New Tab. P3O Examined – What Does it Mean for your PPSO? P3O – Portfolio, Programme and Project Office – The New GuidanceWednesday 18th March 2009 – Birmingham Area – Venue: Aston Lakeside In the Spring 2009 PPSOSIG (Programme and Project Support Office Specialist Interest Group) conference, delegates were invited to learn more about the P3O guidance; the reality of using the new P3O guidance; the opportunity to understand more about Portfolio Management and its links to P3O; become familiar with the new P3O accreditation and understand more about how P3O will work for them, their PMO and their organisation. The 18th March was a beautiful Spring day in Birmingham and over 100 programme and project office professionals gathered to learn more about one of the biggest changes in their profession for almost a decade; the introduction of the P3O guidance Read on to find out more about the conference and view the presentations and outputs from interactive sessions.
Opening the Spring 2009 conference Chris Walters Question Time: Using P3O – The Reality. Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices - P3O. Welcome to APMG-Exams.com. Foundation | OGC P3O (Portfolio, Programme and Project Office) Well, I have sat the Foundation and Practitioner exams. Here is a summary, and no i will not be giving away answers, telling you what the questions were or telling you what the case studies have been (because it won’t help). This is an out line to put things into perspective. After this post i will start to discuss the P3O terminology, principles and topics. P3O foundation Exam The foundation exam is designed to test your general knowledge of the P3O guide and the specific principles and terminology. It looks at your understanding of the main focus areas: - Why have a P3O?
The 40 minute exam is a 50 question, closed book, multiple choice exam. P3O Practitioner Exam The practitioner exam is designed to test your in depth knowledge of the P3O guide and the specific terminology and be able to show your ability to apply the knowledge to justify, build and manage a P3O. . - Why have a P3O? The exam is a 2 1/4 hour, open book (P3O Guide only), Objective Test Paper. Good Luck! P3O Foundation: PMO, Portfolio & Programme Management Course: PM-Partners. As businesses increasingly adapt portfolio, programme and project management, there is an increasing need for an effective infrastructure, namely the programme/project office, to support them. The need for an effective support structure increases not only with the number of programmes and projects undertaken, but also with the significance placed on these initiatives. Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O®) is the latest best practice guidance from the Cabinet Office addressing this functionality.
The P3O® model provides a decision and delivery support structure for enabling change within an organisation. This may be provided through a single permanent office such as, for example the Portfolio Office, Centre of Excellence, Enterprise or Corporate Programme Office. Alternatively it may be provided through a linked set of offices (portfolio office, programme offices, project offices). Workshop Objective Who this workshop is designed for The workshops are designed for: