Project Management Office
The goal of this course is to equip the participant with the necessary knowledge and skills to establish, improve, and support a project management office (PMO) that is the catalyst for portfolio and delivery management excellence. This course addresses the complexities of both understanding and choosing the correct PMO framework from among several alternatives. Additionally, the typical PMO supporting elements: domains of work, maturity level, and performance metrics, are elaborated. These elements position a PMO to realize and sustain the business value anticipated by the organization.
What You Will Learn
At the end of this program, you will be able to:
Define a PMO and articulate on its benefits to an organization
Explain how a PMO facilitates organizational success
Differentiate among the varied PMO frameworks
Apply to a PMO framework, domains of work, metrics, and organizational maturity
Describe the competency frameworks for management functions within a PMO
Plan for and implement a PMO to ensure it is of business value
Foundation Concepts
Definitions and concepts
PMO frameworks
PMO domains
PMO benefits
PMO Frameworks
Organizational unit PMO
Project-specific PMO
Project support or services PMO
Center of excellence
Enterprise PMO
PMO Domains I
Strategic planning
Standards, methodologies, and processes
Governance and performance management
Organizational change management
PMO Domains II
Portfolio management
Project and program delivery management
Administrative support, knowledge, and talent management
PMO Metrics and Maturity
PMO metrics
PMO maturity
PMO maturity assessments
PMO Implementation
Originating and initiating a PMO
Developing a PMO implementation plan
Implementing a PMO