Are you a PMO professional based in the North?

If you are, there is a free networking and seminar available for you to attend through the PPSOSIG (Programme and Project Support Specialist Interest Group) in Leeds on the 26th August. The event is being held at the Leeds University and runs for two hours from 5pm to 7pm. The agenda includes two presentations – [...]

PMO Watch #19 – The P3O Practitioner Level Accreditation

The P3O (Portfolio, Programme and Project Office) Practitioner level qualification was launched in January 2010 and in this PMO Watch I wanted to share an overview of what the Practitioner level qualification actually consists of. I’ve not had the opportunity to take the accreditation myself yet but I’ve been very intrigued to see how the [...]

PMO Competency Levels – The Market View

Last week I presented at the PPSOSIG conference, which was focused on Competence and Competencies, I focused on PMO Competencies in the Marketplace, trying to bring a marketplace view on what competencies are deemed to be important in PMO professionals today by organisations and employers. I kicked off by sharing the Current Top Competencies from [...]

P3O Manual – First Chapter

If you’ve not had chance yet to buy or read the new P3O manual (Portfolio, Programmes and Project Offices) there are a few resources you might be interested in: > Table of contents (to see what’s contained in P3O) (PDF) > The first chapter of the P3O book (PDF) > P3O: Portfolio, Programme and Project [...]

P3O – A Case Study

P3O, Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices, has been out for about a year now and the above Case Study shows one organisation’s journey in the implementation of P3O. Further case studies can be seen at the back of the P3O manual should you be interested in seeing how P3O is being used in other sectors.