P3O Practitioner Conversion

Overview

Individuals newly-appointed to leading portfolio, programme or project office roles or those wishing to gain formal qualifications after a period of support office experience. (Support offices may go by many names including Portfolio Office, Centre of Excellence, Enterprise or Corporate Programme Office.) The course would be of benefit to those aspiring to manage or direct support office capability. A P3O Foundation exam pass is a pre-requisite for attending this course.

The following topics will be covered: 

• Overview of Method
• Models and Tailoring
• Why Have a P3O?
• Implement and Re-Energise
• Tools & Techniques 

Delegates will work through a range of exercises and case studies in order to understand the full range of P3O models and to prepare for the Practitioner exam.

This course takes place over two days, including the optional P3O Practitioner examination. Delegates should be aware that evening preparation and consolidation will be required by those who wish to pass the exam. 

Examination Format

The Practitioner exam is an objective testing style paper. The paper consists of 7 questions with a total of 70 marks available to be completed within 2 1/4 hours. Candidates need to achieve a mark of 35 or more to pass the paper, and may only take the P3O® Guide into the exam room for reference during the exam. A pre-requisite for this exam is a pass at Foundation level.

Course Arrangements and Costs

Included in the cost of the course are: 

• Joining instructions and pre-course preparation pack
• Printed course material
• Examination fee
• Daytime refreshments 

Joining instructions, including pre-course exercises, are sent out approximately 2 – 3 weeks before the course start date. Typically pre-course study will take 4-6 hours. It is assumed that delegates have a current copy of the P3O manual. If that is not the case a copy can be provided at cover price.