P3O® Foundation - Golden Package

Description

Module 1: Introduction to P3O®

• What is the purpose of P3O®?
• Definitions
• Strategic Objectives
• What are P3O®’s
• P3O® Definitions within the Models
• Portfolio, programme, and project lifecycles
• Governance and the P3O®
• P3O® and Other Best Management
• P3O® Terminology

Module 2: Why Have a P3O®?

• Integral Part
• P3O® can Increase Success
• Focus of a P3O®
• Add Value
• Governance Focus
• Principles for Extracting Value
• Govern Effectively
• Holding People to Account
• Prioritising Investment
• Safeguarding Value
• Investing in People and Processes
• Tracking Progress
• Getting Investment for the P3O®
• Identifying the Stakeholders
• Identifying the Problem
• Analysis of Issues and Reviews
• Value Matrix
• Stakeholders Requirements
• P3M3®
• Demonstrating the Value
• Business Case Content
• Capability and Outcome
• Benefits Vs Constraints
• Key Performance Indicators
• Cost Model
• Some Variations of Costing
• Overcoming Common Barriers
• Timescales

Module 3: Designing a P3O® Model

• Factors that Affect the Design
• Functional Areas of a P3O®
• Design Considerations
• Centralised Versus Decentralised
• Additional Success Factors Hub Portfolio Offices
• Permanent Versus Temporary
• Underlying Success Factors – Temporary Offices
• Co-located Versus Distributed
• Functions and Services
• Functional Areas
• Wider Organisation
• Integration
• Assurance and Governance
• Information Assurance (IA)
• Non-PPM Functions and Services
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Skills/Competences of P3O® Staff
• P3O® Management, Generic, and Functional Roles
• Sizing and Tailoring
• How to Size a P3O® Model?
• P3O® Sponsor
• Head of P3O® (Permanent Office)
• Head of Programme/Project Office (Temporary)
• Portfolio Analyst
• Programme or Project Specialist
• Programme or Project Officer
• Benefits and Value Role
• Commercial Role
• Communication and Stakeholder Engagement Role
• Information Management Role
• Consultancy and Performance Management Role
• Finance and Issue Role
• Change Control and Planning Role
• Quality Assurance and Risk Role
• Reporting and Secretariat/ Administrator Role
• Tools Expert

Module 4: How to Implement or Re-Energise a P3O®?

• Permanent 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 Stages 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

Module 5: 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 Modeling
• Management Dashboard
• Knowledge Management
• Workshops
• Facilitation – Workshop Techniques
• Skills Development and Maintenance
• Business Process Swimlanes
• Capacity Planning
• P3O® Tools and Techniques
• Tailoring of Approaches

Requirements

P3O Foundation:

• There are no prerequisites for the Foundation certification.

P3O Practitioner:

• In order to sit for the P3O Practitioner examination, individuals must hold a ccurrent P3O Foundation.

P3O Exam Format

P3O Foundation Exam

• Multiple-choice examination questions
• 75 questions - 70 live questions and five trials
• 60 minutes duration
• 35 marks required to pass (out of 70 available) – 50%
• Closed book.

P3O Practitioner Exam

• Objective testing
• Four questions of 20 marks each - 80 marks in total
• 150 minutes duration
• 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) – 50%
• Open book exam. Candidates may use the official hard copy of the Portfolio, Programme, and Project Offices: P3O guide. The manual may be annotated and tabulated but no sticky notes and loose-leaf papers containing additional notes will be allowed.

What You Learn

Who This Course Is For

The P3O® (Portfolio, Program, and Project Offices) Foundation & Practitioner Training Course is intended for professionals who are involved in establishing, managing, or improving portfolios, programs, and project offices within organisations. This P3O® course is particularly beneficial for:

• Portfolio Managers
• Programme Managers
• Project Managers
• PMO (Project Management Office) Managers
• Business Managers
• Strategic Planners
• Change Managers