How do I drive standardization?

Driving standardization is a change managementprocess. In order to make it happen, we first need to get the management Support. The following is an example email to the business unit (BU) manager from PMO to standardization project documentations.

​The following is an example email when team members are not following the standardization recommendation: 

Hi <Name of BU Leader>,

PMO plans to start standardizing the documentation process.

We have created the documentation template and communicated with the team and training to the team. However, we still keep seeing documents not created in the standard format, although we have explained the requirements in the past.

Now, I need your support  to start this standardization process as follows:
(1) When you have a meeting with the team, please emphasize the importance of following the standard or ask PMO for standard recommendations.
(2) Please ask why when the project is not following standards.  If there is no open question,  please request an ETA for the updates. The standardization updates typically take 1-2 days when the team member prioritizes the request because most of those updates are small and only take 5-10min.

​Let me know if this makes sense to you. Appreciate your help or any further assistance from PMO. 

​Best regards,
<Name of the PMO Lead>