Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O)® Foundation and Practitioner - Exam Included

Our five-day intensive P3O® course provides you with the knowledge and understanding of the P3O guidance enabling you to interact effectively with, or as a member of, an office within a P3O® model.

The P3O® Foundation and Practitioner course will enable you to gain an in-depth understanding of the P3O® model and the elements, roles, functions and tools and techniques deployed in a P3O® model embedding you with a decision enabling/delivery support structure for all change within an organisation.

The Portfolio, Programme and Project Office (P3O®) builds on references in Prince2®, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®), and Management of Risk (M_o_R®) and Management of Portfolios (MoP®) to provide a single information source for organisations or individuals wishing to set up or maintain an effective delivery support office.

What you’ll learn:

Area 1: P3O® Overview

• Definition of P3O®
• P3O® Model Elements
• Objectives and Differences between Portfolios, Programmes and Projects
• Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (PPM)
• Business As Usual (BAU)
• Relationship between PPM and BAU
• Decision-making and Delivery Support Model
• Governance Responsibilities of P3O®.

Area 2: Why Have a P3O®?

• Elements of Business Change Governance
• Justification for Implementing P3O®
• P3O® Value Matrix
• P3M3 Assessments
• P3O® Vision, Blueprint, Business Case and Benefits Map
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure Success
• Common Barriers to P3O® Implementation
• Maximising the Value of P3O®
• Types of Funding Models and Cost Models
• Typical Timescales for Implementing P3O®
• Delivering Change and Adding Value to an Organisation.

Area 3: Models and Tailoring

• 3 Different Functional Areas and Different Types of Offices
• Different Strategic Planning or Portfolio Support Functions
• Different Delivery Support Functions
• Different Centre of Excellence (CoE) Functions or Services
• Typical Factors affecting P3O® Model Design
• Centralized and Decentralized Offices
• Characteristics and Success Factors for a P3O® Model with Different Offices and Models
• Key Considerations of Distributed Models
• Integration of a P3O® Model with a Wider Organisational Model
• Independent P3O® Assurance Services
• P3O® Governance Services
• Roles of Information Assurance and P3O® Role
• Typical non-PPM Functions
• Key Drivers and Factors for Sizing a P3O®.

Area 4: Implement and Re-energize

• Key Activities in the Implementation Lifecycle for a Permanent P3O®
• 4 Sections of a Typical P3O® Blueprint
• Implementation Lifecycles for a P3O®
• Key Activities and Outputs of Processes of the Implementation Lifecycles for Different P3O® Types
• P3O® Information Flow
• Key Sources of Threats to Achieve the Blueprint
• PPM Maturity
• Implementing and Re-energising a P3O® in a given scenario.

Area 5: How to Operate a P3O®

• Tools and Techniques for P3O®
• Benefits of using standard Tools and Techniques
• Critical Success Factors to ensure Successful Implementation of Tools and Techniques
• Portfolio Prioritization and Optimization
• Complexity Modelling
• Management Dashboards and Knowledge Management
• P3O® Information Portal
• Facilitation – Workshop Techniques.

Area 6: Roles

• P3O® Management, Generic and Functional Roles
• Skills and Competencies needed for P3O® Staff
• Key Responsibilities of P3O® Management Roles
• Key Responsibilities of P3O® Generic Roles
• Key Responsibilities of P3O® Functional Roles
• P3O® Resources and Team Structure of P3O® Roles.

This course is designed for professionals working within a P3O® model or, anyone wishing to understand the terminology and concepts underpinning P3O®.

The P3O® certification is for candidates:

• Who need to understand the terminology and concepts underpinning P3O®
• Who are members of offices within a P3O® model
• Who wish to pursue higher level qualifications in P3O®
• Those wanting to understand the terminology and concepts underpinning P3O®.
• Professionals wishing to take an active role within any office in the P3O model
• Professionals currently working within a management role
• Professionals in generic or functional roles wishing to gain an in-depth understanding of the P3O® model; and
• Those who see the P3O® model as a framework for a career path in Project Management.

Most importantly, participants should have a desire to work in a P3O® model environment.

Delegates must have passed the P3O® Foundation exam prior to taking the P3O® Practitioner exam.

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding the requirements of this course.

Build your career in senior management with the P3O® Certification.