P3O ® Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices Practitioner - Classroom (exam included)

P3O® Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices Practitioner - Online Classroom (exam included)

Facilitate effective portfolio, program, and project management!

About the course

A P3O model provides a decision enabling and delivering support structure for any change within an organization, be it large or small. This course is designed to enable delegates to understand the structure, roles, tools and techniques along with the processes that help to ensure change in the enterprise in line with the strategic objectives of the company. During the course, delegates will gain knowledge of the internationally recognized Best Practice terminology, structure, basic concepts and the fundamental principles of P3O. 

The purpose of the Portfolio, Program and Project Office (P3O) methodology is to provide universal guidance that enables individuals and organizations to successfully establish, develop and maintain appropriate support structures that do the following:

• Helps managers at the executive level to make decisions on strategy, prioritization, risk management, optimization of resources, etc. to successfully achieve business objectives (portfolio management)
• Identifies and realizes business outcomes and benefits of programs
• Successfully deliver project outputs and enable time, cost and quality benefits and advantages.

It's a great course to give you PMO-focused insights. It's not about project management; program management or portfolio management (although of course it mentions them a few times!) It's about the structure of PMOs; the different types of PMOs; the functions and services they provide and how PMOs work in an organization.

Key Features

• Course and material are in English
• Intermediate - advanced level for professionals
• 2 Days online classroom.  8 hours per day with a certified trainer and Interactive exercises
• Multimedia presentations, group exercises and discussions, practical workshops, case studies and practice exams.
• 20 hours study time recommendation
• Licensed course materials in digital format.
• Exam included. Practitioner exam voucher valid for 1 year each. Online exam can be scheduled anytime.
• P3O® Practitioner certificate of completion

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you should understand the fundamental principles and terminology within the P3O guidance. Specifically, you should understand the following:

• Effective preparation for the exam entitling to obtain the international certificate - P3O® Practitioner
• Develop the business case required to obtain senior management approval for the P3O
• Identify and build the most appropriate P3O model, which will adapt to the organization’s needs, taking account of the organization’s size and portfolio, programme and project
• Identify the most appropriate roles required to populate a specified P3O structure Plan the implementation of a P3O
• Choose and use appropriate tools and techniques while running the P3O and advising those who shape the portfolio of programmes and projects

Who Should Enroll in this Program?

The P3O certification is aimed at professionals involved in establishing, managing, or improving support structures for portfolio, program, and project management within an organization. Specifically, it is designed for:

• Business Manager
• Project Office Manager
• Portfolio & Program Manager
• PMO Analysts and Support Staff
• Consultants and Advisors
• Senior Executives and Sponsors

Prerequisites:

To take part to the P3O Practitioner course, candidates must have P3O Foundation certification.

Course Content

How to Implement or Re-Energise a P3O®?

• Implementation Lifecycle for a Permanent P3O®
• Identify Activity and Outputs
• Vision Statement
• Define Activities and Outputs
• Establish the Implementation Team
• Identify and Analyse Stakeholder
• Threats to Achieving the Blueprint
• Develop, Model, and Validate the Benefits
• Develop and Confirm the Business Case
• Plan Stage or Tranches of Delivery
• Project Dossier
• Deliver Activities and Outputs
• Closure Activities
• Post Implementation and Benefit Review
• Closure Outputs
• Temporary Office
• Implementation Lifecycle for a Temporary Programme or Project Office
• Established Timescales
• Internal Resources
• Implementation Lifecycle
• Definition and Implementation
• Closing Down a Temporary Office

How to Operate a P3O®?

• Overview of Tools and Techniques
• Which Tools and Techniques?
• Benefits of Standard Tools and Techniques
• Critical Success Factors
• P3O® Tools
• Enterprise PPM (EPM) Solutions and Selecting EPM Solutions
• P3O® Techniques
• Prioritisation and Optimisation
• Complexity Modelling
• Management Dashboard
• Knowledge Management
• Workshops
• Facilitation – Workshop Techniques
• Skills Development and Maintenance
• Business Process Swimlanes
• Capacity Planning
• P3O® Tools and Techniques
• Tailoring of Approaches

P3O® Practitioner exam Sample

Exam details

The exam will be taken online, giving you the comfortable choice of writing the exam at home or the office. We require a computer with an internet connection for the exam and a webcam (ProctorU). The exam is included in this package. Very flexible!

• Exam name: P3O® Practitioner
• Exam language: English
• Format: Test exam, consisting of 4 question areas (20 points each) relating to the scenario
• Exam Delivery: Online Proctored Exams
• Access: Candidates can access the exam within the PeopleCert Platform (Exam Shield Platform) upon completion of the P3O® Foundation course and timely performed payment
• Number of questions: 70 questions per paper
• Passing Score: 40 marks required (out of 80 available) to pass: 50%
• Duration : 150 minutes
• Open/Closed Book: Open Book – Official manual: Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices

Licensing and accreditation
P3O® is accredited by PeopleCert, based on partner agreements and meets accreditation requirements.

FAQ

When is the classroom schedule?

Depending on the starting dates, our classroom courses are consecutively held from 10 am - 6 pm (CET) with lunch breaks in between

Will missing a live class affect my ability to complete the course?

Yes, you may be subject to not getting the exam voucher if you don't attend a class. Therefore, it's better always to let us know at least 2 weeks in advance if you require any rescheduling requests.

*note that reschedule request is not always given depending on the situation