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P3O® Foundation and Practitioner Certificate
Course type Performance (What does this mean?)
| Course title | P3O Foundation and Practitioner Certificate (inc exams) |
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| Delivery method |  Classroom |
| RRP | £1685 exc. VAT |
| Days/Duration | 5 |
| Code | PBPP3OFP |
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London
Cannon Street , EC4 |- |11 |- |- 
Location Sep Oct Nov Dec view earlier dates Cannon Street , EC4 |- |- |- |- Cannon Street , EC4location information and directions
11 Jun limited availability £1,685 exc VAT 
P3O® Foundation and Practitioner Certificate training in Cannon Street , EC4
Tabernacle Street, EC2 |- |- |- |- Location Sep Oct Nov Dec view earlier dates Tabernacle Street, EC2 |17 |- |- |- Tabernacle Street, EC2 location information and directions
17 Sep 5 or more places available £1,685 exc VAT P3O® Foundation and Practitioner Certificate training in Tabernacle Street, EC2
Oxford Street (MWB), W1 |- |- |- |20 Location Sep Oct Nov Dec view earlier dates Oxford Street (MWB), W1 |- |15 |- |10 Oxford Street (MWB), W1location information and directions
20 Aug fewer than 5 places available £1,685 exc VAT 15 Oct 5 or more places available £1,685 exc VAT 10 Dec 5 or more places available £1,685 exc VAT P3O® Foundation and Practitioner Certificate training in Oxford Street (MWB), W1
North
Manchester |- |11 |- |- Location Sep Oct Nov Dec view earlier dates Manchester |24 |- |- |- Manchesterlocation information and directions
11 Jun fewer than 5 places available £1,685 exc VAT 24 Sep 5 or more places available £1,685 exc VAT P3O® Foundation and Practitioner Certificate training in Manchester
Newcastle |- |- |2 |- Location Sep Oct Nov Dec view earlier dates Newcastle |- |- |- |- Newcastlelocation information and directions
02 Jul 5 or more places available £1,685 exc VAT P3O® Foundation and Practitioner Certificate training in Newcastle
Leeds, Brown Lane West |- |- |- |- Location Sep Oct Nov Dec view earlier dates Leeds, Brown Lane West |17 |- |- |- Leeds, Brown Lane Westlocation information and directions
17 Sep 5 or more places available £1,685 exc VAT P3O® Foundation and Practitioner Certificate training in Leeds, Brown Lane West
Scotland
Glasgow |- |- |2 |- Location Sep Oct Nov Dec view earlier dates Glasgow |- |- |- |- Glasgowlocation information and directions
02 Jul 5 or more places available £1,685 exc VAT P3O® Foundation and Practitioner Certificate training in Glasgow
Oxford, (The Oxford Belfry) |- |- |2 |- Location Sep Oct Nov Dec view earlier dates Oxford, (The Oxford Belfry) |24 |- |- |- Oxford, (The Oxford Belfry)location information and directions
02 Jul 5 or more places available £2,135 exc VAT 24 Sep 5 or more places available £2,135 exc VAT P3O® Foundation and Practitioner Certificate training in Oxford, (The Oxford Belfry)
Overview
The P3O Practitioner course comprises five days of trainer led instruction, and practical exercises, with the Foundation examination on day three of the course and culminating in the Practitioner examination on day five. The aim of the course is to provide delegates with a comprehensive and applied understanding of the P3O advice and to prepare delegates for the P3O Foundation and Practitioner Certificate examinations.
The course fee includes the latest copy of the P3O manual and the examination fee for the Foundation and Practitioner examinations. It is based on the 2008 edition of the P3O Manual and is designed for:
- Senior managers wishing to gain an understanding of possible structures for supporting business change and the type and level of support that can be provided by Portfolio, Programme and Project support offices
- Senior Managers, Programme and Project Managers who require an understanding of how programme offices can add value and enhance the delivery of strategic business change, benefits and capability
- Managers and/or staff who have been tasked to create delivery support structures and mechanisms within their organisation
- Experienced support office managers who need to review, revitalise or tailor current support office provision
- Programme office or programme support staff who need to understand the importance of their role
- Staff responsible for programme/project assurance or audit requiring an understanding of how best practice support is provided.
Prerequisites
- Delegates need to have worked in a project/programme environment and understand the basic principles relating to Programme and Project Management.
- A basic understanding of MSP (Managing Successful Programmes) or a Foundation qualification in MSP would be a benefit for this course.
Pre-course work
Delegates will be expected to have completed the assigned pre-course study material prior to attending this course. This work is likely to take delegates 10 hours and will be sent to you approximately two weeks before the start of your course.
If you have not received your pre-course work please contact your account manager or call our team on 0845 757 3888. Alternatively you can email us on info@qa.com.
Delegates will learn how to
- understand how portfolio, programmes and projects relate
- understand why it is important to provide appropriate support at all these levels
- identify a ‘best-in-class’ P3O model
- identify different models for support provision
- recognise the roles within a P3O
- apply the main P3O principles
- identify the tools and techniques that support consistent delivery of functions and services
- prepare for and take the APMG P3O Foundation and Practitioner examinations
Course Outline
Introduction and Overview
- Portfolio, Programmes and Projects
- High level P3O model
- P3O Roles
Why have a P3O?
Identifying the value of a ‘best-in-class’ P3O model
- The value of a P3O
- Adding Value
- Extracting Value
- P3O capability and linked benefits
P3O Models
Identifying the different ways that an organisation could implement Portfolio, Programme and Project offices
- Different models
- Sizing and Tailoring an appropriate model
- Integrating to P3O in an organisation
- P3O maturity and evolution
P3O Roles
Describing the typical roles and responsibilities within a P3O
- Skills and competencies
- Staffing a P3O office
- Management, generic, and functional roles
Tools and Techniques
Discussing a range of common tools and techniques found within a ‘best-in-class’ P3O model.
- Collaborative and integrated tools
- Tools and techniques – key benefits
- Management dashboards
- Facilitated workshops
- Business process ‘swimlanes’
P3O Implementation
Identifying the lifecycle to implement a new, or revitalise an existing P3O
- Definition Stage and its key activities
- The Blueprint
- P3O information flows
Examinations
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The P3O Foundation examination will be taken in the afternoon of day three of the course. The exam is a multiple choice exam consisting of 50 questions that must be answered in 40 minutes. To be successful in this exam the delegate must correctly answer 30 or more questions. Delegates will be informed of their result before they leave on day three. To proceed to day four and five delegates must achieve Foundation certification.
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The P30 Practitioner exam is taken on the morning of day five of the course. The exam is an objective marked assessment consisting of seven questions which must be answered in two and a quarter hours. Each question is worth ten marks and delegates must achieve a score of thirty five to be successful. The exam allows the use of the P3O manual. Delegates will be informed of their result some time after course completion.
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Please note: You must bring signed photo ID with you on any P3O exams (passport, driving licence, student card) as you will be asked to produce it by the invigilator prior to the exam. You must also be familiar with the APMG Terms and Conditions of Certification which can be found here on the APMG International website.
P3O®, MSP®, PRINCE2®, and M_o_R® are registered trademarks of the Cabinet Office.
Related certification and/or skills paths
This course forms part of the following certification track(s) or skills path(s):
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