PMO Summer School

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We love the idea of a PMO summer school! Traditionally summer schools are run by educational establishments when regular school hours are over for the summer. Learners often use them to ‘continue learning, explore new subjects, catch up on missed coursework, or gain additional academic credits’. They often have various programmes and sessions – some …

How to Get Started as a PMO Manager eBook

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We’re excited to launch the third installment in our ebook series – How to Get Started as a PMO Manager eBook. Fill in your details below to gain access! Find out more about PMO Manager roles, take a look at a day in the life of a PMO Manager, learn the typical skills and behaviours …

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 …

Learnings from the Classroom – Essentials for PMO Managers

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Last week I delivered the first of House of PMO Essentials for PMO Managers course.  As with every course I deliver, there are always some discussions that expand my own understanding, or make me start to think about a new perspective that I hadn’t previously considered. The course I delivered last week, we had a …

The Importance of Timing Your PMO Exam

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When sitting certification courses, the thought of sitting the exam can be a daunting one – which is why we often see two types of delegates: The first postpone their exam for as long as possible, receive their reminder about the expiry date of their exam, rush to prepare and have to uproot their course …

In-House Certification Training

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Here at PMO Learning – we’ve had an increasing amount of interest in bringing our certification courses in-house to a wide variety of organisations. From P3O® to the House of PMO Essentials certification suite, more teams than ever are investing in getting their whole team certified – and there are some fantastic advantages in doing …

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. …

Unlocking Business Agility through Portfolio Management Taster Session

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On the 8th July, we hosted our Unlocking Business Agility through Portfolio Management Taster Session! In this session from PMO Learning, we take a look at the Unlocking Business Agility through Portfolio Management course. It’s a taster session to help you discover the course and take the next steps to signing up. Unlocking Business Agility …

The Role Profile of a PMO Manager

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We’re going to be taking a closer look at the role profile of the PMO Manager, as outlined by the Essentials for PMO Managers course and the PMO Competency Framework. The PMO Competency Framework outlines four key PMO Roles – the PMO Administrator, the PMO Analyst, the PMO Manager and the PMO Director. Each role may have a slightly …

How to Get Started as a PMO Analyst eBook

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We’re excited to launch the second installment in our ebook series – How to Get Started as a PMO Analyst eBook. Fill in your details below to gain access! Find out more about PMO Analyst roles, take a look at a day in the life of a PMO Analyst, learn the typical skills and behaviours …

Top Five Reasons Why You Should Consider Management of Portfolios (MoP®)

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If you’re working in a PMO you’ve probably heard the term P3M – which essentially means project, programme and portfolio management. You will also have heard about P3O® – and that means project, programme and portfolio offices. Over the years, project and programme management offices have been the most popular type of PMOs within an …

Portfolio Prioritisation and MoP®

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We’ve just returned from the PMO Conferences in London and Edinburgh – and we had a fantastic time meeting new people, seeing some familiar faces, and having some great conversations with delegates about the real problems their PMOs are facing. One of the top issues we spoke about with delegates across both events was portfolio …

Meet the Trainer – Eileen J Roden

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Our next installment in our Meet the Trainers series is Eileen J Roden, PMO Learning Director and trainer of P3O® and MoP® courses, House of PMO Essentials courses, Project Sponsorship and the PMO, Foundations of PMO Leadership, Setting Up a PMO, Benefits Management, and Facilitation Fundamentals of the PMO courses. Briefly introduce yourself.  I’m Eileen Roden, …

What Does a Project Support Officer Do?

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A Project Support Officer is a job title more commonly seen in the public sector, it’s a role that is essentially the same as a Project Administrator or Project Co-ordinator. The role supports a project – that’s the project manager and the project team. They can sometimes be supporting more than one project at a …