The Essentials for PMO Analysts course and certification is suitable for: 

• Current or aspiring PMO Analysts.
• Individuals moving from Project Management into a PMO role.
• Those who have foundation-level knowledge of project, programme or portfolio management.
• PMO Coordinators and Project Support Officers.

• Gain the essential knowledge and understanding needed to undertake the role of a PMO Analyst.
• Be able to demonstrate a greater understanding of projects, programmes, portfolios and PMOs.
• Learn about the design, implementation, running and closing down of PMO services and how competences are used in the delivery of PMO services.
• Discover the PMO services offered and how they are delivered by PMO Analysts.
• Continue your professional and personal development journey in working in a PMO and the PMO Analyst role.

Candidates need foundational level knowledge of projects, programmes or portfolios. Any formally recognized Project Management certification at Foundation level or above will be accepted, for example: 

• Essentials for PMO Administrator Certification.
• A Foundation Certificate in AgilePM®, APM PFQ, CAPM, MSP, PgMP®, PM4SD™, PMQ, PMP®, Praxis Framework™ or PRINCE2®.
• Any other Project Management certificate at a Foundation level (including internal or non-certified courses).

• What a PMO Analyst does.
• The fifteen key competency areas required to support delivery activities in projects, programmes and portfolios, such as planning, scheduling, risk management, change control and benefits management.
• The fundamentals of the design, implementation, running and closing down of a PMO service.
• Understand and define the core responsibilities of a PMO Analyst role.
• The key knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to be a competent PMO Analyst.

• 75 complex multiple-choice questions 
• 90 minutes to complete the exam 
• 38 marks are required to pass (38/75) —51% 
• This is a closed-book exam