I think that simple and high-performing are perfectly complimentary.  To quote Wendell Berry, as quality increases "the tools will become simpler and the methods and the skills will become more complex."  The Program Management Office should be unobtrusive, its tools and processes easily understood by everyone in the organization.  They simply become part of the organization's mind and activities.  As powerful as they are, though, they need skilled leaders to wield them and make them work.

By supplying templates, best practices, and advice from the field, the Simple PMO makes it easier for organizations to mature their day-to-day project management operations, so the team can focus on being true change agents. 

There's a whole universe of thought and practice around project management, and our goal is to bring field tested, easily repeatable project management knowledge into your project management environment.  We want to keep the simple stuff simple, so you can focus on your work delivering your projects and programs to the organization.

The Simple PMO can provide the tools, techniques, and templates that help you get through the tedious stuff (like creating a presentation on a process) and also help you accomplish the truly challenging and rewarding work making your organization better performing, more efficient and of higher value.