Program Management Professional (PgMP)®
With PMI’s PgMP certification push the limits of your project management profession and take your program management to the next level!
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Module 1: Strategic Program ManagementPerform an initial program assessment by defining the program objectives, requirements, and risks in order to ensure program alignment with the organization’s strategic plan, objectives, priorities, vision, and mission statement.Establish a high-level road map with milestones and preliminary estimates in order to obtain initial validation and approval from the executive sponsor.Define the high-level road map/framework in order to set a baseline for program definition, planning, and execution.Define the program mission statement by evaluating the stakeholders’ concerns and expectations in order to establish program direction.Evaluate the organization’s capability by consulting with organizational leaders in order to develop, validate, and assess the program objectives, priority, feasibility, readiness, and alignment to the organization’s strategic plan.Identify organizational benefits for the potential program using research methods such as market analysis and high-level cost-benefit analysis in order to develop the preliminary program scope and define benefits realization plan.Estimate the high level financial and nonfinancial benefits of the program in order to obtain/maintain funding authorization and drive prioritization of projects within the program.Evaluate program objectives relative to regulatory and legal constraints, social impacts, sustainability, cultural considerations, political climate, and ethical concerns in order to ensure stakeholder alignment and program deliverability.Obtain organizational leadership approval for the program by presenting the program charter with its high-level costs, milestone schedule and benefits in order to receive authorization to initiate the program.Identify and evaluate integration opportunities and needs (for example, human capital and human resource requirements and skill sets, facilities, finance, assets, processes, and systems) within program activities and operational activities in order to align and integrate benefits within or across the organization.Exploit strategic opportunities for change in order to maximize the realization of benefits for the organization.
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Module 2: Program Life Cycle
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Module 3: Benefits ManagementDevelop the benefits realization plan and its measurement criteria in order to set the baseline for the program and communicate to stakeholders, including sponsors.Identify and capture synergies and efficiencies identified throughout the program life cycle in order to update and communicate the benefits realization plan to stakeholders, including sponsors.Develop a sustainment plan that identifies the processes, measures, metrics, and tools necessary for management of benefits beyond the completion of the program in order to ensure the continued realization of intended benefits.Monitor the metrics (for example, by forecasting, analyzing variances, developing “what if” scenarios and simulations, and utilizing causal analysis) in order to take corrective actions in the program and maintain and/or potentially improve benefits realization.Verify that the close, transition, and integration of constituent projects and the program meet or exceed the benefit realization criteria in order to achieve program’s strategic objectives.Maintain a benefit register and record program progress in order to report the benefit to stakeholders via the communications plan.Analyze and update the benefits realization and sustainment plans for uncertainty, risk identification, risk mitigation, and risk opportunity in order to determine if corrective actions are necessary and communicate to stakeholders.Develop a transition plan to operations in order to guarantee sustainment of products and benefits delivered by the program.
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Module 4: Stakeholder ManagementIdentify stakeholders, including sponsors, and create the stakeholder matrix in order to document their position relative to the program.Perform stakeholder analysis through historical analysis, personal experience, interviews, knowledge base, review of formal agreements (for example, request for proposal (RFP), request for information (RFI), contracts), and input from other sources in order to create the stakeholder management plan.Negotiate the support of stakeholders, including sponsors, for the program while setting clear expectations and acceptance criteria (for example, KPIs) for the program benefits in order to achieve and maintain their alignment to the program objectives.Generate and maintain visibility for the program and confirm stakeholder support in order to achieve the program’s strategic objectives.Define and maintain communications adapted to different stakeholders, including sponsors, in order to ensure their support for the program.Evaluate risks identified by stakeholders, including sponsors, and incorporate them in the program risk management plan, as necessary.Develop and foster relationships with stakeholders, including sponsors, in order to improve communication and enhance their support for the program.
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Module 5: GovernanceDevelop program and project management standards and structure (governance, tools, finance, and reporting) using industry best practices and organizational standards in order to drive efficiency and consistency among projects and deliver program objectives.Select a governance model structure including policies, procedures, and standards that conforms program practices with the organization’s governance structure in order to deliver program objectives consistent with organizational governance requirements.Obtain authorization(s) and approval(s) through stage gate reviews by presenting the program status to governance authorities in order to proceed to the next phase of the program.Evaluate key performance indicators (for example, risks, financials, compliance, quality, safety, stakeholder satisfaction) in order to monitor benefits throughout the program life cycle.Develop and/or utilize the program management information system), and integrate different processes as needed, in order to manage program information and communicate status to stakeholders.Regularly evaluate new and existing risks that impact strategic objectives in order to present an updated risk management plan to the governance board for approval.Establish escalation policies and procedures in order to ensure risks are handled at the appropriate level.Develop and/or contribute to an information repository containing program-related lessons learned, processes, and documentation contributions in order to support organizational best practices.Identify and apply lessons learned in order to support and influence existing and future program or organizational improvement.Monitor the business environment, program functionality requirements, and benefits realization in order to ensure the program remains aligned with strategic objectives.Develop and support the program integration management plan in order to ensure operational alignment with program strategic objectives.
About The Course
The PgMP certification recognizes advanced experience, skill, and performance in the oversight of multiple, related projects and their resources aligned with an organizational objective. PgMP certification holders oversee the success of a program — a way to group multiple, related projects to achieve benefits that may not be realized if the projects were managed in a stand-alone fashion.
As project managers advance in their careers, the experience they gain in managing multiple, related projects and making decisions that advance strategic and business objectives demonstrates this competence. As employers demand program managers who can support the strategic objectives of the organization, PgMP certification holders will gain a distinct advantage in employment and promotional opportunities over their peers.
Course Objectives
This course teaches you about core aspects such as:
- Pass the PgMP Exam on the first try (by applying our methodology)
- The PgMP application process, requirements, and PfMP exam outline
- What are Program and what is Program Management
- The interaction between Portfolio Management, Program / Project Management and Organization Strategy
- The Role of the Program Manager and other key roles in Program Management
- The five Program Management Performance Domains and the interactions among them
Pre-Requisites
Secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree, or the global equivalent)
48 months of project management experience OR PMP
84 months of program management experience within the last 15 years
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Four-year degree
48 months of project management experience OR PMP
48 months of program management experience within the last 15 years
What's included
- 24 Hours Training Course
- Certificate
- 5 Module
- 24/7 Support
