By Jennifer Bailey
Last week, we hosted another insightful Lunch and Learn webinar, featuring Lindsay, to delve into the topic of PMO Development Plans. During the session, we explored the fundamentals: what PMO Development Plans are, why they matter, career paths within the PMO landscape, and real-world examples of how these plans can be structured effectively. Far from …
By Jennifer Bailey
We are thrilled to announce that we will be exhibiting at the upcoming PMO Conference in Edinburgh on the 13th of November! This highly anticipated event brings together professionals from the world of PMOs to share knowledge, network, and explore the latest trends in the field. As passionate advocates for continuous learning, we’re excited to …
By Jennifer Bailey
Last week we met with Lindsay to take a deep dive into our free Training Needs Analysis (TNA) tool and explored how it can transform your PMO’s performance and effectiveness. The success of any PMO largely depends on the skills, capabilities, and efficiency of its team members. As PMOs evolve to play a more strategic …
By Jennifer Bailey
Since covid, we have seen a huge shift into virtual training. All our public training courses are now delivered virtually via Zoom. Taking part in a virtual classroom comes with many benefits such as feeling comfortable in your own home/office, less travel, and fewer expenses. However, we know every learner’s needs are different and individuals …
By Jennifer Bailey
Last month we held an exclusive webinar for our PMO Learning clients to launch our Training Needs Analysis – a vital tool for enhancing organisational and PMO performance. A training need analysis is a process which involves identifying discrepancies between the current and desired levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities required for a job. It …
By Jennifer Bailey
Timely and efficient assurance is now widely recognised as a crucial factor in project success. Conducting appropriate reviews at the right time can steer a project in the right direction or prompt intervention if deviations occur. Assurance extends beyond mere reviews, encompassing all activities within and surrounding a project to guarantee effective risk management and …
By Jennifer Bailey
As the clock ticks down to midnight, the world bids farewell to the old and welcomes a new year full of hope and possibility. It’s the perfect time for individuals to reflect on achievements and set new goals personally and for your career. At PMO Learning, we’re excited to be your partners on this journey …
By Jennifer Bailey
A PMO plays a pivotal role in ensuring that an organisation’s objectives are met efficiently and effectively in projects. A PMO provides a variety of crucial and important elements including standardisation and consistency across project management practices, to ensure that all projects across an organisation have a higher chance of success. A PMO also aids …
By Jennifer Bailey
What is In-House training? In-house training is for organisations that have 6 or more delegates who want to take the same PMO course. At PMO Learning, we can bring any of our certification or specialist courses in-house for your team or entire organisation, either virtually or at your location. We also provide bespoke and customised …
By Jennifer Bailey
We have been hosting training courses for over 6 years now and since COVID, virtual training courses have become the new normal, bringing the classroom to our homes, offices, and well any place with a Wi-Fi connection. We have noticed a few differences between in-person classroom courses and virtual courses and thought in this blog …
By Jennifer Bailey
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 …
By Jennifer Bailey
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 …
By Hannah Roden
I recently read a chapter of Things Your PMO is Doing Wrong by Michael Hatfield, specifically the chapter entitled Training and Certification. As part of a training company, this naturally gave me a lot to consider about how our customers can get the most out of their training. Initially, I would like to take a look …
By Lindsay Scott
For many PMO practitioners right now there has been a need to make sure their training is up to date and they have something to put on their CV. That might sound harsh but when the employment market is in flux and jobs are under threat it tends to concentrate the mind a bit. In …
By Lindsay Scott
The role of the PMO within organisations varies – for some it focuses on the project delivery level, for others, it is way above at the enterprise level and for everyone else, somewhere in between. It is this wide variation in the types and remits of PMOs that has made working within them such an …
By Melissa Roden
When you’re looking for PMO training, you are often spoilt for choice. There’s a massive and ever-growing range of PMOs qualifications available (we’re including all the project, programme and portfolio ones too!), so how do you know you’re choosing the right course? There are lots of things to consider, so here’s our handy guide on …
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