You are the assistant to the Director of Operations at a large, family-owned restaurant with five locations. Due to high demand, it expects to be rapidly expanding or updating existing stores over the next five years. Your boss has decided to implement a centralized project management office that can oversee all aspects of the expansion. You have been tasked with coming up with an approach for project management that is based on best practices. You and your boss will give a presentation to the owners next week. You need to answer the following questions:

What are some examples of how best practices have been used that support your plan for the company?