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Why Attend

The primary objective of this course is to equip participants with the essential knowledge and skills to establish and effectively manage a Project Management Office (PMO). Participants will learn to assess their organization’s project management maturity level and develop strategies to enhance it. Additionally, the course focuses on tailoring project management methodologies to align with their organization’s unique environment and needs.

This course ensures that participants are ready to implement PMO frameworks that drive organizational success through improved project delivery and management.

Event Date: 27/11/2024 – 29/11/2024

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Overview
Course Outline

Course Methodology

The course uses a mix of interactive techniques, such as brief presentations by the consultant and the participants and psychometric assessments. The course also features the use of a number of group exercises and case studies followed by plenary discussions.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Relate organizational strategy to project framework
Develop a business case that outlines PMO challenges and opportunities
Evaluate and increase the organization project maturity level
Create the PMO charter and implement the strategy phases
Establish a project management methodology and governance
Assemble the PMO team and establish performance measurements
Discover the consulting role of PMO in knowledge management

Target Audience

PMO directors and managers, members of project office, project sponsors, functional managers, senior management and all individuals involved in building and managing the Project Management Office (PMO).

Target Competencies

Strategy execution
Leading
Communicating
Planning
Coaching
Teamwork

Course Outline

The strategic Project Management Office (PMO)
- PMO key roles
- PMO benefits
- The link between strategy and projects
- Aligning strategy with projects
- The strategy and projects framework
PMO business case, organization, structure and functions
- Portfolios, programs and projects
- Developing a strong PMO business case
- Organizational structure for projects
- PMO types
- PMO functions
Maturity and the PMO
- Defining maturity and capability
- Steps for increasing maturity level
- Baseline maturity assessment
- Project management health check
- Maturity gap analysis steps
- Organizational project management maturity model (PMI- OPM3)
PMO planning, preparation and strategy
- Creating the PMO charter
- Objectives and milestones
- Using gap analysis to set milestones
- Implementation strategy phases
- Measuring success metrics
Establishing a project management methodology and PMO governance
- Defining project methodology
- Establishing methodology steps
- Elements of methodology
- Methodology quality dimensions
- Defining governance
- Governance framework
Human capital and the PMO
- Key issues in people management
- Staffing the PMO
- Competency identification
- Performance measurement and rewards
- Career paths and leadership development
- Best practices for people management in the PMO
Project knowledge management and the PMO
- Key success factors in knowledge management
- The knowledge management process
- Project closeout and capturing lessons learned
- The knowledge gap in project management
- PMO as a community of practice
- Measuring and monitoring project performance