Project Programme & Portfolio Governance Professional

It would be suitable for those currently in the role of PMO and P30® practitioners, Portfolio Management Executives and Officers, PMs including portfolio, programme and project team leaders. It is also aimed at members of main boards and their sub-committees, those responsible for governance across organisations and members of Executive Management Teams. In addition to this, executives accountable for project and programme outcomes, including project sponsors and senior responsible owners (SROs) and assurance professions and capability assessors would also benefit from completing the course.

Why should you consider the P3GP – Project Programme & Portfolio Governance Practitioner?

• Gain essential knowledge and understand the theory and key principles of P3G
• Understand how the theory and principles should be applied in practice.
• Discover the importance and treatment of accountability and empowerment within P3G.
• Learn about the accountabilities and major responsibilities of key governance roles.
• Understand how to effectively separate project decision making and stakeholder management for a project or programme and why it should be done.
• Explore the importance of the business case from a P3G perspective.
• Gain insight into how portfolio governance should drive investment outcomes.

There are also numerous benefits to the organisation with employees taking the P3GP – Project Programme & Portfolio Governance Practitioner

• Provide training for those in the organisation currently working in project management and PMOs.
• Improve and implement effective governance arrangements for an organisations portfolio of projects and programmes.
• It allows organisations and practitioners to understand and use principles to address specific circumstances.

In the P3GP – Project Programme & Portfolio Governance Professional course you will;

• Learn the relevant knowledge and gain understanding of the theories and principles of P3G.
• Discover how the theory and principles should be applied in practice.
• Gain understanding necessary to design, implement and operate effective and efficient governance arrangement for an organisations portfolio of projects and programme.

The P3GP certification courses outlined on this, and other related pages are delivered by the Project Programme & Portfolio Governance Qualification Authority, of which PMO Learning are an authorised partner.

In the two day course, learners will cover the following;

An introduction to P3G
This section of the course introduces the concept of P3G and explains its benefits. It also discusses the relationship between P3G and corporate governance. It then provides a basic understanding of projects, programmes and portfolios necessary to enable a study of their governance and goes on to define P3G and discuss its fundamental components.

The principles of P3G
This section of the course explains the ten principles that underpin P3G, supported by a case studies.

Principle 1: Treat Change differently from Business as Usual
Principle 2: Ensure a single point of accountability for each project or programme
Principle 3: Business outcome accountability determines project or programme accountability
Principle 4: Support the person accountable for a project or programme with a governance board
Principle 5: Separate project and programme decision-making from stakeholder engagement
Principle 6: Align investments with strategic objectives.
Principle 7: Maintain the business case
Principle 8: Design portfolio governance to drive investment outcomes
Principle 9: Ensure consistent and logical decision-making rights

Principle 10: Enable evidenced-based decision-making

Implementation of P3G
• Scaling governance to fit the need
• Establishing new or enhanced P3G arrangements
• Effective operation of P3G arrangements
• Documenting and communicating P3G arrangements
• P3G implementation and agile approaches
• P3G maturity

Application of learning using a case study

Exam to be scheduled after the course by delegate.

After the course, learners will be able to:

• Implement and operate effective and efficient governance arrangements for a project or programme, or an entire change portfolio.
• Understand the relationship between P3G and corporate governance.
• Be able to address the integration of governance at all levels in an organisation.
• Apply the key principles and theory to small or large scale initiatives.

The P3GP certification courses outlined on this, and other related pages are delivered by the Project Programme & Portfolio Governance Qualification Authority, of which PMO Learning are an authorised partner.