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About House of PMO Essentials

Overview

House of PMO Certification

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Benefits of House of PMO Essentials

For Individuals

  • Gain a holistic understanding of key skillsets like risk tracking, reporting, and delivery support.
  • Learn adaptable knowledge that focuses on management support and related competencies.
  • Open doors to career advancement opportunities by gaining the techniques and expertise needed to make a real impact in an organization.
  • Learn a structured approach on how to design and transform a PMO to fully influence the success of projects and programmes.
  • Define key processes like benchmarking and forecasting and their practical applications in a PMO context.

For Organizations

  • Supports consistent understanding and execution of PMO roles and services.
  • Enhances project delivery with well-trained PMO professionals who can contribute directly to improve project, program, and portfolio performance.
  • Introduces an internal progression and retention capability by providing a structured, visible career path.
  • Ensures that activities within the business are aligned to strategic goals by using analytics, data, and supportive delivery of incentives.
  • Identifies risks early and captures lessons learned, promoting best practices that will help improve future project outcomes.

    Study materials

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    The PMO Competency Framework
    Book (English)
    By
    House of PMO, Mrs Eileen J Roden (Author), Ms Carol Hindley (Author), Ms Lindsay A Scott (Author)
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    PMO Service Catalogue
    eBook (English)
    By
    Stuart Dixon

    House of PMO Essentials levels

    House of PMO - Essentials for administrators badge

    Essentials for PMO Administrators

    Kick start your career as a PMO Administrator by learning the core principles of Project Management and how to apply them within a PMO.

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    Essentials for PMO Analysts

    A practical certification, designed to provide learners with the fundamental knowledge required to perform in a PMO Analyst role.

    Essentials for PMO Managers Badge

    Essentials for PMO Managers

    Provides a blueprint for becoming a good PMO Manager, covering the knowledge, skills, behaviours, and competences needed.

    Essentials for PMO Directors Badge

    Essentials for PMO Directors

    Learn the fundamental knowledge and skills you need to be an effective PMO Director.

    Videos

    Videos

    Essentials for PMO Administrators Training and Certification

    How to be a PMO Administrator

    How to be a PMO Analyst

    Episode 142 – Level Up your Career – How to become a PMO Specialist

    | 1 hour 6 minutes 10 seconds

    FAQs

    • Provisional results: After completing the Foundation examination, candidates may receive provisional results either orally from the invigilator or on-screen at the end of an online exam.
    • Official results: Once processed, official results, including a PDF breakdown of marks by syllabus area, are available in the APMG Candidate Portal. Results are issued as the total number of marks achieved.
    • Processing time: Exam papers are usually marked immediately after the exam. APMG formally processes and confirms results via the Candidate Portal within 2 working days of receiving completed papers.
    • Outstanding payments: In exceptional cases, results may be withheld until full payment has been received.

    Once you’ve been notified that you’ve passed your exam, you will have the option to create a digital badge in APMG's Candidate Portal.

    Visit APMG's Candidate Portal, view your exam results and select 'Create Badge'.

    This takes you to the Credly website where the digital badges are hosted. You will be guided through the Credly account creation process.

    Once you have created an account with Credly, log into the account and accept your pending badge.

    Candidates will be able to claim their digital badge and electronic certificate from the APMG Candidate Portal within two business days of their exam result being issued.

    If you are sitting the examination through an Accredited Training Organization, the cost of the exam is generally included in the course fee. Please ensure you confirm with your training provider that the exam is included in these costs. 

    If you have selected a self-study option, please note that APMG-International uses a global pricing model for all exams. The examination fees for candidates attending a public exam centre are determined by the location where the exams are administered.

    To find out the costs in your region, please refer to our examination portal or contact the APMG-International Service Desk (servicedesk@apmg-international.com).

    Most, if not all, of our certifications come with at least one Sample Exam to help participants prepare for their exam. Access to the Sample Exams can be located on our website.

    Some certifications do not require training in order to take the exam however, for most certifications, training is advised. 

    For some certifications individuals also have the option to self-study in preparation for the exam and, when they are ready, can even take the exam from the comfort of their home or office.

    You can find details of our self-study exams, available to purchase, via our public exams portal.

    Unfortunately, no. Only Accredited Training Organizations and their registered partners are authorized to use these logos. If you do not fall under these categories and would like to request permission to use the logo, please contact the APMG-International Service Desk (servicedesk@apmg-international.com).

    However, successful candidates are able to share and display their digital badge publicly.

    Please contact us via email addressed to customerservice@apmgroup.co.uk. Please review our policies before submitting your written feedback.

    PMI Professional Development Units (PDUs) are either: Education or Giving Back to the Profession. You can earn PMI Education PDUs by attending non-PMI provider courses if they align with the PMI Talent Triangle® skill areas. Visit the PMI website for details on PDUs, how to record them and required documentation.

    • Most training providers include the exams with their courses. 
    • Self-study candidates can book and take the exam online from anywhere, with a proctor monitoring via webcam, microphone and desktop. 
    • After booking, you'll receive a registration email to schedule your session through the Candidate Portal, with exams available 24/7.
    • APMG also offers limited public exam sessions at designated regional offices.

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