Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O®)
Around the world, there are many organisations in both the public and private sectors, who recognise that their portfolio, programme and project management is best supported through a delivery support office. The Cabinet Office's PRINCE2®, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®), and Management of Risk (M_o_R®) all touch on the need to provide adequate support structures for these best practices, but until now there has been no single source of information that either organisations or individuals can use for guidance or advice on setting up or running an effective delivery support office.
Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O®) is a Best Management Practice qualification from the Cabinet Office and aligned to PRINCE2, MSP, and M_o_R. P3O brings together in one place a set of principles, processes and techniques to facilitate effective portfolio, programme and project management through enablement, challenge and support structures.
P3O Training Courses - To book your P3O training course and exam, contact any of APMG-International's Accredited Training Organisations.
Qualifications
The exam formats are as follows:
Foundation
The purpose of the foundation qualification is to confirm that you have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the P3O guidance to interact effectively with, or act as an informed member of, an office within a P3O model. The foundation qualification is a pre-requisite for the practitioner qualification.
- Multiple choice
- 50 questions per paper with 1 mark available per question
- 30 marks required to pass - 60%
- 40 minutes duration
- Closed book.
Practitioner Qualification
The purpose of the practitioner qualification is to confirm that you have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the P3O guidance to design, implement, manage or work in any component office within a P3O model.
- Objective testing
- 7 questions per paper, 70 marks available in total
- 35 marks required to pass - 50%
- Two-and-a-quarter hours duration
- Open-book (only the P3O Guide is allowed).
Recommended Reading
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Purchase the P3O® Implementation Pack at APMG-Business Books. The pack contains the definitive reference titles for helping you to implement the P3O® guidance in your organisation.
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View our APMG-International P3O Certification Interactive Brochure for further information on the qualification.
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