P3O® Foundation

Maintaining Programmes and Projects

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Various techniques have evolved over the recent years that have helped project managers in maintaining their projects. Frameworks such as Lean Six Sigma, TOGAF®, PMP®, and PRINCE2®   etc. are quite known ones. A new framework came up in 2008 known as the P3O or the Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices that has since helped in project management.  The P3O is desired framework by any project manager as it provides support for both programmes and projects.

Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices is designed to help professionals especially project managers by providing them knowledge of principles, procedures and techniques to facilitate effective delivery to enable focused support structures. The structures that are used herein remove the differences between planning, implementation and programme and project delivery.

PREREQUISITES

The P3O Foundation course comes with no pre-requisites. However, the following would be an advantage:

  • Any experience in the field of project, programme and portfolio environment
  • Any kind of training that relates to programme development or project management
  • Currently working in the designation of programme manager or project manager
  • Any previous experience in the senior management, leadership or executive role

TARGET AUDIENCE

  • Programme Managers
  • Project Management
  • Portfolio Managers
  • Senior Executives
  • Programme/Project Management Office Head
  • Portfolio, Programme and Project Support Office Staff

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

The course aims to make the delegates aware of the practices as suggested by the Portfolio, Programme and Project Office. The P3O Guidance is what makes available the support for portfolio, programme and project management. A P3O environment can be either be temporary or permanent; and even physical or virtual. They can also be de-centralised or centralized.

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

While implementing P3O  it is a must that one is capable enough to express the value proposition of these support offices to the various stakeholders.

The P3O helps the professionals who are into designing, implementing and operating their respective P3 offices in gauging and calculating their individual development.

The P3O Maturity Assessment Tool is used by the organisations to measure and communicate the manner in which P3O services are being delivered. It is also helpful in knowing how to configure those services to aim at specific improvements in the implementation of P3O.

Examination

  • Type: Multiple Choice Question Examination and Closed Book Exam
  • Questions: 75: - 70 live while 5 will be trial i.e. no marks awarded for the trial questions.
  • Pass Percentile: 50% or 35 marks required to pass the P3O Foundation Certification

PROGRAM CONTENT

  • Main Subjects
    • Recognize the best P3O model that can be adapted to deliver strategic aims.
    • Understand the significance of P3O and how to measure it
    • Recognize the functions and services received by an organisation by implementing P3O
    • The roles and responsibilities required to successfully carry and operate P3O services
    • Discover a range of calculated examination and portfolio prototyping techniques used within a P3O
    • Understand the relationship between strategy, portfolio, programme and project management
    • Understand the ways to execute a P3O
    • Understand a P3O business case and how it integrates with P3M3
  • P3O - An Overview and Principles
    • Defining P3O
    • P3O management role and authority responsibilities
    • P3O characteristics
    • Portfolio, Programme and Project offices – The Differences
  • The Business Case:
    • Elements and differences between the right programmes and projects and programmes and right projects
    • P3O value matrix
    • P3O KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) and their measurement
  • Re-Energise or Implement a P3O:
    • The permanent P3O model lifecycle - It’s components
    • Capability maturity - P3O tools and techniques
    • Reporting requirement and blueprint information flows
    • P3O Models - Temporary versus permanent
    • Temporary Programme or Project Office - Key areas of focus
  • P3O Models:
    • Functional areas of a P3O
    • P3O Services and Functions
    • Other corporate function offices and their relationships 
    • Information Assurance
    • Sizing a P3O comprising different model types
  • How Maturity Effects P3O implementation:
    • Function and Services
    • Knowledge management techniques
    • Assisted workshops types
  • Tools and Techniques:
    • Using P3O tools and techniques
    • The Critical Success Factors
    • Tools - Individual, collaborative and integrated
    • Advantages and Aims of portfolio prioritisation and management dashboards; optimisation; information; knowledge management
  • Roles and Responsibilities:
    • Management, generic and functional based P3O roles

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ABOUT Heathrow

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History

Heathrow airports in its started life are known by the name of Great-West Aerodrome and occasionally known as Heathrow Aerodrome. It is originated in 1946 as London Airport for commercial air travel and renamed as Heathrow airport in 1966. Sir Frederick Gibberd has designed the Heathrow airport. He has designed the original terminals and buildings. In the 1980s and 90s Heathrow develop into a major employer with 70,000 staff.

Security

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