UWashingtonX: Portfolio Management, Governance, & the PMO
Learn how a Project Management Office (PMO) works, discover techniques to monitor and control projects and find out how to keep your project portfolio healthy.
Learning Journey Context
This course serves as an entry point into Business & Management, building foundational knowledge before moving on to advanced frameworks or specialized paths.
Relevant for professionals pursuing roles within Business & Management.
Quick Facts
What Youâll Learn
What is a PMO, and how does it work?
This course focuses on the Project Management Office (PMO) and the governance techniques used to monitor and control the delivery of projects and programs.
Youâll learn all about Portfolio management and the different kinds of PMOs in use today. Youâll also explore various approaches for building, maintaining and closing a PMO, as well as monitoring techniques to ensure that projects are completed successfully.
Outcomes
- Explain what a PMO is and why it exists.
- Describe how a PMO works within the broader organization.
- Identify and describe high-level strategies to set up, maintain, and wind down a PMO Understand the techniques to intake, prioritize, and select projects and programs so that they align with the organization's overall business strategy.
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