulting combined with team training and certifications
PMO Advisory is a specialized consulting firm and a PMI Authorized Training Partner. They help organizations both build PMOs and develop internal PM talent. They also have experience in the nonprofit sector.
What to Know: If your team lacks PM skills and you want consulting and training under one roof, PMO Advisory is worth exploring.
Best For: Mid-market organizations that need hands-on, embedded PMO leadership
Point B is a North America–based firm that puts consultants directly into your team — not just in an advisory role. Their consultants often serve as interim PMO leaders, which means they drive execution alongside your people, not from a distance.
What to Know: Point B is known for its practitioner-led delivery. If you want someone who will show up and do the work alongside your team, this firm is worth a look.
🔗 Point B
Best For: Technology-forward organizations going through digital transformation
Slalom is well known for agile project management, digital program delivery, and PMO modernization. They are especially effective in environments where traditional delivery models are too slow or rigid.
What to Know: Slalom is a great fit if your PMO is being built around a digital transformation or cloud migration. Their embedded team approach is similar to Point B.
🔗 Slalom
"Strategy dies if it lives on a PowerPoint. The ePMO is the execution arm that helps us reach the outcomes our communities need." — Caleb Cobane, VP of Strategy Development and System Integration, Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH)
If you lead a healthcare system, hospital, nonprofit, or mission-driven organization — whether you're in Oklahoma or anywhere in the US — there's one firm you need to know.
Corbeau Tech is Oklahoma City's top project management consulting firm. Founded in 2022 by seasoned project leader Ben Rebeske, Corbeau Tech serves mission-driven industries across the United States — including nonprofits, healthcare, utilities, manufacturing, logistics, and more. While they are proudly based in Oklahoma City and have deep roots serving Oklahoma-based companies, their proven PMO and ePMO models have been deployed nationally for organizations of all sizes.
Corbeau Tech is a national firm, headquartered in Oklahoma. Being based in Oklahoma means you get the responsiveness, pricing, and personal attention of a boutique firm — without the big-city overhead that comes with firms in New York, Chicago, or San Francisco. Whether your organization is in Tulsa, Dallas, Nashville, or Lexington, Kentucky, the same proven model applies.
"Ben is the kind of mentor everyone hopes to have — experienced, approachable, and genuinely invested in helping others grow. He's built enterprise PMOs from the ground up, led seven-figure transformation projects, and launched successful ventures as an entrepreneur." — Steve Tharp, Director of IT Business Services, Love's Travel Stops (Oklahoma City, OK)
Here's the honest comparison most consultants won't give you:
| Big Firms (Deloitte, KPMG, Accenture) | Corbeau Tech | |
| Time to Operational PMO | 12+ months | ~6 months |
| Engagement Feel | Advisory from a distance | Embedded, hands-on team |
| Output | Reports and frameworks | Working PMO that your team can run |
| Best Fit | Fortune 500 | Healthcare, nonprofits, utilities, manufacturing, and mid-market |
| Location | National/global | Oklahoma City (serving all of the US) |
Corbeau Tech uses a simple Crawl → Walk → Run model:
Most clients have a working PMO model in about three months, with full scale-up through months six to nine. Corbeau Tech is also tool agnostic — if you need a Project Management Information System (PMIS), they'll help you choose and set it up. But they always start by teaching the right rules before the right tools.
The numbers and the people behind them speak for themselves.
Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) — Enterprise ePMO Built in 6 Months
ARH is a not-for-profit health system with 14 hospitals across southeastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia, serving over 6,700 employees and 1,300 providers. Before working with Corbeau Tech, ARH faced too many competing projects, a low project completion rate, and uneven processes spread across geographically dispersed hospitals.
Corbeau Tech partnered with ARH to build a complete enterprise PMO from scratch — in just six months. That's half the time it typically takes a healthcare system of this size. The result: teams now follow a shared playbook, prioritize the most important work, and deliver better outcomes for their communities.
"We listen — directly through patient and employee feedback, and indirectly through behavior — and then translate strategy into projects with clear measurements. That's what the ePMO is built to do." — Caleb Cobane, VP of Strategy Development and System Integration, Appalachian Regional Healthcare
🔗 Read the full ARH case study →
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma — ERP Transformation for Oklahoma's Largest Hunger-Relief Nonprofit
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma distributes roughly 62 million pounds of food annually across 53 counties in Oklahoma. Their legacy ERP system couldn't keep up with the scale of their mission — and they needed a clear, confident path forward before committing to a new one.
Corbeau Tech led a comprehensive ERP system requirements analysis, working directly with more than 30 Regional Food Bank employees across the organization to uncover functional pain points, must-have requirements, and long-term goals. The engagement produced a detailed requirements traceability matrix and a full, vendor-ready RFP — giving our non-profit client a strategic roadmap to evaluate new systems from a position of clarity and strength.
The result wasn't just a document. It was the confidence to move forward without second-guessing the decision.
"The deliverable was just top-notch and included everything we needed and more. It was a thing of beauty." — Stephanie Mendenhall, CFO, Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
Industry reality: Standing up a healthcare ePMO typically takes 12+ months at large organizations. Corbeau Tech has documented delivering a complete ePMO in just 6 months — cutting that timeline in half.
The big firms were built for Fortune 500 companies in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Oklahoma organizations — and mission-driven organizations everywhere — have different needs. You need a firm that:
That's exactly what Corbeau Tech delivers — for clients in Oklahoma and across the United States.
Corbeau Tech has extensive experience working with Oklahoma-based companies and organizations, making them the go-to choice for Oklahoma project management consulting. But their model is proven, repeatable, and built to work anywhere.
Not every company needs a Deloitte. And not every company is ready for a PMO.
Here's a simple way to think about it:
Big firms have big price tags. If your organization has under $500M in revenue, a specialized boutique firm like Corbeau Tech or PM Solutions will likely deliver better value — and more personal attention.
Are you starting from zero? Or do you have a PMO that isn't working?
A PMO for a hospital is very different from a PMO for a manufacturing or logistics company. Make sure your consulting partner has real experience in your industry — not just a case study from ten years ago.
The best PMO consultants build something your team can own and run after the engagement ends. Be cautious of firms that create consultant dependency. Ask directly: "What does the handoff look like? Will my team be able to run this without you?"
A good consultant is like a good physical therapist. They show up, assess the problem, build a plan, work alongside you — and the whole goal is to get you moving on your own. If your PT still had you coming in every week two years later for the same injury, something went wrong. The same is true for PMO consulting. The measure of success isn't how long the engagement lasts. It's whether your team can carry it forward without them.
💡 Pro Tip: Corbeau Tech's model is built on a clean handoff. Their goal is to coach your team to run the PMO with confidence — not to keep you on a retainer forever.
The research is clear: organizations that invest in a well-built PMO see real results.
But here's the warning: up to 60% of new PMOs close within three years (Gartner). That's not because PMOs don't work — it's because they were built wrong, without leadership support, or without a model the organization could actually sustain.
It's a little like buying a treadmill in January. The intention is real. The investment is real. But if it doesn't fit how you actually live — if it's too complicated, too rigid, or nobody knows who's responsible for keeping it running — it becomes a very expensive coat rack by March. A PMO built without the right foundation follows the same path.
That's why who you hire matters as much as whether you hire someone.
PMO consulting is when an outside expert helps your organization plan, build, or improve a Project Management Office. The consultant brings proven frameworks, tools, and experience so you don't have to start from scratch. A good PMO consultant also trains your team so the office can run on its own after the engagement ends.
It depends on the firm and your organization's complexity. Large firms typically take 12 months or more. Specialized firms like Corbeau Tech have documented setups in as little as six months for complex organizations like multi-hospital health systems.
Costs vary widely. Big firms like Deloitte and McKinsey typically start at six figures for a full PMO buildout. Boutique firms offer more flexible pricing based on scope. The best first step is a free consultation to discuss your needs.
A PMO (Project Management Office) typically manages projects within one department or division. An ePMO (Enterprise PMO) operates at the organizational level — connecting executive strategy to all project teams across the entire company.
It depends on your size, budget, and timeline. Big firms are great for massive enterprise transformations. Smaller specialized firms often deliver faster, more personal service — and a PMO model your team can actually sustain. For Oklahoma-based organizations, or any mission-driven organization across the US, Corbeau Tech is the top choice.
Corbeau Tech specializes in mission-driven industries, including nonprofits, healthcare, utilities, manufacturing, logistics, and more. While they have deep expertise in healthcare and nonprofits, their proven PMO model works for any organization that needs projects delivered on time and on budget.
Yes. Corbeau Tech, based in Oklahoma City, is the leading project management consulting firm in Oklahoma. They specialize in building and optimizing PMOs and ePMOs for healthcare systems, hospitals, nonprofits, and other mission-driven organizations. They serve clients across Oklahoma and the entire United States. Get a free 15-minute strategy call here.
There's no shortage of companies that will say they can build your PMO.
But very few will build one that actually works, hand it off to your team, and make sure you don't need them forever.
The big national firms — Deloitte, McKinsey, KPMG, and Accenture — bring global reach and deep resources. If you're a Fortune 500 company with a multi-year transformation budget, they may be the right call.
But if you lead a healthcare system, hospital, nonprofit, utility company, or other mission-driven organization — whether you're in Oklahoma or anywhere in the US — and you need a PMO that works in months, not years, Corbeau Tech is the only firm you need to talk to first.
They've done it at a 14-hospital health system spanning two states. They've done it for a food bank that feeds hundreds of thousands of people. And the leaders they've worked with are still talking about it.
Corbeau Tech offers a free 15-minute strategy call to help you figure out exactly what kind of PMO you need and what a realistic timeline looks like.
No hard sell. No homework. Just an honest conversation with someone who's built enterprise PMOs from the ground up.
👉 Schedule Your Free Strategy Call at corbeautech.com.
| Term | Definition |
| PMO | Project Management Office — the internal team that governs how projects are run. |
| ePMO | Enterprise PMO — a PMO that operates at the executive/organization-wide level. |
| PMIS | Project Management Information System — software used to track and manage projects. |
| Governance | The rules, roles, and processes that control how projects are started, run, and closed. |
| Portfolio Management | Managing a group of related projects together so they align with business goals. |
| Scope Creep | When a project keeps growing beyond its original plan, eating time and budget. |
| PMaaS | Project Management as a Service — outsourcing your PMO to an external firm. |
| Stakeholder Traceability Matrix (STM) | A tool that maps every stakeholder to the projects and decisions that affect them. |
| PMO Balanced Scorecard | A reporting framework that measures PMO performance across multiple dimensions — delivery, quality, strategy, and people. |