by Hannah Roden | May 10, 2022 | PMO, PMO Essentials, P3O, MoP
Our next installment in our Meet the Trainers series is Michelle Rowland, trainer of Essentials for PMO Administrators, Essentials for PMO Analysts, P3O® Foundation and Practitioner and MoP® Foundation and Practitioner. Can you briefly introduce yourself? I’m...
by Hannah Roden | May 9, 2022 | PMO, P3O, Event, Virtual Classroom
On the 22nd April we hosted the next taster session in our taster session series – this time with the P3O® Practitioner Taster Session. We heard from lead P3O® author and PMO Learning Director Eileen J Roden to provide you an insight into the P3O® Practitioner...
by Lindsay Scott | May 5, 2022 | PMO, Coaching, Portfolio Management, MoP
I’m currently working in a PMO, supporting a large programme. I’d like to move into a portfolio PMO in the next few years and want advice on what I should be doing to make this a reality. The link between an organisation’s strategy and how that strategy is delivered...
by Hannah Roden | May 3, 2022 | PMO, Portfolio Management
Here at PMO Learning, we want to showcase our fantastic trainers. We’re starting off a new series where we interview our trainers so you can find out a bit more about them, the courses they deliver, and get a feel for their PMO experience and personality. First...
by Hannah Roden | Apr 28, 2022 | PMO
Since the beginning of the pandemic, online exams have become increasingly popular amongst certification bodies, with some such as PeopleCert moving exclusively to online proctored exams. This can be beneficial for delegates; they are able to sit their relevant exam...
by Hannah Roden | Apr 26, 2022 | PMO, MoP
We’ve been speaking with Management of Portfolios® trainer Michelle Rowland to share 5 things organisations need to know about the Management of Portfolios certification suite. Can you describe MoP® in 5 words? How to run your business. Why should delegates take...
by Lindsay Scott | Apr 13, 2022 | PMO, P3O, PMO Roles
I had this question the other day, “what is the role of the programme support officer in a project?” I had to ask for clarification because I wasn’t sure if this was a case of just getting a role title mixed up or a genuine case of what elements of a...
by Hannah Roden | Apr 11, 2022 | PMO, MoP
Here at PMO Learning we’re excited to announce that we are now offering the Management of Portfolios certification suite in both classroom and virtual classroom training options! PMO practitioners have chosen MoP because they’re working at a portfolio level –...
by Lindsay Scott | Apr 7, 2022 | PMO, P3O, PMO Roles
Project, Programme and Portfolio Management Offices (and the many variations on a theme) have become much more popular in recent years, in fact I would say it is one of the fasting growing areas of project management. The interesting thing about PMOs is the sheer...
by Hannah Roden | Apr 5, 2022 | PMO, PMO Essentials, P3O, PMO Roles
If you’ve been following the news recently, you may have heard of ‘The Great Resignation’. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021 out of 68.9 million separations in 2021, 47.4 million jobs were left voluntarily. It appears that...
by Hannah Roden | Mar 29, 2022 | PMO, Event, Taster Sessions
Join us on the 22nd April, 12pm BST where we’ll be taking a closer look at the P3O® Practitioner certification – the second and final qualification of the P3O suite. The taster session will give you an insight to the course content, provide some more...
by Hannah Roden | Mar 28, 2022 | PMO, PMO Essentials for PMO Administrators, Taster Sessions
On the 22nd March we hosted the next installment in our taster session series – this time taking a look at the Essentials for PMO Administrators certification. We heard from PMO Learning Director Eileen J Roden to provide you an insight into the Essentials for PMO...
by Lindsay Scott | Mar 25, 2022 | PMO, PMO Essentials for PMO Administrators, PPM, PMO Roles
One of the main tasks of a good PMO professional or PMO Administrator is being the central point of contact – or “go-to” person for everything that’s happening in and around the project. For a project manager, they become the indispensable, trustworthy, right-hand man...
by Lindsay Scott | Mar 24, 2022 | PMO, PMO Essentials for PMO Administrators, PPM, CV, PMO Roles
Becoming a Project Administrator if you are currently working as a PA (Personal Assistant) is not as big a leap as you might think. Essentially a project administrator is someone who is highly organised, knows their way around a PC, works well with managers and teams...
by Lindsay Scott | Mar 17, 2022 | PMO, PMO Roles
Working in project management has become an increasingly popular career choice and if you’re looking for a first step into project management there are a number of entry-level roles. The entry-level positions for PMO are often called Project Administrator,...
by Lindsay Scott | Mar 15, 2022 | PMO, CV
When you’re looking for a new role in PMO, we never start with the thinking that we’re looking for an average job, something that will do. It’s about putting our best selves forward so we can find and secure a great PMO job. In the last article...
