Audience
- PMO analysts and managers developing broader professional capability.
- Project controllers and assurance practitioners moving into governance roles.
- Project or programme leaders establishing a more coherent PMO function.
Project management
Project Management Office — Level 6
Explore a professional development pathway for project controls and PMO practice with Kent Business College.
Learning with a practical purpose.
Develop a PMO that earns confidence through useful decisions and dependable delivery information. KBC’s Certified PMO Professional Level 6 programme brings together governance, integrated controls and professional judgement. Begin by examining the organisation’s needs and designing a credible remit for its PMO. Teaching, assessment and programme certification are provided through Kent Business College UK.
This is a programme comprising several modules. Each Kent Consultancy semester module contains 14 weekly online sessions of two hours, providing 28 live hours alongside guided and independent work. The outline below is an introductory PMO purpose and governance module, not the whole Level 6 programme. KBC confirms the complete duration, remaining modules and assessment plan separately. Any later professional designation requires its awarding organisation’s application and assessment.
Live onlineTeaching through Kent Business College, UK
2 hoursOne live session each teaching week
14 sessionsA semester for each module
28 live hoursPer module, plus independent study
This page includes an indicative 14-session module within a wider learning pathway. It is not a statement that the complete programme or diploma takes 14 weeks. The cohort syllabus, full route, dates, fees, independent study and assessment requirements are confirmed before enrolment.
Who this module is designed for.
Starting knowledge and preparation
- Discuss relevant experience, learning readiness and access to suitable evidence with KBC admissions.
- Be prepared to analyse alternatives, justify decisions and reflect on your own professional contribution.
What you will work towards.
- Define a PMO purpose that responds to identifiable organisational needs.
- Evaluate operating-model choices and explain their practical trade-offs.
- Design proportionate governance and assurance arrangements.
- Build a professional evidence portfolio with clear reasoning and reflection.
Explore the 14-session learning plan.
Explore the focus and practical output of each teaching session. Open individual sessions below, or expand the complete plan.
Session 01 The organisation’s challenge
Examine a fictional organisation with inconsistent reporting and unclear accountability across change initiatives.
Practical output: An organisational problem definition.
Session 02 Understanding PMO customers
Identify who uses PMO services and investigate the decisions each customer struggles to make.
Practical output: A customer and decision map.
Session 03 Assessing current capability
Evaluate existing processes and evidence before proposing a new structure or additional controls.
Practical output: A capability assessment summary.
Session 04 Defining the mandate
Set a clear purpose, authority and scope for a PMO responding to the case organisation.
Practical output: A draft PMO mandate.
Session 05 Comparing operating models
Critique central and distributed arrangements against organisational size, culture and delivery needs.
Practical output: An operating-model options paper.
Session 06 Designing useful services
Prioritise a small service offer and specify what users receive and contribute.
Practical output: A focused service catalogue.
Session 07 Decision rights
Resolve overlapping responsibilities among sponsors, delivery teams, assurance and senior management.
Practical output: A responsibility and decision matrix.
Session 08 Governance forums
Design review meetings around specific decisions and the evidence participants need beforehand.
Practical output: A governance calendar and terms.
Session 09 Proportionate assurance
Select useful review questions and distinguish independent challenge from routine reporting work.
Practical output: An initial assurance approach.
Session 10 Reliable management information
Specify basic information standards and ownership for comparable project reporting.
Practical output: A management-information requirements brief.
Session 11 Escalation and exceptions
Define when a delivery concern requires escalation and how the resulting decision is recorded.
Practical output: An escalation and exception process.
Session 12 Adoption and behaviour
Plan how to introduce the PMO’s services and respond to understandable stakeholder resistance.
Practical output: A practical adoption plan.
Session 13 Evaluating the design
Test the operating model against difficult scenarios and amend weak responsibilities or assumptions.
Practical output: A reviewed PMO design proposal.
Session 14 Evidence and reflection
Present your recommendation and distinguish your reasoning, contribution and further development needs.
Practical output: A first-module evidence portfolio.
Apply the learning
A PMO operating model for a growing organisation
Recommend how a fictional organisation should establish or improve its PMO. Use evidence from the case to justify services, authority and assurance arrangements. Explain what could be implemented immediately and what should wait until capability and stakeholder support have developed.
Your project evidence can include
- Context assessment and operating-model recommendation.
- Mandate, service priorities and governance documents.
- Reflective professional evidence and improvement roadmap.
Use anonymised, public or suitable synthetic material where workplace information is confidential. The issued assessment brief confirms the required evidence.
Assessment, feedback and certification.
- Critical written analysis supported by practical evidence.
- A module portfolio and professional discussion against KBC’s issued brief.
- Full programme certification depends on the complete programme requirements, not attendance at this introductory module alone.
Teaching and the relevant course certificate are provided through Kent Business College in the UK. A Kent Business College course certificate is distinct from a separate professional-body qualification or examination. Eligibility, the exact award and any examination inclusions are confirmed for the chosen route.
Questions worth asking.
Is this the PMI-PMOCP course?
The KBC Certified PMO Professional Level 6 programme and PMI-PMOCP examination preparation are separate learning routes. Choose the route that matches your professional goals.
Will I finish Level 6 in 14 weeks?
The 14-session plan describes one introductory semester module. KBC confirms the complete programme duration, module sequence and assessments before enrolment.
Does completion automatically give chartered status?
Chartered Project Professional status is awarded by APM through its applicable route. Programme completion and a chartered application are separate stages.
Programme references.
Further reading and programme references · reviewed 18 October 2026