Course Length: 1 day
PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Areas Covered:

• Project Integration Management

Course ID: PM58348

Course Overview

How does your PMO work with your organization’s executives to build an effective project and portfolio management culture? What are the roles and responsibilities needed for PMO success? How do you ensure that your portfolio of projects is aligned with your organizational strategies? How do you best report PMO performance for optimal decision-making by senior management? In this one-day workshop, you will be introduced to the concepts that will provide you the know-how to strategically govern your PMO for superior organizational performance.

The PMO has a two-way nature, integrating the organizations project and portfolio management environment with the overall business environment. PMO governance is those set of processes and practices that enable that integration leading to project and organizational success.

Key Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the various roles and responsibilities needed to integrate the organization’s project and portfolio management environment with the overall business environment
• Convene management and technical advisory boards and committees to collaborate in decisions and provide guidance to maximize PMO success
• Facilitate executive and senior management involvement in project and portfolio management
• Understand how to effectively align your portfolio of projects with your organizational strategy
• Report project, portfolio, and PMO performance to enable better decision making
• Show that your PMO adds value to the organization and gets results

Course Outline

• PMO Governance Roles & Responsibilities
• Executive Involvement in Project & Portfolio Management
• Strategic Alignment
• Measuring and Reporting Project & Portfolio Management Performance
• Adding Value and Getting Results