The P3O® Practitioner training course is designed to deepen the knowledge acquired during the P3O® Foundation course. It places particular emphasis on real-life scenarios related to Portfolio, Programme, and Project Offices (P3O®). Participants will explore how to develop a compelling vision and business case for establishing a P3O® support office, choose the most suitable organisational model, and define its areas of operation. The course also covers the practical aspects of implementing P3O® structures within an organisation, with reference to the MSP® programme management methodology.
During the course, we also discuss the characteristic elements of the P3O Practitioner exam.
Purpose of the training
- deepening knowledge of P3O issues based on the analysis of practical examples,
- acquiring knowledge and skills to run a programme for launching (revitalising) P3O support offices,
- preparation for the accredited P3O Practitioner exam.
Target group
- people responsible for setting up support offices within an organisation,
- people managing project and programme portfolios,
- project and programme managers,
- people planning a career in business change management,
- support office employees wishing to expand their P3O skills.
Benefits
- focusing participants’ attention on the link between change implementation and operational activities,
- acquire knowledge and skills on selecting the model, functions and implementation of P3O support offices,
- acquire skills in using P3O techniques and tools,
- acquire the ability to adapt P3O solutions to the current situation in the organisation,
- acquire knowledge on the division of competences between portfolio, programme and project offices.
Exam and certification
- prerequisites: P3O Foundation certification,
- mandatory exam,
- scenario-based exam including multiple-choice questions (both single- and multiple- response), matching questions,
- number of questions: 4 main questions,
- pass threshold: 50% (40 out of 80 possible points),
- language of the exam: English – selected on the Accreditor’s website during exam registration,
- current list of available exam languages can be found on the Accreditor’s website
- duration: 150 minutes (187 minutes for non-native speakers),
- mode: online (after online training) or in-person (after in-person training),
- date: post training, selected by participants at the Accreditor’s availability,
- open book – candidates are allowed to use the official P3O handbook,
- validity of the certificate: 3 years,
- the participant who scores the necessary number of points in the exam is awarded the international certificate in electronic form.
Note! According to the Accreditor’s guidelines, the training must be purchased together with the online exam.
In addition, you can purchase exam retake Take2 Re-sit Exam Option. In case of a negative result, this option allows you to retake the exam in an online format within 6 months of the original date, without paying the full cost of the exam.
The Take2 Re-sit Exam Option can only be purchased when placing an order for the first exam date.
Training Programme
- Overview of the P3O methodology
- Project management concept
- Programme management concept
- Portfolio management concept
- P3O maturity, P3M3 maturity model
- Why P3O is worth having
- P3O models and roles in P3O
- Functions and service orientation and adding value to the organisation
- Tools and techniques
- Implementation and launch of the selected P3O model
- P3O Practitioner mock exam with discussion of results
- Certification exam
