P3 Office Principles

Course Overview

The Aspire Europe P3 (Portfolio, Programme and Project) Office Principles course is an introduction to the critical role of the programme office in any change programme. The course provides an overview of the responsibilities, tools and skills required to deliver this role effectively. The course can lead to a nationally recognised award accredited by EDI following an assessment exercise.

Duration: taught course 1 day, total of 20 hours of study for an award.
Public courses: Public courses are based around a case study scenario.

Why should you use Aspire Europe?

Aspire Europe is an organisation dedicated to delivering change through programme management. We see this role as critical and understand the challenges faced by a programme office as we have provided consultants to fill these roles in the past.

We look at the tools and techniques that will be helpful day-today and identify areas where further development will help. In addition we will explore the different levels of engagement and other skills that will be required to support the programme office throughout the change life cycle of programmes and projects.

The course is a starting point for the professional development of Programme Management Office staff. Aspire Europe offer further accredited courses to continue this development.

Benefits of attendance

• Greater understanding of the critical contribution the
• Programme Offices make to a successful programme.
• Review of the programme lifecycle and control points.
• Techniques and tools to deliver useful services.
• Develop a workplace action plan for the programme office.

COURSE CONTENT

PMO Context

• Models of Programme Office operation
• Portfolio, Programme and Project level Offices
• Programme Lifecycle (MSP)
• Project Lifecycle (PRINCE2)

PMO Overview

• Organisation and design
• Service model vs. support model
• Maturity of the PMO (using P3M3)
• Roles and responsibilities within the PMO
• Functional components

Life Cycle

• PMO lifecycle, permanent vs. temporary
• Maturity development
• Matching the Programme lifecycle
• Stakeholders & Communications
• Benefits support
• Quality

Functions and services

• Supporting informed decision making
• Services to deliver the blueprint
• Development of services to match the development of change capability
• Integration with other organisation services
• Delivery – adding value at the point of delivery

Tools & Techniques

• Risk & issue management
• Planning
• Knowledge sharing and management
• Configuration management
• Dashboards & reporting
• Workshops
• Document management
• Technology

Action Planning

• Delegates to develop an action plan to go back and deliver effective and efficient business change through the PMO as a support function.