P3O Training Courses

P3O Model P3O provides a set of models of offices that can make available support for portfolio management, programmes and projects. These can:

• Range from Permanent through to Temporary
• Be Physical or Virtual and
• Include Centralised or De-centralised offices.

You may already know of these offices as a Support Office, Portfolio Office, Centre of Excellence, Enterprise or Corporate Programme Office, Programme Management Office, Project Office, etc. Functions & Services P3Os provide a vast range of services. Now for the first time, these services are described in detail under 22 headings further sub divided by portfolio, programme, project and centre of excellence. The Value of a P3O Elements of a P3O already exist in many organisations. But there is always pressure to justify the value of the services offered and align the resources available to the services provided and needed. P3O rigorously examines the P3O value proposition and helps organisations make the business case to justify or improve the P3O. Implementing or Re-energising a P3O Beyond articulating the value proposition, we have to understand how rigorously P3O services need to be delivered and how best to organise any required improvement. P3O summarises the Portfolio, Programme and Project Management Maturity Model. Organisations can use this tool to assess and articulate the manner in which P3O services are currently delivered across the organisation. It is then possible to objectively describe specific, targeted improvements that will offer maximum value. Many organisations regard improving a P3O as a project but problems can then arise when the capability is delivered but is not exploited effectively. P3O uses best practice from Managing Successful Programmes to understand how P3O improvement can have the right impact on the organisation.

A P3O helps:

• Maintain the big picture understanding of business change
• The organisation do the right change initiatives right.
• Inform senior management decision making on strategic alignment, prioritisation, risk management and optimisation of resources to aid successful delivery of business objectives.
• The identification and realisation of business outcomes and benefits via programmes.
• Successful delivery of project outputs that enable benefits within time, cost, quality, scope and risk constraints.

AFA are one of the original and leading P3O Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs). Since the introduction of the P3O guidance in November 2008, AFA have become one of the largest organisations delivering accredited training, training over 25% of all P3O examination delegates worldwide during 2009.

AFA offers P3O (not p30) training to all levels, including Overview, Foundation and Practitioner. We currently schedule P3O open courses throughout the UK and Europe; alternatively we are happy to provide a quote for in-house P3O training.

We pride ourselves on;

• Excellent Trainers, who contribute to the guidance and manual, as well as being actual practising portfolio and programme managers
• Some of the best exam pass marks and a pioneer of P3O training worldwide
• A unique blend of private, public and third sector clients, including local authorities and the UNLB
• Diverse experience of worldwide training delivery including Australia, Switzerland, Germany, South Africa, the Netherlands and Italy