Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O®) Practitioner
Length 2 days
Inclusions Exam voucher
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Why study this course
» This Practitioner course usually runs consecutively with P3O Foundation as a five-day Combined course at a reduced price.
P3O stands for Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices and the first edition of the guidance was released in 2008. P3O training courses have since become a must-have for those working within any form of programme or project support office environment. A P3O model provides support for programmes and projects of all types that aim to bring about change within an organisation.
The P3O Guidance brings together a set of principles, processes and techniques to facilitate effective delivery of portfolio, programme and project management, through the enablement of focused support structures. These structures also bridge the gap between the strategy, management implementation decisions and the tactical delivery of prioritised programmes and projects.
Examination This course pricing includes a voucher for the Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices Practitioner Exam, which is an online proctored exam through PeopleCert. A practice exam paper is provided in the course, and reviewed to assist in preparation.
The exam is:
2½ hours (150 minutes) duration
Objective testing multiple choice questions
Pass mark is 40 out of 80 (i.e. 50%)
Open book (Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices official publication only)
After passing the exam, each student’s certificate will be made available to them via PeopleCert.
It is highly recommended that you spend some time each evening of this course reviewing and consolidating what you’ve learned, to be well prepared for the exam.
Learning Objectives To prepare candidates with sufficient knowledge and understanding to work as an informed member of a Portfolio, Programme and Project Office. The P3O Guidance provides a set of dynamic and value adding models that help make available support for portfolio, programme and project management. A P3O environment can:
be temporary or permanent;
be physical or virtual; and
can include centralised or de-centralised Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices.
Learning Outcomes Most people recognise the support structure of P3O as a Support Office, Portfolio Office, Centre of Excellence, Enterprise or Corporate Programme Office, Programme Management Office, Project Office, etc. These offices often provide a wide range of support services to programmes and projects, often in the way of training, methodology custodianship, programme and project registration, executive portfolio, programme and project reporting, to name but a few.
The P3O Guidance takes the structures and services of portfolio, programme and project offices and describes then in detail under 22 key headings, further sub divided by portfolio, programme, project and centres of excellence.
The P3O Guidance examines the value proposition of portfolio, programme and project offices and helps organisations make the business case to justify the creation of the P3O’s or the improvements of their existing support offices.
Skills Gained Implementing or re-energising any sort of portfolio, programme or project support office, requires that one is able to articulate the value proposition of these support offices to the various stakeholder groups. The P3O Guidance further assists those designing, implementing and operating their respective portfolio, programme and project offices, in measuring and assessing their respective maturity, as it relates to the use, support and organisational uptake of the services provided by the portfolio, programme and project support office.
Organisations can make use of the P3O Maturity Assessment tool within the P3O Guidance to assess and articulate the manner in which P3O services are currently delivered across the organisation and how they might need to be calibrated, to target specific improvements in portfolio, programme and project management implementation.
PeopleCert at Lumify Work
Lumify Work is an Accredited Training Organisation with Gold status for PeopleCert courses and certifications including PRINCE2, ITIL, MSP, AgileSHIFT, MoP, and P3O. PeopleCert is one of the leading players in the global certification industry, partnering with multi-national organisations and government bodies for the development and management of globally recognised certification schemes.
Previous or current experience of working within project, programme and portfolio environment
Previous training and development in programme or project management
Currently practising as a programme or project manager
Previous experience working in senior management, leadership or executive role
Industry Association Recognition
Project Management Institute (PMI®)
Contact hours: 14 hours
Professional Development Units (PDUs): 14 PDUs
Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM®)
Continual Professional Development (CPD) points: 10 points
PeopleCert Exams
All PeopleCert exams are now conducted via online proctoring, with an improved web-based platform released in February 2024. Candidates can schedule their exam for any time within the voucher validity period of 12 months, to be taken anywhere, on any Windows or Mac computer. Live proctors will guide and invigilate the exam process. For full details please see PeopleCert's Guidelines for Web-Based Exam Driver.
To comply with PeopleCert requirements, Lumify Work cannot provide PeopleCert training courses (AgileSHIFT®, ITIL®, Lean Six Sigma, MoP™, M_o_R™, MSP®, P3O®, PRINCE2®, and PRINCE2 Agile®) without the corresponding official exam.
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