Abstract— Most organizations have failed in completing their projects due to different factors such as funds, planning, time, manpower and others factor. Various frameworks or guidelines are practiced by organizations to strive against the existing challenges. Project management office (PMO) can be defined as an emerging concept that defines and maintains the standards of project management within an organization. In the UAE, even though most of the public sectors implement the project management strategy, the majority of organizations are still following the traditional practices. The main objective of this paper is to analyze and provide a review of the literature on framework for establishing project management office practices.