Corporate Training By Zack Academy - Portfolio, Programme, and Project Offices (P3O)

ABOUT P3O
Portfolio, Programme, and Project Offices (P3O) is a best practice guidance that includes principles, process, and techniques to enable individuals and organizations successfully establish, develop, and maintain appropriate structure for providing a decision-enabling and/or delivery-support model for all business change within an organization.

P3O is a widely accepted practice in both private and public sector organisations in some form or the other, intended to support the delivery of change, more commonly known as PMOs. This is one key area of business that has been a challenge that not many organisations have been able to deal with well.

Organisations that are able to maintain adequate visibility, insight, and control on the change portfolio, are able to effectively manage transformation, and are more likely to derive the expected business benefits.

Workshop Overview
Portfolio, Programme, and Project Offices (P3O) Foundation and Practitioner Exam course is a four-and-a-half-day program that covers the P3O Manual in-length and equips the candidates to understand the guidance to pass the APMG exams, and be able to practice the guidance at workplace.

The P3O Guidance covers the following:

• Why have a P3O? – discusses the importance of a P3O and the business value it delivers to an organisation, how to develop a business case and blueprint for a P3O, and getting the right amount and level of sponsorship for the structure
• What is P3O? – definition of a P3O, and its function in a business' operating environment, various models of P3O structure, and factors influencing the tailoring for the 'best-fit' design
• Services of a P3O – discusses the various functions performed, and services offered by a P3O for the purpose of Portfolio support, Delivery support, or CoE function
• How to set-up a P3O – implementation lifecycle of a P3O that covers the stages from Definition to Closure and Post-Implementation review whether for a setting-up of an entirely new P3O or to re-energize an existing one
• How to Operate a P3O – covers various roles and responsibilities within a P3O function, and its organisation. P3O costs versus value benefits, its monitoring and measurement, and critical success factors
• P3O Tools & Techniques – list of various P3O tools and techniques that can be used through different lifecycle stages of a P3O structure, depending on its model and business areas it interacts or aligns with

On completion of the course, and having gained an overall understanding of the relevant sections of the P3O guide, the candidate will be able to demonstrate an ability to add value to the maturity of a P3O model for better Governance, Transparency, Delivery Support, Reusability, and Traceability.

The P3O Foundation and Practitioner Exams are conducted and administered as a part of the 4.5 days course

Duration: Four and a half (4.5) days

Course Options & Deliverables
The P3O course is a 4.5 days course that includes the Foundation & Practitioner Exams. We offer the candidates a choice of opting for either of the three course options:

The P3O Practitioner candidates get free access to our professional groups for exchange of knowledge and information to get benefitted for real-world programme delivery.

The workshop fee includes the cost of P3O Manual, and Foundation & Practitioner Exam Fee, wherever applicable.

Exam Overview 
The P3O qualifications covered in the course are:

• Foundation: a 40 minute closed book multiple-choice exam (50 questions).
• Practitioner: a 2¼ hour open book objective testing exam designed to test the candidate's knowledge of concepts and understanding of P3O

Workshop Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for attending this workshop, however a basic understanding of Project, Programme, Portfolio, and PMO environment and principles is recommended.

Passing the P3O Foundation is a must before appearing for a P3O Practitioner Exam

Workshop Target Audience
The course is best suited for professionals working in a mid-level to senior-level management role that have the responsibility to either oversee or deliver the organisational change programmes. The course is also very well suited for professionals, sometimes involved as consultants, in setting-up or running the P3O structures within organisation.

BizQ is an APMG Licensed Affiliate for P3O, and the course is organised in partnership with Yellowhouse, an APMG ATO (Accredited Training Organization).

Syllabus

Workshop Overview
Portfolio, Programme, and Project Offices (P3O) Foundation and Practitioner Exam course is a four-and-a-half-day program that covers the P3O Manual in-length and equips the candidates to understand the guidance to pass the APMG exams, and be able to practice the guidance at workplace.

The P3O Guidance covers the following:

• Why have a P3O? – discusses the importance of a P3O and the business value it delivers to an organisation, how to develop a business case and blueprint for a P3O, and getting the right amount and level of sponsorship for the structure
• What is P3O? – definition of a P3O, and its function in a business" operating environment, various models of P3O structure, and factors influencing the tailoring for the "best-fit" design
• Services of a P3O – discusses the various functions performed, and services offered by a P3O for the purpose of Portfolio support, Delivery support, or CoE function
• How to set-up a P3O – implementation lifecycle of a P3O that covers the stages from Definition to Closure and Post-Implementation review whether for a setting-up of an entirely new P3O or to re-energize an existing one
• How to Operate a P3O – covers various roles and responsibilities within a P3O function, and its organisation. P3O costs versus value benefits, its monitoring and measurement, and critical success factors
• P3O Tools & Techniques – list of various P3O tools and techniques that can be used through different lifecycle stages of a P3O structure, depending on its model and business areas it interacts or aligns with