The P3O Foundation or Portfolio, Programand Project Officesis a unit that manages and coordinates all of the company’s strategic initiatives across and from bottom to top. The unit facilitates and supports the delivery of the changes taking place in an organization. A P3O unit is better known as a PMO(Project Management Office) and is typically the center of various services, resources and functions related to project, program, portfolio and change management.
The Mentorix P3O Foundation e-learning course is a certification in working in – and leading a P3O (PMO). As certified, you will provide structure to the work, ensure the necessary support to Portfolios, Programs and Projects and contribute to effective prioritization. Modern businesses undertake many parallel initiatives. Overall governance, ensuring consistent reporting and good documentation are essential for the business. A positive effect of this is that the company can learn from current initiatives and improve future initiatives.
Why you should get certified in P3O
Benefits of establishing a P3O include
- Facilitating better and more informed basis for management decisions on strategy, prioritization, risk management to successfully deliver their business objectives (portfolio management)
- Better management and use of resources across the different activities of the company
- Better control over the identification and realization of benefits across
- Greater chance of success in the execution of projects and programs through better knowledge sharing
- Greater uniformity and reuse, as processes and templates are standardized
Many companies often use PMO incorrectly. The course provides answers on how to make a PMO become a service function and not an obstacle for projects to move forward.
If you already have a PRINCE2 certification, P3O Foundation is a natural next course. Your knowledge of setting up a program office is an asset for every company. The length of this course is less than PRINCE2 and is relatively easy to follow. The course is therefore particularly suitable for online self-study.
The purpose of the course
The purpose of the P3O Foundation is to provide a universally applicable guidance and support for all business changes that include programs and projects. Furthermore, it is obvious that a P3O can help to keep track of the collective and progressive status of the portfolio.
Who is this course for?
- Management teams planning to implement P3O/PMO
- Managers of portfolios, programs or projects
- Managers of PMO or similar looking for structure and inspiration
- Team members working in a PMO and/or in the Center of Excellence
Prerequisites
You do not need to have taken any other courses to start the P3O® Foundation.
