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P3O®, Foundation, certification Training
Portfolio, Programme and Project Office
Hands-on course
- Program
- Participants / Prerequisite
- Intra/Tailored
Program
P3O® is a model for the implementation and management of a "project office" or PMO. This course will introduce you to the tools and techniques as well as associated implementation approach. It will allow you to obtain Foundation P3O® certification.
Learning objectives
À l’issue de la formation, le participant sera en mesure de :- Ensure consistent delivery of projects and programmes and meet business objectives through effect use of resources
- Develop capability, capacity and risk models to suit the organizational maturity culture
- Help identify potential opportunities to be realized, exploited or enhanced as part of risk analysis
- Improve organizational accountability, decision making, transparency and visibility
Certification
This course includes a 60 min certification exam. Multiple choice, 75 questions per paper, 5 questions to be trial and not counted in scores, 35 marks required to pass (out of 70 available) - 50%, closed book.
PROGRAM
Introduction to P3O®
- Project management, program management, portfolios management. Definitions. Differences.
- Context. Business strategy. Portfolio lifecycle, program and project.
- P3O®, the support role.
Echanges
Exchanges on the role of the P3O® support.
Why have a P3O®?
- Opportunities and goals of a P3O®. Value creation of a P3O® in an organization.
- The value matrix. Measure the success of projects and programs, as specified by P3O®.
Exemple
Examples of relevant indicators for measuring success.
What is a P3O® model?
- Organizational models. Permanent office, temporary and virtual office. The case of small organizations.
- Functional areas.
- Supported functions and services. Choice of organizational model and its integration.
- Good practices of responsibility definition for each model. Model Maturity and evolution.
Exercise
Choose a model from the context and goals of an organization.
The P3O® roles
- Skills required of P3O® management and portfolio management team.
- Recruiting officers.
- The cross functional roles and specific management roles.
Réflexion collective
On a given situation, identify the best possible distribution of roles.
The P3O® tools and techniques
- The terms of use of the tools.
- Key strategic benefits and success factors for the development of tools.
- Adaptation of tools at different levels.
- Organization. The information portals and workshops. Human Resource Management.
Case study
Choosing appropriate tools.
Participants / Prerequisite
» Participants
Any member of an Portfolio, Programme and Project management Team, Support teams and offices and members of a Portfolio center of excellence.
» Prerequisite
There are no pre-requisites for this course, although a basic knowledge of PRINCE2® and/or MSP® are helpful.
Intra/Tailored
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Time schedule
Generally, courses take place from 9:00 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 17:30.
However, on the first day attendees are welcomed from 8:45, and there is a presentation of the session between 9:15 and 9:30.
The course itself begins at 9:30. For the 4- or 5-day hands-on courses, the sessions finish at 15:30 on the last day









