Do you think the PRIMARY objective of the PMO should be to enforce PM standards or to improve PM processes?

i think that enforcing  PM standards is the most important , then after being enforced PMO will look for improvement

First of all improve PM processes to be in line with the enviroment of the organization.

I do beleive that the (PMO) helps , perfects , upgrades & corrects too the (PM) processes

and give (him/ here) the references to work & to get the targets

The PMO enforces the standards ..gives the PM a guidline to work by and therefore does improve or helps the PM to do a better job (improve the PM processes)

The main aim of any Project Management Office is quite simple- To provide a stable framework that supports all project teams and stakeholders to improve the probability of a successful delivery.

Below are the necessary PMO Objectives

Increase the available budget.

To develop the number of projects that is concurrent.

Have a high percentage of successful projects.

Prevent repeated project management issues.

To establish a standardized project management process- this will in turn reduce the upfront cost and time to initiate a project.

Supplement project resources for specific projects activities, such as initial Project Planning; Project Monitoring and performance measurements; and review of project deliverables.

Provide Quality Assurance for all projects ­ from the assessment of deliverable project quality to auditing the compliance and progress of individual projects against processes and objectives.

Coach and mentor Project Managers and project team members.

Create a central repository of Project Management knowledge, best practices, failures learnt from, and resources.

The PMO improves PM processes as He/She enforces PM standards

True, that is basic functionality of PMO

To give the required counsels to project manager, make the required integration, and to declare the big picture.

standard lead to process

no company can work without standard and his role to inhance standard into process

I think that PMO's primary objective is to achieve organization-specific benefits through the standardization and methodical use of project management policies and processes.

impose PM processes to be the standards.