Development is a priority for most PMO professionals but deciding where to focus effort is rarely straightforward. Expectations continue to evolve, delivery environments shift, and learning options grow every year. As a result, development decisions can easily become reactive, driven by immediate pressures or personal assumptions rather than a clear view of what will genuinely strengthen PMO capability.
What’s usually missing is not motivation, but structure. A clear path that connects insight, prioritisation, and action.
That’s exactly what we’ll be exploring in our upcoming webinar:
Webinar: How PMO Professionals Can Focus Their Development – Tuesday 20th January 12pm GMT
During the session, we’ll introduce a structured approach to PMO development, officially launch our new PMO Assessments eBook, and provide access to the newly updated Training Needs Analysis eBook.
The PMO:TNA Service. A Structured Five-Stage Approach to Development
At PMO Learning, our approach to development is built around the PMO:TNA Service, a guided service designed specifically for PMO teams and organisations. It follows a five-stage Training Needs Analysis model that provides a clear, repeatable way to build PMO capability.
The five stages are:
- Goals – establish organisation and PMO specific goals.
- Assessment – assess current individual and team capability.
- Action Plan – assessment outcomes to individual and team development plans.
- Development – select different ways to learn utilising 70:20:10.
- Evaluate – measure learning impact, feedback and refine for the future.
Each stage plays a distinct role. When stages are skipped or tackled out of sequence, development can lose focus and fail to deliver meaningful results.
The PMO:TNA Service supports PMOs through all five stages with facilitation, structure, and external insight, helping ensure development is aligned to organisational goals and supported by evidence.
Learn more about the PMO:TNA Service and how it supports PMO teams through all five stages.
The Updated Training Needs Analysis eBook. A Self-Guided Route Through All Five Stages
For PMO professionals and teams who prefer to work independently, the Training Needs Analysis eBook provides a self-guided alternative that follows the same five-stage model as the PMO:TNA Service.
The updated edition covers the full Training Needs Analysis cycle, from setting goals through to evaluating outcomes, with refreshed guidance and clearer links to PMO capability and services.
The eBook supports you to:
- Clarify organisational and PMO development goals.
- Understand current capability.
- Prioritise development needs.
- Select appropriate development approaches.
- Evaluate outcomes and impact.
The updated Training Needs Analysis eBook will be available to access during the webinar, giving attendees immediate practical tools to start applying the model.
Stage 2: PMO Assessments. Understanding Current Capability
The second stage of the model is where development decisions begin to move from assumption to evidence.
Before deciding what to develop, PMO professionals and teams need a clear picture of current capability. This is where the PMO Assessments eBook fits.
Aligned to Stage 2: Assessment, the eBook focuses on structured assessments at individual, team, and organisational levels. Grounded in the PMO Competency Framework, it explores how knowledge, skills, and behaviours combine to create effective PMO capability.
Assessments provide a baseline. They enable clearer conversations, more confident prioritisation, and better development decisions.
The PMO Assessments eBook will be launched live during the webinar, and attendees will be the first to receive it.
Register for the webinar to be first to receive the new PMO Assessments eBook.
Stage 3: PMO Development Plans. Turning Insight into Action
Once capability is understood, the next challenge is deciding what to focus on and how to act.
The PMO Development Plans eBook aligns to Stage 3: Action Plan, supporting PMO professionals and teams in translating assessment insight into clear priorities and practical development actions.
The eBook focuses on:
- Setting meaningful development goals.
- Prioritising based on impact and relevance.
- Choosing appropriate development approaches, including the 70-20-10 model.
- Making development progress visible and trackable.
- Templates and Resources – this eBook includes a free downloadable PMO Development Plan Template to kick-start your planning process.
Development plans ensure effort is focused, realistic, and aligned to real needs.
Download the PMO Development Plans eBook and start turning insight into action
A Connected PMO Development Pathway
Together, these resources create a clear and coherent development pathway that supports PMO professionals and organisations at every stage. The PMO:TNA Service provides guided support across all five stages of the model, while the updated Training Needs Analysis eBook offers a self-guided overview of the full approach. For those looking to go deeper, the PMO Assessments eBook focuses in detail on Stage 2, and the PMO Development Plans eBook provides in-depth guidance for Stage 3. This flexible, structured approach allows individuals and organisations to tailor their development while maintaining consistency and clarity.
All of this comes together in our upcoming webinar: How PMO Professionals Can Focus Their Development – Tuesday 20th January at 12pm GMT.
During the session, we will:
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Walk through the five-stage PMO:TNA model.
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Show how assessments, Training Needs Analysis, and development planning fit together.
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Explain where each eBook supports the development journey.
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Share practical next steps for individuals and PMO teams.
Everyone who attends will receive:
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The new PMO Assessments eBook.
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Access to the updated Training Needs Analysis eBook.
Register now to secure your place and gain access to the resources that will help you focus and structure your PMO development.
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