P3O Foundation and Practitioner

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.

The following modules will be delivered: 

• Overview of Method
• Project Management Concepts
• Programme Management Concepts
• Portfolio Management Concepts
• P3O Overview
• P3O Maturity
• Why Have a P3O?
• P3O Models
• P3O Roles
• Tools, Techniques and Functions
• Models and Tailoring
• Implement and Re-Energise
• Tools and 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 five days, including the optional P3O Foundation and Practitioner examinations. Delegates should be aware that evening preparation and consolidation will be required by those who wish to pass the exams. 

Examination Format

Foundation Qualification

The Foundation qualification focuses on the concepts, structures and duties of a P3O®.

The exam consists of 50 multiple choice questions to be answered in 40 minutes. It is a closed-book examination and has a pass mark of 60%.

Practitioner Qualification

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
• OGC publication 'Portfolio, Programme & Project Offices'
• Printed course material
• Examination fees
• Daytime refreshments

Joining instructions and P3O manual, are sent out approximately 2 - 3 weeks before the course start date. Typically pre-course study will take 4-6 hours.