Every PMO professional has heard the same phrase.
“We don’t have the resources.”
It’s one of the biggest reasons projects are delayed, portfolios become overloaded and teams feel stretched. Yet, in most organisations, the real problem isn’t simply a lack of people.
It’s a lack of visibility. A lack of shared understanding about skills and capability. And a lack of confidence when difficult prioritisation decisions need to be made.
That’s why we’re pleased to announce the launch of our brand new specialist course, Resource Management and the PMO.
Why we created this course
At House of PMO, resource management consistently ranks as one of the toughest challenges facing PMO professionals today. Whether you’re producing resource reports, supporting portfolio decisions or trying to balance competing priorities, you’ll know that resource management is rarely straightforward.
The challenge isn’t filling boxes on a resource plan.
It’s helping the organisation understand what it can realistically deliver with the people, skills and capacity it already has.
This new two-day course from House of PMO Learning has been created to help PMO professionals do exactly that. Built on the findings of the House of PMO Inside PMO Report – “The Circle of Resource Management”, it takes the research and turns it into practical techniques you can apply as soon as you’re back at work.
What makes this course different?
Most resource management training focuses on tools or scheduling, whereas this course looks at the bigger picture.
It introduces the Circle of Resource Management (CoRM©), a practical framework that shows how effective resource management depends on three connected perspectives:
Project
How do we improve visibility of who is doing what? Where are resources overloaded? How do we manage conflicts before they become delivery problems?
Resource
Do we have the right skills and capability to deliver future work? Where are the gaps? How can the PMO work more effectively with HR and Learning and Development?
Portfolio
When demand exceeds capacity, how do we help leaders make better prioritisation decisions? What evidence should support those conversations?
Looking at resource management through these three connected lenses helps PMOs move beyond reactive firefighting and become trusted advisers who improve organisational decision making.
Who is the course for?
The course is designed for PMO professionals involved in resource, capacity, capability or portfolio decisions, particularly where the PMO is expected to provide insight and influence rather than directly manage people.
It’s suitable for:
- PMO Analysts who produce resource reporting and highlight emerging issues.
- PMO Managers who facilitate resource discussions and help resolve competing priorities.
- PMO Directors and senior PMO leaders who support executive decision making, governance and portfolio planning.
If you’ve ever been asked questions like:
- Who is available?
- Why are projects competing for the same people?
- Which work should take priority?
- Do we actually have the capability to deliver everything we’ve approved?
…then this course is designed for you.
What will you learn?
Across two interactive days you’ll work through realistic PMO scenarios, practical exercises and group discussions that reflect the challenges organisations face every day.
You’ll learn how to:
- Improve visibility of demand, allocation and utilisation without creating unnecessary reporting.
- Spot resource pressure before delivery suffers.
- Support fair, evidence-based conversations about competing priorities.
- Understand the difference between availability, capacity, capability and suitability.
- Identify capability risks and work more effectively with HR and Learning and Development.
- Use scenario thinking to help leaders understand the consequences of different decisions.
- Build a realistic improvement plan for your own organisation.
The emphasis throughout is practical application as well as theory. Delegates leave with techniques, templates and greater confidence to contribute to resource management discussions in their own organisations.
Why resource management matters more than ever
Organisations are being asked to deliver more change with finite resources. That means the organisations that perform best won’t necessarily be the ones with the biggest teams. They’ll be the ones that make better decisions about where those teams spend their time.
Good resource management creates clearer visibility, more honest conversations and better prioritisation. It also helps organisations stop overcommitting by enabling leaders to understand trade-offs and giving PMOs the evidence they need to support confident, credible decisions.
Join the first public course
We’re launching Resource Management and the PMO with a pilot public course on 5th – 6th October 2026.
If resource management is one of the biggest challenges facing your PMO, this course will give you practical ideas, proven approaches and a framework you can start using immediately.
Pilot Course: 5th – 6th October 2026 virtual classroom
Launch Offer: Save £225 on the first public course.
House of PMO paid members: Save an additional £250.
