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Ray
Mead

Project, programme and portfolio management

A practical perspective on project delivery, programme leadership and the contribution of the PMO.

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ExpertiseProject delivery
ExpertiseProgramme management
ExpertisePMO practice
ExpertiseOrganisational capability

Professional perspective

Turning delivery capability into lasting value.

Ray Mead is a Founding Partner of p3m global and co-author of Delivering Successful PMOs. His work combines consultancy, training and delivery, helping organisations develop the capability to manage projects, programmes and portfolios more effectively.

His international experience includes information technology and telecommunications. Alongside his consultancy work, Ray has mentored project professionals through the Association for Project Management, bringing a perspective that connects organisational capability with individual professional development.

At Kent Business College, Ray’s teaching editions cover Project Management Professional, Managing Successful Programmes and Project Management Office Practice. Together, these subjects explore delivery from several viewpoints: managing a project, coordinating wider change and establishing the support and oversight that a PMO can provide.

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3 courses · 7 teaching editions

Project Management Professional — conceptual course illustration

Project Management · Professional development

Project Management Professional

Build a connected understanding of how projects are planned, delivered and controlled. Explore predictive and agile approaches alongside the decisions that shape scope, schedules, budgets, risk and stakeholder relationships.

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Project Management · Professional development

Managing Successful Programmes

Connect programme delivery with the benefits an organisation is seeking to achieve. Explore governance, decisions and benefits management within a structured programme approach, and consider how these elements support coordinated change.

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Project Control · Professional development

Project Management Office Practice

Explore how a project management office creates practical value for its organisation. Examine its mandate, services, governance and customer relationships, and consider how deployment and continuous improvement affect the support it provides.

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