P3O® Foundation and Practitioner
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Product Description
Course Length – 5 days
Course Description
Overview
This comprehensive P3O® course will cover the knowledge required to pass the P3O® Foundation and Practitioner examinations. The training course will allow individuals to analyse, distinguish, and review the success or failure of projects, with a full appreciation of differing principles and varying roles that contribute to a successful P3O®. This P3O® certification indicates that a candidate is a proficient Portfolio Manager and can be entrusted with making informed operational decisions.
Course Objectives
P3O® (Project, Programme, and Project Office) is a framework that enables businesses to set up and maintain a support structure to deliver change within their organisation. Provided by the global best practice provider AXELOS, P3O® helps to align these areas of interest with the business’s objectives. This ensures senior management are able to make informed decisions about how these components of the business can fit in with the overall strategy.
This course covers the following topics:
· Essential P3O® operations, concepts and, application to your business
· Individual, collaborative, and integrated working methods
· P3O Model and implementing/Re-energising a P3O
· Essential tools and techniques
· Benefits of project management
· Risk analysis and foreseeing issues
· Best practice in P3O® projects
· Support structures development
· Encouraging and using evidence-based decision making
· Quality assurance
· Roles of responsibility and clear delegation of tasks
· Supporting provision
· Improving the financial aspects of projects
· Creating a skilled workforce
· Optimising resources
· Predict efficiency by creating capability models
· Promote business transparency
· Enable regular practice and reliable project management
· Support structures development
· Quality assurance
· Supporting Provision
· Business case
· Model customisation
· P3MS summary
· Functions and services
Target Student
Although there is no mandatory requirement, ideally candidates should have at least two years professional experience working in Project or Programme Management. The MSP Foundation would suit candidates working in the following professions or areas:
- Members of a programme office
- Business change team members
- Project delivery team members
- Anyone who needs to understand the terminology and concepts underpinning MSP and those wishing to pursue higher level qualifications; e.g. programme managers, business change managers and senior responsible owners
The above list is a suggestion only; individuals may wish to attend based on their own career aspirations, personal goals or objectives. Delegates may take as few or as many Intermediate qualifications as they require, and to suit their needs.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course, however in order to take the practitioner exam the foundation certificate will be needed (this can be completed during the course).
Course Content
Module 1 – Course Overview and introduction
Module 2 – Introduction to P3O
Module 3 – Why Have a P3O?
Module 4 – Designing a P3O
Module 5 – Implementing and Re‐energising a P3O
Module 6 – Operating a P3O
Module 7 – Practice foundation exams
Module 8 – Practitioner Examination Preparation
Module 9 – Group activities and buzz exercises
