Practical Workshop in Project Portfolio & PMO Management

Course Introduction

Over five focused days, this workshop-based course takes Project Portfolio & PMO Management out of the textbook and into the reality of capital projects and programme portfolios. Participants work through regional case material, structured exercises and peer discussion, leaving with methods they can apply on their next working day.

Training Objectives

• 01Build a shared vocabulary and framework for Project Portfolio & PMO Management that your whole team can use
• 02Apply proven methods for Project Portfolio & PMO Management to realistic scenarios drawn from capital projects and programme portfolios
• 03Anticipate the failure points and compliance issues that most often affect Project Portfolio & PMO Management
• 04Communicate Project Portfolio & PMO Management decisions clearly to colleagues, clients and management
• 05Prepare a personal action plan to apply Project Portfolio & PMO Management in your own organisation

What You Will Take Away

• Decision frameworks and discussion guides for your team
• A personal development action plan
• A 30-60-90 day implementation plan for your own workplace

Who Should Attend

• Project Managers & Coordinators
• Team Leaders on Project Teams
• PMO Staff
• Engineers Moving into Project Roles

Prerequisites: Open to all levels; participants are encouraged to bring a real work challenge.

Training Methodology

This is a hands-on workshop: short briefings followed by extended exercises, simulations and group activities, with most time spent applying rather than listening. Case material and examples are drawn from capital projects and programme portfolios.

Day-by-Day Programme (5 Days)

• Day 1
  Where Project Portfolio & PMO Management fits

  How Project Portfolio & PMO Management connects to wider operations in capital projects and programme portfolios, plus the essential vocabulary.

• Day 2
  Working with the standards

  Interpreting and applying the codes and good-practice guidance that govern Project Portfolio & PMO Management.

• Day 3
  Tools and techniques lab

  Guided practice with the tools, checklists and templates used for Project Portfolio & PMO Management.

• Day 4
  Risk, compliance and case review

  Analysis of incidents and cases to see where Project Portfolio & PMO Management succeeds or breaks down.

• Day 5
  Consolidate and plan

  Capstone discussion, action planning and a closing assessment.

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