AXELOS - Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O®) certification

Curriculum

You'll gain an understanding of the:

• High-level P3O model and it’s component offices
• Differences between portfolio, programme and project management
• Key functions and services of a P3O
• Arguments for establishing a P3O model
• Differences between types of P3O model and the factors that influence selection of the most appropriate model
• Processes to implement or re-energise a P3O
• Tools and techniques used by a P3O
• Purpose and major responsibilities of all roles

You'll also learn how to apply P3O guidance to design, implement and manage a P3O model, including how to:

• Define the business case to get senior management approval for the P3O
• Build the right P3O model to adapt to the organisation’s needs, taking account of the organisation’s size and portfolio, programme and project management maturity
• Identify the most suitable roles required to populate a specified P3O structure
• Plan the implementation of a P3O
• Use tools and techniques in running the P3O and advising those who shape the portfolio of programmes and projects

You'll learn all the above by covering the following topics:

Overview

• Key P3RM and P3O definitions
• What is a P3O, including P3O objectives and how a P3O helps to deliver change
• The organisational context of P3O
• The governance, responsibilities and services of a P3O

Why have a P3O?

• The ways that a P3O can help an organisation deliver it’s strategy
• Principles for measuring the performance improvement to be delivered by a P3O
• How a P3O can help an organisation deliver change and add value
• How to engage stakeholders and identify their needs
• The approach to getting the right investment in P3O
• Approaches to planning the implementation of a P3O

Models and Tailoring

• The functional areas within a P3O model
• Where a P3O should report
• The main P3O model types and key features
• The three main concepts of Information Assurance
• The different functions and services offered by the different functional areas within a P3O
• How the different features of a P3O support an organisation in delivering change
• P3O reporting arrangements
• P3O assurance functions and services and how they can be delivered
• How a P3O enables governance
• Integrating the P3O model with the wider organisation
• Sizing of a P3O for a permanent or temporary office

Implement and Re-energise

• The processes and activities of the P3O lifecycle
• The purpose, key areas of focus, activities and characteristics of the P3O
• The key success factors of a P3O
• Activities to re-energise a P3O

Tools and Techniques

• The way tools and techniques are delivered by a P3O, and used by the P3O community
• Typical P3O techniquest to support business processes
• Strategic benefits of embedding tools and techniques
• The factors involved in the tailoring of programme and project approaches

Roles

• The high-level purpose of each management role, including P3O Sponsor, Head of P3O, Head of Programme and Project Office
• The high-level purpose of each generic role, including Portfolio Analyst, Programme or Project Specialist, Programme or Project Officer
• The skills and attributes of each role
• The key responsibilities of each role
• P3O resources and team structure