by Jennifer Bailey | Oct 10, 2023 | PMO, Taster Sessions, Governance, P3G
On the 29th of September, we met with Eileen again for a taster session on the Project, Programme & Portfolio Governance Professional (P3GP) course. Eileen starts off by discussing who this certification is aimed at, what our virtual classroom looks like, the...
by Jennifer Bailey | Oct 4, 2023 | PMO
PMOs play a crucial part in organisations and the delivery of projects. In order to perform their role in a PMO successfully, professionals will often seek out PMO training courses to enhance skills and increase their knowledge in certain areas. As the PMO world is...
by Jennifer Bailey | Sep 22, 2023 | PMO, PMO Essentials for PMO Administrators, P3O, Virtual Classroom, Assurance
We have been hosting training courses for over 6 years now and since COVID, virtual training courses have become the new normal, bringing the classroom to our homes, offices, and well any place with a Wi-Fi connection. We have noticed a few differences between...
by Jennifer Bailey | Sep 20, 2023 | PMO
If you are currently looking for jobs on websites such as indeed or LinkedIn you will notice there are a lot of jobs with the word Administrator in the title. Some of the common ones we have noticed are business administrator or administrative assistant. In projects,...
by Jennifer Bailey | Sep 13, 2023 | PMO, PMO Essentials for PMO Administrators, PMO Roles, PMO Essentials for Analysts, Essentials for PMO Managers, Essentials for PMO Directors, project support
There are a huge number of different roles to be found within the PMO, often with similar titles, and it can be confusing to distinguish the difference between these roles and their relevant responsibilities. This post will take a look at three different PMO roles...
by Jennifer Bailey | Sep 11, 2023 | PMO, Lean-Agile PMO, Agile, Value Streams
PMO Learning training specialist Charles Shore sat down with our Agile trainer Jon Ward to discuss the new course Continuous Improvement in the PMO Using Value Streams Jon Ward has over 30 years of experience working internationally as an enterprise coach and is also...
by Jennifer Bailey | Sep 6, 2023 | P3O, PPM, Managing Successful Programmes, MoP, Value Streams, PRINCE2
Every PMO will have areas that they want to improve on, as a training company we provide training courses on specific areas that a lot of PMO practitioners may struggle with or need more knowledge to make a difference in their PMOs. We are also always looking to be...
by Jennifer Bailey | Aug 30, 2023 | P3G, Value Streams, PMO Conference
It’s coming to the end of August which means it’s nearly time for kids to go back to school, Autumn is approaching so the leaves are changing, and the air becomes crisper. It’s also a busy work period working towards the end of the year, and as the pace of work...
by Jennifer Bailey | Aug 23, 2023 | PMO, Benefits Management, Agile, Governance, P3G, Value Streams
Identifying problems within your team or business isn’t always easy and the problem may not be obvious from the start. It isn’t uncommon in businesses that problems go unnoticed until it’s been around for a while or starts to cause severe damage. At that point, you...
by Jennifer Bailey | Aug 16, 2023 | Agile, Virtual Classroom, Value Streams
In the course Continuous Improvement for the PMO – Using Value Streams, PMO leaders need to consider how their PMO operates, its goals, and its OKRs. The course also encourages PMOs to ask how efficient their project delivery methodology is. Beyond lessons...
by Lindsay Scott | Aug 8, 2023 | Governance, P3G
Governance in project, programme and portfolio management is defined as the framework of rules, processes, and decision-making authority that ensures that projects are aligned with the organisation’s strategic objectives and that they are delivered effectively...
by Lindsay Scott | Aug 2, 2023 | Benefits Management
Benefits management has always been a challenging aspect of project management for organisations to master. In simple terms, it’s a “structured way of identifying, planning, and tracking the expected benefits and outcomes of a project, programme, or any...
by Jennifer Bailey | Jul 26, 2023 | PMO, PMO Essentials, PMO Essentials for PMO Administrators, P3O, Lean-Agile PMO, Benefits Management, PMO Essentials for Analysts, MoP, Essentials for PMO Managers, Essentials for PMO Directors
What is learning to learn? We discuss the term ‘learn’ as a skill in the Essentials courses, but what does this mean? The definition of ‘learn’ taken from the PMO Competency Framework is ‘the ability to gain knowledge by study, instruction, or experience’....
by Jennifer Bailey | Jul 19, 2023 | PMO, P3O
We are now in the middle of UK British summer, and we have a few courses coming up in August for you to complete. But why is now the perfect time for you to complete the P3O® Foundation course? With the weather being warmer and the sun coming out, exposure to sunlight...
by Jennifer Bailey | Jul 12, 2023 | PMO
Last Friday we held another Lunch and Learn session to discuss the topic of the PMO Service Catalogue. These webinar-style sessions are designed to discuss various topics, helping PMO Practitioners improve their understanding of the PMO environment. If you want to see...
by Jennifer Bailey | Jul 5, 2023 | PMO
The role of the PMO Administrator is to support the Project, Programme, or Portfolio Manager and their team in administrative and secretariat aspects. The Administrator course has quickly become popular in the last year and with our next course coming up on the...
