APMG: Portfolio, Programme And Project Offices (P3O): Foundation

Product Description

Our P3O Foundation course covers the basics of the Portfolio, Programme & Project Offices (P3O) model. The purpose of this model is to provide universally applicable guidance, including principles, process, & techniques, which will enable individuals & organisations to successfully establish, develop & maintain appropriate support structures.

These structures will facilitate:

• Informing senior management's decision making on prioritisation, risk management & development of resources across the organisation to successfully deliver their business objectives (portfolio management)
• Identification & realisation of outcomes & benefits via programmes & projects
• Delivery of programmes & projects within time, cost, quality & other organisational constraints.

The training is aimed at giving delegates an understanding of the philosophy behind the P3O model & preparing them for the P3O Foundation certification exam, which they sit at the end of the course.

Our P3O Foundation is a 2 day course with the official APM Group P3O Foundation certification exam given at the end of the second day. It is expected from the participants that, in addition to the classroom training, they spend some time studying by themselves according to the trainer's instructions. It consists of a well balanced mix of theory & practical exercises. The course is led by our accredited P3O trainer
- Mr. Martin Caron from Op Ey E Consulting. The course will be delivered in English. The training materials & exam are in English.

Every course delegate receives two weeks before start the OGC P3O Guidance & Pre-course workbook with questions to be answered in advance. All our course attendees are provided with on demand e-mail support from the moment they order the course until three months from the end of the training course.

A key element of the course is the P3O process model, providing a decision enabling/delivery support structure for all change within an organisation. This may be provided through a single permanent office which may exist under several different names, e.g. Portfolio Office, Centre of Excellence, Enterprise or Corporate Programme Office.

It may otherwise be provided through a linked set of offices (portfolio office, programme offices, project offices), both permanent (enabling/ supporting business objectives & consistency of delivery) & temporary (enabling/ supporting specific programmes & projects), providing a mix of central & localised services.

OGC's P3O, Managing Successful Programmes, PRINCE2 & Management of Risk all touch on the need to provide adequate support structures for these best practices. However, currently there is no single source of this information that either organisations or individuals can go to find guidance or advice on setting up or running an effective delivery support office in alignment with OGC's Best Practice guidance. Exercises will be used to help you understand & apply P3O principles & concepts. The training also provides room for discussing attendees' daily practise. The exercises are based on a casus.

Attendees get the opportunity to practise with the P3O Foundation exam, using a testing exam which is part of the training material to be delivered at the beginning of the training.

This training may be available onsite; please contact us if you are interested.