P3O Questions

P3O - Questions

P3O – Questions

What is P3O?

P3O is a way of providing support to launch change in an organisation. The Office of Government Commerce’s (OGC) which is a part of the UK Government provides guidance for founding, evolving and conserving an environment for managing decision-making at all levels.

How to know whether an organisation needs P3O or not?

This is what the organisation management would have to do. The OGC, which has brought about the P3O, presents seven questions in it’ss Business Benefits of P3O Implementation which can help an organisation do this. The seven questions are listed at the bottom of this document.

Which model to implement?

It differs from organisation to organisation. There are various factors influencing the decision to implement a specific P3O model.This is affected by the size, goals, visions, and maturity of the organisation.A small organisation may only need one P3O expert whereas a bigger one might even need a plethora of such experts. One organisation may implement P3O quickly while another might take some time as it implements P3O in stages and not at a go.

So Many Certifications and Yet One More?

Senior managers know the ways to achieve the planned objectives. Programme managers bring consistency to programmes while project managers incorporate P3O with programmes and deliver reliable outputs. P3O also comes with a career path through which the professionals can become more knowledgeable about the P3O. The Project Management Office Special Interest Group provides more information on this.