P3O® | Project Programme & Portfolio Office

Our P3O Foundation or P3O Practitioner course covers the Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O) model, it’s design, implementation and operation. The purpose of this P3O model is to provide universally applicable guidance, including principles, process, techniques, that will enable individuals and organizations to successfully establish, develop and maintain appropriate structures to support organizational change.

These structures will facilitate:

• Senior management’s decision making on prioritization, risk management and development of resources across the organization to successfully deliver business objectives (portfolio management)
• Identification and realization of outcomes and benefits through programmes and projects
• Delivery of programmes and projects within time, cost, quality and other organizational constraints.

The training delivers delegates an understanding of the philosophy behind the P3O model and preparing them for the P3O Foundation and P3O Practitioner certification exam, which they sit during and at the end of the course.

This course benefits Portfolio managers, senior managers, programme directors, consultants, portfolio, programme or project office managers. Programme and Project managers will also benefit from this course.

P3O is beneficial for you if:
• You are involved in or responsible for optimizing, developing or re-energizing the organizational decision process to translate business strategy effectively into concrete actions, programmes or projects, given the available resources and other constraints (business change).
• It is your responsibility to take decisions or you are responsible for facilitating decision makers by providing them the required information.
• As a programme or project manager you are responsible for establishing your programm or project support structure.
• You may want to start a P3O certification track. (AMPG P3O Foundation and P3O Practitioner
• You have knowledge and experience with portfolio, programme or project management and have basic knowledge and understanding of models and techniques used in this area of work.

By the end of this course you will be able to answer the following questions:

• Why have any form of P3O?
• What is the added value of having a P3O?
• What is P3O?
• What is the terminology of P3O?
• What services or Functions should be offered?
• How to set up and operate a P3O model?

The course will cover each part of the P3O Framework as described in the OGC P3O Guidance.You’ll work through various case studies during the course. You’ll also work with sample examination papers; examination tips and preparation, for the P3O Foundation and Practitioner examinations.

You’ll receive:

• Pre-course materials
• OGC P3O Guidance
• The acclaimed course book, including sample documents, full colour reference diagrams and sample exam answers.

Course Schedule
This is a four day course and will be delivered in partnership with OpEyE Consulting

Day 1
Introduction
Overview Organisational context of portfolio, programme and project management
What is a P3O
Why have a P3O
P3O models
P3O roles and responsibilities
Foundation sample exam

Day 2
P3O tools and techniques
P3O implementation
APMG P3O Foundation exam

Day 3
P3O Practitioner assignments
P3O Practitioner exam training

Day 4
P3O Practitioner sample exam
APMG P3O Practitioner exam

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