Using Maturity Models to Improve Performance — A 1-Day Workshop

 Open Public Course Closed In-House Course

Course Description

The purpose of the P3M3 Workshop is to show how to use the Office of Government Commerce's Portfolio, Programme and Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3) to improve organisational performance. It demonstrates that there is more to maturity modelling than certification by providing delegates with a self-assessment method and a framework for planning and measuring improvement initiatives.

This is a highly interactive 1 day workshop comprising a mixture of theory, case studies and practical sessions.

Course Objectives

On completion of the course the delegate will be able to:

• Have understood the background and purpose of maturity modelling
• Be able to explain the 5 levels of maturity and how the P3M3 model is constructed
• Be able to undertake a P3M3 self-assessment using the check-lists provided
• Understand how the output of the maturity model relates to the 4-step framework for process improvement
• Be able to initiate process improvement using P3M3
• Understand the APMG assessment process and certification benefits
• Know how P3M3 relates to the PRINCE2™ Maturity Model
• Know the benefits of using a maturity model

Suitable For

This event is of particular significance to those organizations who wish to improve their capability in the management of portfolios, programme and projects. Specifically, the following people should attend:

• Business Change Managers
• Head of Projects/Programmes
• Portfolio Director
• Head of Centre of Excellence for Project Management
• Head of Programme/Project Office
• Programme Managers

Workshop Outline

• Introductions & Objectives
• Maturity models and their uses
• P3M3 Overview
• The Level 1 Organisation - the essential building blocks
• The Level 2 Organisation - getting delivery right
• The Level 3 Organisation - institutionalising good practices
• Framework for Process Improvement
• Developing the Business Case
• P3M3 and other maturity models (including P2MM)
• Summary

What's Included

• Pre-event joining instructions
• Slide-copies
• P3M3 Checklists
• P3M3 Model
• P3M3 White Paper
• Buffet Lunch

Your Instructor

This session will be delivered by a Registered Consultant who has been approved by the APMG to perform maturity assessments against the P2MM and P3M3 models.

Benefits

• Learn how to use P3M3 to drive better performance
• Find out how to prioritise investment decisions by determining your strengths and weaknesses using P3M3
• Find out how P3M3 can help your training budget go further by targeting only those areas which need to be addressed first
• Discover how to apply Six Sigma change management techniques to make your performance improvement permanent rather than temporary,
• Learn how to apply best practice SCAMPI techniques to portfolio, programme and project management and understand how P3M3 relates to CMMI
• Find out how P3M3 can be used to evaluate project management tools so that the one(s) you choose are right for your organisation's level of maturity
• Learn how other organisations have used maturity modelling to gain substantial ROI
• Understand the APMG's accreditation process and determine whether your organisation will benefit from certification

Price

• £400 per delegate