Course Details

Purpose

Credit - 60 PDUs, 6.0 CEUs

Tuition - $3,710 USD

Start Date - The course is available online and you can start the course as soon as we receive full payment.

Duration - 60 hours.  You can complete this course in less than two weeks (60 hours). However, we recognize that you may be juggling a career and family as well so we give you up to 12 weeks from the date you register to complete all the course activities.  If you need an extension to finish this course, you can purchase an additional week for 1/4 the list price of the course.

Course Location - Online

Access - Instructions provided once payment is received and processed.

Course Material - In order to complete the course activities, you will need a copy of the the PMBOK® Guide.  All material you will need to do the activities are provided online. 

• If you don't already have a copy of the PMBOK® Guide, PMI provides PMI members in good standing a digital copy.  Simply go to www.pmi.org and log in with your PMI credentials to download a copy. 

• If you prefer to obtain a hard copy of the most current edition and/or do not wish to join PMI, you can purchase a copy when you click here.

Accreditation - PMI® R.E.P., IACET

In this instructor-led online course, you will learn how to establish and implement a Project Management Office (PMO) that best meets the needs and culture of your organization.  Implement enterprise project management to establish a common methodology, standardize terminology, create effective repeatable project management processes, and improve levels of project success within the organization. 

Learning Objectives

• Learn the various types of PMO's and how to complete a feasibility study to define key project management problems and opportunities within the organization.

• Experience constructing a detailed business case by taking a step-by-step approach to investigate all of the alternative solutions to your business problem and then select the solution that best fits your organization and culture.

• Develop skills by creating a project charter providing comprehensive and convincing information supporting the project opportunity with an implementation plan for the PMO including required resources, timeline, costs for start-up and initial operations.

• Learn to identify and communicate PMO objectives, roles, responsibilities, and structure that best fits your organization and culture.

• Develop skills by presenting the key project management challenges facing the organization and define how the PMO will address these challenges and request authorization to proceed with implementing a PMO for your organization.

• Be able to create a stakeholder register to identify and manage stakeholder expectations.

• Master the PMO planning process with a Plan that includes all the elements of the project including a baseline project management plan defining the project's requirements, schedule and budget.

• Be able to direct and manage the various technical and organizational interfaces that exist in the project to execute the work defined in the project plan.

• Learn how to track, review and regulate the progress and performance of the project and fine tune ways to ensure proper finalization of all activities across all project management process groups to formally complete the project.

Course Details

• You can do the course at your own pace and have access to your online coach and the course content for 12 weeks. 

• In order to receive credit for the course, you must complete all the activities to the satisfaction of your online coach including a Learning Journal and record the actual date and the amount of time you took to do each activity in your online Learning Schedule.  

• We recommend you commit at least 10 hours per week to complete the course.  However, we recognize that you may be juggling a career and family so we give you up to 12 weeks to complete all the course activities.