Eileen’s Top 5 Books In Her Library

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When asked to write about my five favourite books, I looked round at my overladen bookcase and wondered where to start. My trusty app which keeps a track of all my books tells me the spine count is up to 1057, but that doesn’t count Kindle books or PDFs! I think it’s fair to say …

The Top Five Pain Points for PMO Managers

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Monday morning rolls around again and it’s going to be another busy week packed with projects, deadlines, meetings, people! For many PMO Managers, a busy productive week is one of the reasons why this career path is right for them, however, we know it is not always plain sailing, and it can be fraught and …

Opportunity to Work in a Portfolio Level PMO

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We received a question from a reader and wanted to share it with you: I’ve been given the opportunity to apply for a position in my organisation as a Portfolio Office Analyst and I’m not sure whether I am ready for the next step. I’m currently working in a PMO role as a Project Co-ordinator, …

What Training Needs Would Most Benefit Your PMO Role?

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Every PMO will have areas that they want to improve on, as a training company we provide training courses on specific areas that a lot of PMO practitioners may struggle with or need more knowledge to make a difference in their PMOs. We are also always looking to be innovative and get ahead of the …

International PMO Day

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If you haven’t already heard International PMO Day will be celebrated on the 9th of May. International PMO Day is all about recognising, highlighting, promoting, appreciating, and celebrating PMOs in organisations today. PMO can mean different things to different people and organisations so we want to share what PMO Learning means when we say PMO. …

PMO Course Deep-Dive – P3O® Foundation

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We are back with the second instalment in the series of taking a deep dive into our PMO courses, bringing you one slide/topic to discuss, to give you a better understanding of the content we cover. Check out the last article we released on the Essentials for PMO Managers here! This week we are focusing …

Ten Ways to Use Your PMO Training to get a New Job – Webinar

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Last Friday we met with Lindsay for another webinar to discuss the topic of Ten Ways to Use Your PMO Training to get a New Job! Lindsay started off by discussing what PMO Learning is and what courses we have to offer such as P3O®, Essentials qualifications and specialist courses such as Lean-Agile PMO and …

Reflections on 2022!

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As the end of another year approaches, it’s natural to look back and reflect on the events and experiences of the past 12 months. For many of us, the past year has been marked by significant challenges and changes, as well as moments of triumph and growth. As we bid farewell to 2022 and prepare …

P3O and the BOT

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If you’re interested in advances in technology, you probably saw the recent news from OpenAPI about the release of their chatbot called ChatGPT. If you’re familiar with chatbots on websites – usually used to answer simple customer questions – you will quickly understand what ChatGPT is all about. It is a natural language processing tool …

Lunch and Learn – Getting Started In a PMO Role

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Last week we hosted our first Lunch and Learn! It was great to see so many new faces and we had some great questions come through. In this webinar, Lindsay discusses how to get started in a PMO role, the role of the PMO Administrator and the courses available such as House of PMO Essentials …

Justifying your P3O® Foundation Training

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You’re ready to embark on some PMO training. All you need to do now is get the agreement from your manager and you’re ready to go. Sometimes we all need a little help trying to influence and negotiate ourselves through a challenge like this. How can I get the time away from the office? How …

What’s the Difference Between PMO and P3O?

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If you’re currently working in a PMO, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of P3O. It’s not a number 30, as it is often referred to! We often have delegates approach us when looking to complete certification training, “I’m working in a PMO – is that different from P3O?” We’re hoping to provide a little …

5 Entry Level Courses for PMO Practitioners

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If you’re new to the world of projects, it can be daunting to know where to get started, especially when looking to purchase some training – many can be expensive and time consuming, and it can be difficult to find the right course as someone with little or no experience. We’re here to help! We’ve …

Evaluating the Usefulness of P3O®

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Late last year we carried out a short survey to find out what PMO practitioners thought about the P3O® best practice guidance. We were interested to see – from practitioners who had either taken the course or just purchased the book – which bits they found useful and which parts were useful to the organisation. …