Welcome and course overview
| Site: | OpenLearn Create |
| Course: | Leading and Maturing a Modern PMO |
| Book: | Welcome and course overview |
| Printed by: | Guest user |
| Date: | Saturday, 24 October 2026, 3:27 AM |
Welcome and course overview
A practical course for PMO leaders, project professionals and aspiring PMO managers who want to design, mature and lead a PMO using proven frameworks, real case studies and practical tools.
The course has 10 modules and an end-of-course assessment. We suggest one module per week.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Explain the role and purpose of a modern PMO
- Apply the PMO Operating Model Wheel to define PMO services
- Build governance, assurance, planning and control frameworks
- Develop PMO capability, culture and leadership
- Align PMO services with strategy and measurable value
- Apply continuous improvement to strengthen PMO maturity
- Assess PMO maturity using a structured model
- Build a PMO strategy and roadmap for predictable delivery
Suggested study plan
| When | What | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Module 1: Introduction to Modern PMOs | About 50 minutes |
| Week 2 | Module 2: The PMO Operating Model Wheel | About 50 minutes |
| Week 3 | Module 3: Governance & Assurance | About 50 minutes |
| Week 4 | Module 4: Planning & Control | About 50 minutes |
| Week 5 | Module 5: People, Skills & Culture | About 50 minutes |
| Week 6 | Module 6: Value, Strategy & Outcomes | About 50 minutes |
| Week 7 | Module 7: Continuous Improvement | About 50 minutes |
| Week 8 | Module 8: PMO Maturity Model | About 50 minutes |
| Week 9 | Module 9: Real-World Transformation Case Studies | About 50 minutes |
| Week 10 | Module 10: Building Your PMO Strategy | About 50 minutes |
| Final week | End-of-course assessment | About 1.5 hours |
You pass the course by completing every module and scoring 60% or more in the assessment quiz.