PMI PMOCP study plan

Distinguish the common PMO operating models (supportive, controlling, directive, enterprise, hybrid) by listing decision rights, reporting lines, and typical services for each

Draft a PMO charter stating mandate, in-scope and out-of-scope boundaries, funding model, and three success criteria for a mid-size organization

Map sponsor, governance board, delivery leaders, and functional heads onto an influence/interest grid and note the engagement implication for each quadrant

Select a PMO model for three contrasting organizational scenarios and justify each selection in two sentences using constraints

Define a service catalog of eight PMO services and assign a service owner, primary customer, and service level to each

Construct a RACI matrix covering governance board, PMO lead, project managers, and functional managers across the eight services

Design the assessment approach by choosing a capability framework, defining a 1-5 scoring rubric with behavioral anchors, and listing data sources

Sequence a PMO implementation roadmap into 90-day, 6-month, and 12-month horizons with entry and exit conditions

Write 25 assessment questions mapped to five capability areas: governance, delivery support, resource management, performance reporting, and benefits

Apply the assessment to a fictional organization, scoring each capability on the 1-5 scale with a one-line evidence note per score

Analyze the scorecard to isolate the five largest capability gaps and state a plausible root cause for each

Prioritize remediation actions on an impact-versus-effort 2x2 and sequence the top quartile

Convert each priority gap into a change initiative with an owner, dependency, and target completion horizon

Compare chargeback, funded-center, and value-based funding models for PMO sustainability and select one for a stated context

Describe the recurring operational processes a PMO runs monthly and quarterly: demand intake, prioritization, reporting, and portfolio reviews

Complete a timed 60-question practice set on domains 1 and 2 and log a root cause for every missed item

Define eight PMO performance indicators, each with formula, data source, target, and reporting frequency

Design a monthly portfolio review cadence including agenda, required inputs, pre-reads, and decision rights

Build a PMO staffing model covering roles, required competencies, and capacity allocation for a three-person team

Draft a stakeholder engagement plan with tailored messages and channels for the sponsor, delivery leads, and functional heads

Diagnose three stakeholder resistance scenarios and select a specific influence tactic and escalation path for each

Construct a benefits realization register linking each outcome to a metric, baseline, target, measurement owner, and review point

Evaluate PMO value through three lenses: delivery performance, stakeholder perception, and cost efficiency, and note the evidence each lens requires

Complete a timed 60-question practice set on domains 3 and 4 and summarize recurring error patterns

Design a PMO maturity improvement initiative with a baseline score, target score, initiative list, and a 90-day checkpoint

Build a business case for expanding one PMO service, covering cost, expected benefit, risk, and a go/no-go recommendation

Apply benefit mapping to trace three PMO services through to stated strategic objectives

Assemble the evidence set needed to counter a 'PMO is overhead' objection in an executive review

Consolidate the four domain summary sheets into a single exam-day reference of decision rules and definitions

Complete two full-length timed practice exams and record section-level scores

Rework every question missed across weeks 1-7 into a corrected concept note stating why the right answer is right

Rehearse scenario-question reasoning: extract the governing constraint, eliminate two options, and justify the survivor