Course description
PgMP® Exam Prep: In-House Training
This course is designed and developed by PgMP® certified consultants and instructors. Its aim is to prepare professionals who are familiar with the principles of program management for the Program Management Professional (PgMP)® Examination. The course is based on PMI’s The Standard for Program Management, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), and PMI’s Program Management Professional (PgMP)® Examination Content Outline (current versions).
Through this learning experience, you will explore:
- Program management from a PMI standard perspective, including the interdependencies between the five performance domains, the three program phases, and the ten supporting activities in this new and improved program management standard
- The difference between the five performance domains in the new program management standard and the five practice domains in the examination content outline
- The role and competencies of the program manager
- The difference between project managers and program managers – and their relationship in a program environment
- The difference between program managers and portfolio managers – and their relationship in a program environment
- How program managers align and manage benefits
- The best ways to engage and involve program stakeholder groups
- How to establish governance across the program life cycle
Upcoming start dates
Choose between 2 start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
Who Should Attend
- Program Managers
- Program Directors
- Project Managers
- Business Change Managers
- Program Sponsors
- Portfolio Managers
- PMO Staff
- Program Board / Steering Committee members
Prerequisites
- 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
OR
- Four-year degree
- 48 months of project management experience OR PMP
- 48 months of program management experience within the last 15 years
Outcome / Qualification etc.
What You Will Learn
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Differentiate between the practice domains in the PMI PgMP® Examination
- Content Outline and the performance domains in The Standard for Program Management – Fourth Edition
- Name and describe the three phases in the program management life-cycle phases
- Describe the mapping of the life-cycle phases with the supporting program activities
- Identify the key outputs of the supporting program activities
- Articulate the interrelationships between the program management supporting processes and the mapping of processes to Knowledge Areas and Process
- Groups in the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition
- Apply program management knowledge to answer foundation and scenario-based questions
- Summarize the process and eligibility criteria for earning the PgMP® credential
Training Course Content
Getting Started
- Introductions
- Course structure
- Course goals and objectives
Foundation Concepts
- Programs, projects, and portfolio definitions differences, and how they relate
- The definition of a component and how it relates to a program
- Representative program management life cycle
- Role of the program manager and the program office
- The difference between the program management practice and performance domains
Program Register and Knowledge Asset Management
- Program registers, and how they are used to manage knowledge assets
- Knowledge asset management, beginning with the data, information, knowledge, and wisdom (DIKW) Model
- Knowledge assets and relationship to the performance domains
- The program manager as a knowledge asset manager
Types of Programs
- Perspectives on programs to establish the “right” perspective
- Categories of programs based on the program standard
- Scenario-based questions
Program and Organization Strategy Alignment
- An overview of the Program Strategy Alignment performance domain
- Exploration of the elements of strategic alignment, i.e., the business case, program charter, and program roadmap
- Exploration of organization maturity and strategic alignment
- Scenario-based questions that reference both the Program Strategy Alignment performance domain and the Strategic Program Management practice domain
Program Benefits
- An overview of the Program Benefits Management performance domain
- Exploration of each benefits management interaction with the representative program management life cycle:
- Benefits Identification
- Benefits Analysis and Planning
- Benefits Delivery
- Benefits Transition
- Benefits Sustainment
- Scenario-based questions that reference both the Program Benefits
- Management performance domain and the Benefits Management practice domain
Program Stakeholder Engagement
- An overview of the Program Stakeholder Engagement performance domain
- Exploration of each stakeholder engagement performance domain activity:
- Program Stakeholder Identification
- Program Stakeholder Analysis
- Program Stakeholder Engagement Planning
- Program Stakeholder Engagement
- Program Stakeholder Communications
- Scenario-based questions that reference both the Program Stakeholder
- Engagement performance domain and the Stakeholder Management practice domain
Program Governance
- An overview of the Program Governance performance domain
- Exploration of each program governance performance domain activity:
- Program governance practices
- Program governance roles and responsibilities
- Program governance design and implementation
- Governance relationship within programs
- Scenario-based questions that reference both the Program Governance performance domain and the Governance practice domain
Program Life Cycle Management
- An overview of the Program Life Cycle Management performance domain
- Exploration of the three phases in the representative program life cycle:
- Program Definition
- Program Delivery
- Program Closure
- Exploration of the interaction between program activities and integration management
- Scenario-based questions that reference both the Program Life Cycle
- Management performance domain and the Program Life Cycle practice domain
Program Management Supporting Activities – Part 1
- An overview of the program management supporting activities
- Exploration of 5 of 10 supporting activities:
- Program change management
- Program communications management
- Program financial management
- Program information management
- Program procurement management
- Scenario-based question(s) presented after each supporting activity
Program Management Supporting Activities – Part 2
- Exploration of the remaining 6 of 10 supporting activities:
- Program quality management
- Program resource management
- Program risk management
- Program schedule management
- Program scope management
- Scenario-based question(s) presented after each supporting activity
Program Management Professional (PgMP®) Examination
- Application process and timeline
- General and special eligibility criteria
- International Institute’s Online Learning Tool – access to sample examination questions
- Program Management Professional (PgMP®) Examination breakdown of domains and subdomains
- Terms and conditions of the exam
- PgMP® Professional Code of Conduct
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