The Project Management Office Certification (PMOC) course was created by the ALLPMO Network and the PMOC designation is recognized globally. This self paced, open enrollment course is based on the best selling PMO book "Advanced Project Portfolio Management and the PMO: Multiplying ROI at Warp Speed," by authors Gerry Kendall and Steve Rollins.

This course brings together the best of program and project management practices in application through a PMO. You will learn how to grow the value proposition of a PMO from startup to maturity. You will also learn how to implement governance value and improve transparency, so the value of program and project management can be realized by the business as a whole. You will gain the skills and the competencies needed to manage multiple projects in a portfolio and thus, become more engaged in applying strategic and tactical lessons learned into your organization’s project management office.

Upon successful completion you will receive an award letter authorizing the PMOC designation, 30 PDU’s, and a Certificate. You will also receive three books that accompany the course:

• Advanced Project Portfolio Management and the PMO: Multiplying ROI at Warp Speed


• Essential Project Investment and Reporting, Preventing Project Fraud


• Value Based Metrics for Improving Results

The course takes an estimated: 30 hours to complete.

Enroll today and join the growing global community of PMO Certified (PMOC) practitioners. We teach more than standards, we show you how ! Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will have successfully demonstrated their understanding of the following learning objectives:

• How to identify threats to project delivery


• Understanding Resource Management Conflicts


• Understanding Behavior Management Techniques


• How to recognize ROI opportunities


• Understanding Project Throughput


• Understanding types of PMO models


• How to implement a PMO


• How to gain value from a PMO

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Syllabus:

This is an online, open enrollment course and is accessible for 65 days from the date of registration. There are eight sections, each with its own assessment. The assessments help prepare you for the final exam which you can take multiple times. You must achieve an 80% or greater score on the final to pass the course. Participants who earn PMO Certification will receive a Certificate, an Award letter, 30 PDU’s, and become registered in the ALLPMO Network’s global database. Certification is good for four (4) years. PMO Certification recognizes an individuals understanding of the methodologies and practices that bring greater value to the Project Management and Project Management Office environment.

Week One

Module 01

This is an overall introduction to the PMO. The author discusses the areas of; Building a PMO that Executives will embrace, Current Practices and Paradigms, PMO Initiative and Characteristics, Marketing Projects, Four Essential Elements to build a PMO to Last, PMO Implementation Failure, PMO Structures, PMO Function, PMO Customers, PMO 2 Year Plan, Moving Project Management from a Cost Model to a Throughput Model.

Module 02

Gaining Control of Project Management Value: The second section focuses on gaining control of Project Management Value. Subsections include: Defining internal controls and their attributes, How internal controls are identified, Implementation process for new internal controls, Maintaining internal controls, Case studies and lastly, Transparency in the project delivery environment.

Week Two

Module 03

Governance: The third section focuses on Governance and Governance Board, Prioritization Management, Portfolio Management Process and How to Implement one, and concludes with Linking Project Process to Strategic Objectives.

Module 04

PMO in Detail: This section focuses on the PMO in Detail and touches upon Delivery Management and Acceleration, Project Portfolio Management, Resource Portfolio Measurement and Asset Portfolio Management.

Week Three

Module 05

Statistical Validity in Scheduling: This section focuses on the Statistical Validity of Scheduling. It touches upon Cause and Effect Impact on Project Teams, Improving Negative Human Behavior on Projects and Improving the Predictive Capability of the PMO.

Module 06

PMO Infrastructure: This section focuses on the PMO Infrastructure. It discusses the factors in Determining the Right Model for an Organization, PMO Roles, Responsibilities and Values, Inputs and Outputs to / from a PMO, PMO Measurement Systems, PPM Tools and Value, and lastly PMI and PMBOK.

Week Four

Module 07

Executive Proposal and Buy-In: This section focuses on Executive Proposal and Buy in. It discusses the proposal in detail, how to obtain buy-in, and an Implementation Plan for the PMO.

Module 08

Increasing the Level of PMO Maturity: This final section discusses the efforts involved in increasing the Level of PMO Maturity and the PMO Value Proposition. Various Maturity Levels, a Road Map to Implementing a PMO, and finally a section on Sustaining the PMO Value.

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This course includes access to the author who is a subject matter expert in regards to Project Management and Program Management. The instructor for this course will be Steve Rollins, MBA, PMP, PMOC.

Mr. Steve Rollins is a globally recognized subject matter expert in Project and Program Management, Project Fraud Management, Portfolio Management, and associated Metrics. Steve is well known and noted for developing and implementing PMO’s and related project delivery best practice processes to achieve best program and project delivery time frames. Steve has led many PM tool deployments from ABT Team Workbench, CA Clarity, eProject, Primavera Teamplay, to Rational Portfolio Manager (RPM). Steve is also a noted author, consultant, key-note speaker, and trainer at many project management community events around the world. Steve is the Chief Project Strategist for ALLPMO Network, Inc.

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Requirements:

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Student Reviews:

• "Overall the information is great. I wish I took the course prior to beginning my first attempt at implementing a PMO at my firm."


• "I found the Project Management Office Certification class essential for Project Portfolio Managers or anyone working in a PMO environment."


• "I think this is an excellent merge of concepts with practice.


• It describes the complex domain of the Project Management Office (PMO) in an extremely simple and easy to follow structured that enables even a person with minimal background in Project Management to understand easily.

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