P3O® Practitioner

P3O® Practitioner Outline

Module 1: How to Implement or Re-Energise a P3O®? 

• Permanent P3O® 

• Implementation Lifecycle for a Permanent P3O® 

• Identify Activity and Outputs 

• Vision Statement 

• Define Activities and Outputs 

• Establish the Implementation Team 

• Identify and Analyse Stakeholder 

• Threats to Achieving the Blueprint 

• Develop, Model, and Validate the Benefits 

• Develop and Confirm the Business Case 

• Plan Stage or Tranches of Delivery 

• Project Dossier 

• Deliver Activities and Outputs 

• Closure Activities 

• Post Implementation and Benefit Review 

• Closure Outputs 

• Temporary Office 

• Implementation Lifecycle for a Temporary Programme or Project Office 

• Established Timescales 

• Internal Resources 

• Implementation Lifecycle 

• Definition and Implementation 

• Closing Down a Temporary Office 
   

Module 2: How to Operate a P3O®? 

• Overview of Tools and Techniques 

• Which Tools and Techniques? 

• Benefits of Standard Tools and Techniques 

• Critical Success Factors 

• P3O® Tools 

• Enterprise PPM (EPM) Solutions and Selecting EPM Solutions 

• P3O® Techniques 

• Prioritisation and Optimisation 

• Complexity Modelling 

• Management Dashboard 

• Knowledge Management 

• Workshops 

• Facilitation – Workshop Techniques 

• Skills Development and Maintenance 

• Business Process Swimlanes 

• Capacity Planning 

• P3O® Tools and Techniques 

• Tailoring of Approaches 

What You’ll Learn in this Course

This course takes you from understanding the fundamentals of P3O® structures to applying advanced techniques for designing, implementing, and managing them effectively. Each module provides practical tools and insights to optimise governance, decision-making, and portfolio performance. 

• Learn how to apply P3O® principles to real-world organisational scenarios. 

• Learn to evaluate existing P3O® models and recommend effective improvements. 

• Learn to enhance resource allocation and optimise delivery across portfolios. 

• Learn to establish strong communication and reporting structures within governance frameworks. 

• Learn to align P3O® functions with strategic business goals and performance metrics. 

• Learn to drive improvement and deliver measurable business value through P3O® management. 

P3O® Practitioner Exam Information

The P3O® Practitioner exam is tailored for those aiming to showcase advanced proficiency in the P3O® guidelines and contribute to its model's various offices, like the Portfolio, Programme, or Project Office. This exam, more advanced than the P3O® Foundation, delves deeper into the P3O® framework, making it pivotal for those considering a career in Project, Programme, or Portfolio Management.   

• Question Type: Objective Testing  

• Total Questions: 4 (each question is worth 20 marks)  

• Total Marks: 80 Marks    

• Pass Mark: 50%, or 40/80 Marks  

• Duration: 150 Minutes   

• Type: Open Book