Program Management Professional / Preparing for PGMP
Managers of PMs, , PMP, project manager, program manager, portfolio manager, PMO manager, Project management office director, program management office manager, Senior PM practitioners.
Day #1
• The Program Management Environment
• Project management body of knowledge (PMBOK)
• Project, Program and Portfolio
• Understand the Relation of Program Management to the Business Environment
• Objectives of Organizational Governance
• The Relationship of Portfolio and Change Management to Program Management
• The Program Life Cycles: The Program Road Map
• How Program and Product Lifecycle Differ?
• Using the Program Life Cycle for Organizational Success
• Benefits Management for Programs
• Program Stakeholders Management and Communication
• Program Governance through Phase Gate Reviews
• Developing the Soft Side of the Program Manager
• Leading through Effective Communication of Vision o Influencing Skills
• Negotiation Skills Workshop : Review Questions
Day #2
Program Management Process Groups
Initiating Processes
• The Program Initiation Team• Defining the Program Mission• Elaborating Program Scope• The Program Charter• Program Benefits Delivery• Program Stakeholders Analysis• Workshop: Review Questions
Planning Processes
• Key Deliverable of Program Planning
• Program Management Plan
• Program Planning Integration
• Formalizing the Program Scope
• Developing Program Work Breakdown Structure
• Program Estimating and Budgeting
• Planning Program Resources
• Schedule Program Work
• Planning Program Communication
• Risk Management Planning
Day #3
Planning Processes (Cont.)
• Program Purchase Planning
• Program Contract Planning
• Positioning the Program For Success
• Planning Throughout the Program Life Cycle
Workshop: Review Questions
Execution Processes
• Managing Program Execution
o Delivering Program Work
o Overcoming Obstacles to Success – Issues and Constraints
o Tracking Program Progress
o Program Change Management
o Chartering and Transitioning Constituent Projects
• The Program Team
o Team Building
o Performance Assessment
o Career Development
• Program Stakeholders Management
• Program Communication and Information Distribution
• Program Quality Assurance
• Program Contract Execution
Workshop: Review Questions
Day #4
Execution Processes (Cont.)
• Program Communication And Information Distribution
• Program Quality Assurance
• Program Contract Execution
Workshop: Review Questions
Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
• The Monitoring and Controlling Process
• Gather and Report Performance Data
• Assemble and Analyze Program Data
• Take Corrective Action
• Program Change Control
o Identify, Document and Evaluate Program Change Request
• Communicate Program Change Request Decisions• Program Issue Management
• Program Communication and Reporting
• Types of Program Internal Control
Workshop: Review Questions
Day #5
Closing Process Group
• Program Component Closure
• Create Program Closure Report• Conduct Program Lessons Learned Sessions• Transition Program to Operations
Workshop: Review Questions
Managing Life Cycle Program Process Interactions through Program Configuration Management
Program Management Process Mapping
• Types of Programs
• Program Vision
• Defining the Course
o As-Is Processes
o Could-Be Processes
o Should-Be Processes
o Milestone Plan
Program Management Office for The Program
• Why a Program Management Office?
• Key Essentials for any Program Management Office
• Implementation Plan for the Program Management Office
Program Management and OPM3
• Project Management Maturity: The Evolving Organization
• Project Management Maturity Models
Workshop: Review Questions
Building and Implementing Your Personal PgMP Certification Road Map
• PgMP Credential Process
• Procedures for The Multi Rater Assessments
• Competency Evaluation Areas
