PMOCP Exam Prep Course
Prepare for the PMO-CP certification with this comprehensive 10-hour course based on the Project Management Office Practice Guide. Includes a full 120-questions exam simulation.
Introduction Presentation
Overview of PMO-CP Certification
Understanding the PMO Practice Guide
Purchase / Access PMO Practice Guide
End of Chapter Quiz
The Evolution of the PMO Presentation
The Evolution of the Project Management Office (PMO)
Defining the PMO’s Role
PMOs as Value-Driven Service Providers
The PMO’s Strategic Alignment
Flexibility and Adaptability in PMO Operations
Tools and Techniques for Strategic Alignment
Overcoming Challenges in Strategic Alignment
Optional Lecture: PMO Practice Guide
End of Chapter Quiz
Exploring the PMO Spectrum
Introduction to PMO Types and Models
Agile PMO
Control Tower PMO
Consultative PMO
Controlling PMO
Departmental PMO
Directive PMO
Delivery PMO
Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO)
Functional PMO
Hybrid PMO
Innovation PMO
Operational PMO
Portfolio Management Office (Pf-PMO)
Program Management Office (Pg-PMO)
Project-Specific PMO (Project Controls Office – PCO)
Project Support Office (PSO)
Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCoE)
Supportive PMO
Strategic PMO
Tactical PMO
Transformation Management Office (TMO)
Value Management Office (VMO)
xMO
Limitations of Traditional PMO Types
Reimagining PMO Models
Module Summary
Optional Lecture: PMO Practice Guide
End of Chapter Quiz
Organizational Contextual Scenarios for PMO Strategy
Introduction - Navigating Organizational Changes
1 - Potential Scenario
2 - Kickoff Scenario
3 - Growing Scenario
4 - Thriving Scenario
5 - Crisis Scenario
6 - Decline Scenario
7 - Collapse Scenario
8 - Resurgence Scenario
Conclusion - PMO Contextualization
Optional Lecture: PMO Practice Guide
End of Chapter Quiz
Value Driven Service Provider Presentation
Adopting a Service-Provider
Agility-Driven PMO Mindset
Embracing PMO Customer Centricity
The 30 Potential PMO Outcomes
Category 1 – Resource and Talent Optimization
Category 2 – Governance and Structural Control
Category 3 – Strategic Alignment and Portfolio Optimization
Category 4 – Performance and Execution Excellence
Category 5 – Information and Decision Enablement
Category 6 – Collaboration, Culture, and Organizational Learning
Category 7 – Risk and Productivity Optimization
Time Horizon Considerations
Strategic Implications for PMO-CP Candidates
Applying the 30 Outcomes in Practice
Optional Lecture: PMO Practice Guide
End of Chapter Quiz
PMO Services and Maturity Presentation
PMO Services and PMO Maturity
From PMO Functions to PMO Services
Service Categories and Domains
The 26 Most Common PMO Services
PMO Service Approaches – From Rigid Models to Adaptive Delivery
Tailoring Approaches to Customer Needs
The Six Primary PMO Service Approaches
Applying Service Approaches to Specific PMO Services
Understanding PMO Service Maturity
Optional Lecture: PMO Practice Guide
End of Chapter Quiz