P3O is the formalization of guidance from the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) about how Support Offices can use Programme and Project Management to deliver business change. The P3O model demonstrates how effective support can help organisations deliver their strategy and ensure effective governance by bridging the gap between objectives and projects, programmes and portfolios. This new guidance brings together a set of principles, processes and techniques to facilitate effective portfolio, programme and project management through enablement, challenge and support structures. These structures also bridge the gap between the strategy/policy makers and the delivery arm of the organization. The purpose of the P30 is to provide universally applicable guidance that will enable individuals and organizations to successfully establish, develop and maintain appropriate business support structures that will allow 1) Informed senior management decision making on strategic alignment, prioritisation, risk management, optimisation of resource etc to successfully deliver their business objectives (portfolio management 2) Identification and realisation of business outcomes and benefits via programmes 3) Successful delivery of project outputs that enable benefits within time, cost and quality restraints.