Seeking the help of anyone who's taking PMO accreditation courses leading to a designation.
Has anyone taken the PMO Global Institute program? If so, can you please provide some feedback?
Thank you,
Melloney Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Melloney, I have PMO Global Alliance (which is now part of PMI) both credentials: PMO-CP and PMO-CC - I do highly recommend those as they added lots of value to me as a professional and they are globally recognized. I haven't personaly taken PMO Global Institute programs nor am I aware how recognized they globally are.
I thought a few times...but never took the plunge! Keep us posted how it goes. Saving Changes...
Vienna YeungPMO Director| Vancouver Island Health AuthorityComox, British Columbia, Canada
I took and did the PMO-CP exam offered by PMOGA in 2021. I find the PMO Value Ring very useful. If my memory is right, the exam was harder than I expected. At that time there was no mock exams available in the market. But the course content was sufficient to prep for the exam. Saving Changes...
Hi Melloney,
I have the PMO-CP certification offered by PMOGA in 2019. I took in person training classes and then did the exam. It’s important to pay attention to little details.
I find the PMO Value Ring absolutely wonderful, help you to create value from the PMO but also to better understand how to translate those final expectations through a process easy to follow, to explain and to reproduce. And now PMOGA is part of PMI Saving Changes...
Mohammad REZAIEProject Management Assistant | AWDPDarmstadt, Germany
Hello everyone,
Could anyone briefly explain the PMO-CP exam format? What happens if someone fails the exam in first attempt? Any idea?
I haven't taken the course, but if you go to the PMOGA site, on the PMO Value Ring page you can sign up for a demo. It's been a few years since I did this, but I was able to access their tool/information and learn more about how it works. It has been helpful. I would have taken the class, but the company I worked for at the time wasn't interested in the approach, and I've since given up on PMO Management - it seems that ATS's/recruiters don't feel that 20+ years of project management and coaching others translates into the ability to manage other people.
That sounds bitter... I might be a tiny bit, but my point is that if you're wanting to go into PMO management (or already are) the certification might be valuable and the knowledge will be even if you can't apply it in your current situation. Part of their program, at the time, was a maturity model, some of which I might have set up differently, but the thing to keep in mind about maturity models is that the goal is NOT to achieve level 5 in all areas, and not to meet all your maturity goals in a short timeframe. I'd break it into the following steps:
1) identify where you are 2) determine which levels it makes sense to achieve for your organization 3) establish a plan for growth and evaluation; you might be able to mature more quickly in some areas than others.
You might be a level 1 in one area and decide level 3 is the best target. You might decide to grow to a level 2 this quarter then wait a quarter to see how things go while you work on other areas. You can't force maturity. Saving Changes...
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