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GLOBAL PMI – REP (Registered Education Provider) # 3998

Program Management Professional (PgMP®) Certification Bootcamp

(Total of 22 PDU allocated in 3 days)

Program management is the centralised, coordinated management of a program to achieve the program’s strategic benefits and objectives. Organisations are increasingly seeking to better integrate and coordinate multiple projects to deliver business value. A Program Management Professional (PgMP®) oversees programs, defines projects and assigns project managers.

Be Recognised for Your Elite-level Capabilities

PgMP® certification is PMI's most elite qualification - proving that you have the advanced experience, knowledge and skills necessary to define and oversee multiple projects, and deliver on important organisational objectives.

Course Benefits

The Project Management Institute's Program Management Professional credential (PgMP®) defines the global standard of best practices for program management professionals. As a result of attending this course, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to successfully deliver programs in real world and prepare for the PgMP® certification exam.

What is a Program?

A group of related projects, subprograms, and program activities that are managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually.” Programs are a means of executing corporate strategies and achieving business or organizational goals and objectives.

What is program management?

Program management is the application of knowledge, skills tools, and techniques to a program to meet the program requirements and obtain benefits and control not available by managing projects individually. Involves aligning multiple components to achieve the program goals and allows for optimized or integrated cost, schedule and efforts.

PgMP® - Value Proposition

•  Recognizes the advanced experience and skill of program managers

•  Globally recognized and demanded

•  Demonstrates your proven competency to oversee multiple, related projects and their resources to achieve strategic business goals

•  Oversees the success of a program

•  Grouping related projects together to realize organizational benefits not available if they were managed separately

•  You define projects, assign project managers and oversee programs.

Who should apply for the PgMP credential?

Ø  Practitioners who use program management and who are looking to validate their knowledge, skills, and experience.

Education / Project Management Experience / Program Management Experience*
High School, Associate, or Equivalent Degree / Minimum 4 years (6,000 hours) non-overlapping project management experience / Minimum 7 years (10,500 hours) non-overlapping Program Management experience
Bachelor’s degree or higher / Minimum 4 years (6,000 hours) non-overlapping project management experience / Minimum 4 years (6,000 hours) non-overlapping Program Management experience

1st Day

Agenda
Welcome
Introduction
Introduction to PMI & PgMP Certification process
PgMP Application
o Introduction to PgMP Application process
Coffee Break
Introduction to Programs/ Projects/ Portfolios
o Introduction to Program/ Project/ Portfolio Management
o The Relationship Among Program Management, Operations Management, and Organizational Strategy
o Role of the Program Manager
o Program Manager Skills and Competencies
Lunch
Program Management Performance Domains
o Program Management Performance Domain Definitions
o Program Life Cycle Phases
o Program Activities
o Program Management Performance Domain Interactions
o Program and Project Distinctions
o Question & Answer
Tea Break
Program Strategic Alignment
o Organizational Strategy and Program Alignment
o Program Business Case
o Program Plan
o Program Roadmap
o Question & Answer
End of the Day

2nd Day

Agenda
Quick Recap of Day 1
Program Benefits Management
o Business Case
o Benefits Register
o Benefits Realization Plan
o Benefits Management and the Program Roadmap
o Benefits Transition
o Benefits Sustainment
o Question & Answer
Coffee Break
Program Stakeholder Management
o Program Stakeholder Identification
o Stakeholder Engagement Planning
o Stakeholder Engagement
o Question & Answer
Lunch
Program Governance
o Program Governance Boards
o Program Governance Board Responsibilities
o Relationship Between Program Governance and Program Management
o Common Individual Roles Related to Program Governance
o Other Governance Activities
o Question & Answer
Tea Break
Program Life Cycle Management
o The Program Life Cycle
o Program Definition Phase
o Program Benefits Delivery Phase
o Program Closure Phase
o Mapping of the Program Life Cycle to Program Supporting Processes
o Question & Answer
End of the Day

3rd Day

Agenda
Quick Recap of Day 2
Program Life Cycle – Initiation
o Question & Answer
Program Life Cycle – Planning
o Question & Answer
Lunch
Program Life Cycle – Execution
o Question & Answer
Tea Break
Program Life Cycle – Controlling
o Question & Answer
Program Life Cycle – Closing
o Question & Answer
End of the Day

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