Around the world, there are many organizations in both the public and private sectors, who recognise that their portfolio, programme and project management is best supported through a delivery support office.
PRINCE2®, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®), Management of Portfolio’s (MOP® )and Management of Risk (M_o_R®) all touch on the need to provide adequate support structures. P3O® provides a single source of information for guidance or advice on setting up or running an effective delivery support office. Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O®) is a Best Management Practice certification that brings together a set of principles, processes and techniques to facilitate effective portfolio, programme and project management through enablement, challenge and support structures.
Course objectives:
The purpose of the Practitioner course is to obtain sufficient knowledge and understanding of the P3O® guidance to design, implement, manage or work within any component office of a P3O® model. Candidates will have an overall understanding of the elements, roles, functions and tools and techniques deployed in a generalized P3O model. Additional training may be required if the candidate is to take up one of the specialist roles in the P3O organization.
Agenda:
Topics:
• What Is A P3O® Model
• Why Have A P3O®
• How To Implement Or To Re-Energize A P3O
• Tools And Techniques
• Sample Practitioner exams
• Practitioner exam
Audience:
P3O Practitioner is aimed at candidates wanting to take an active role in any of the offices described in the P3O model. While it is particularly suited to candidates fulfilling the management, generic or functional roles described in Appendix A of the P3O guide, it will also be relevant others who see the P3O model as a framework for a career path.
Prerequisites:
• For undertaking the Practitioner exam you need to successfully have passed the P3o Foundation exam
Language:
• English course material, English speaking instructor
Certification:
• 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 - (Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices: P3O guide only)