The Role Profile of a PMO Analyst

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We’re going to be taking a closer look at the role profile of the PMO Analyst, as outlined by the Essentials for PMO Analysts 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 …

Taking Control of Your PMO Career Webinar

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On the 9th March, 12pm GMT, PMO Learning will be hosting a webinar entitled: Taking Control of Your PMO Career – You and Your PMO Development Plan. As the New Year celebrations recede into the recent past, we are now well and truly into 2022.  For many, the annual performance and development review is starting …

P3O® Foundation Taster Session – 24th February 2022

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At 12pm GMT on the 24th February 2022, we will be running our P3O® Foundation Taster Session. We’re looking forward to giving you an insight into the P3O® Foundation certification, our training style, the interactive tools we use in our virtual classroom, and one of our fantastic trainers. If you’re considering taking your P3O® Foundation …

The PMO Implementation Roadmap

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We’re going to be taking a closer look at one of the most important aspects of our two day Setting Up a PMO course – the PMO Implementation Roadmap. Let’s take a look at an overview of the roadmap, before looking at each stage in turn. The scale and complexity of the roadmap within organisations …

Top Five Skills for a PMO Administrator

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One look at job advertisements and specifications for a PMO Administrator today quickly reveals a set of core competencies or skills to get the job done. Regardless of the type of organisation, sector or project, you work within; the skills remain the same across the board. Here five of the top skills for a PMO …

PMO Learning Commercial Strategy 2022

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Here at PMO Learning we’ve just come back from an excellent planning week in Anglesey, Wales. We’ve had a fantastic time and have had a great opportunity to reflect on 2021, and look ahead to 2022. As such, we are reviewing our Commercial Strategy and making some changes which will become active from the 1st …

Project Assurance and a New Role for PMOs

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Provision of good assurance within and around projects is a complex business. In anything other than a small organisation, one that does projects is likely to have at least a few assurance providers and people who want assurance. Large project organisations, and individual large projects, may have project assurance landscapes containing many tens, or even …

2021 – A Year in Review

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As we approach the end of 2021, we’re excited to take a look back at all of the happenings for PMO Learning! New Courses We’ve been thrilled to introduce three brand new courses this year – the Essentials for PMO Administrators and Essentials for PMO Analysts certifications, as well as the development of our new …

An Interview with the P3O® Lead Author

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At PMO Learning, some our most popular courses are the P3O® Foundation and P3O® Practitioner certifications. The P3O® certifications are some of the most widely recognised certifications for those working in a PMO – and at PMO Learning, we’re extremely lucky to have the lead author, Eileen J Roden, as one of our trainers for …

Project Assurance in the PMO Role

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Project assurance often features in a PMO practitioner’s job profile – often it’s alongside governance, control, reviews or audits. If you’re not sure what project assurance is all about, take a quick dip into this article on Project Assurance and the PMO. There are also different tasks and activities associated with project assurance, depending on …

An Introduction to Project Assurance and the PMO

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Let’s assume you know nothing about Assurance. For many PMO professionals, we often struggle to fully understand what assurance actually is, what it looks like within the context of the PMO and the projects it supports, how to recognise when it is being done properly and even who needs it! What is Assurance? Simply put, …

PMO Learning Training Wheel

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At PMO Learning, we’ve revamped our training path to help you understand which training course is right for you. The first step to using the Training Wheel successfully is identifying which level you are currently working at. There are four levels to look at: Level 1 – You are new to working in project support, …

Assurance and the PMO Webinar

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On the 11th November, 4pm GMT, Roy Millard and Eileen J Roden hosted the Assurance and the PMO webinar, where they elaborated on the role PMO play in Assurance and how the content of the course prepares PMO people to understand and undertake their role. We also heard from members of the audience, who provided …

Sponsors and the PMO – Webinar

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On the 7th October, PMO Learning hosted a webinar on Sponsors and the PMO. How effective are the Sponsors in your PMO? Do they play a proactive role in project and programme delivery? What services does your PMO provide for your Sponsor customers? Do you see your Sponsors as your customers? How can the PMO …

Join us for the Assurance and the PMO Webinar

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Last week, our brand new course, Assurance for the PMO Professional launched. On the 11th November, 4pm GMT, you’re invited to join us for a webinar with the course producer and trainer, Roy Millard, and PMO Learning director, Eileen J Roden. The webinar will elaborate on the role PMO play in Assurance and how the …