PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP)® Prep - eLearning

PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP)® Prep  eLearning

The Program Management Professional (PgMP)® credential from Project Management Institute (PMI)® is the next step after Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification, and addresses the community of professionals who are responsible for the coordinated management of multiple projects that are in alignment with organizational objectives. They are required to direct and manage complex activities that may span functions, organizations, cultures and geographies.

COURSE OVERVIEW

The aim of this practical eLearning course is to prepare professionals who are familiar with the principles of program management for the 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 version).

Modules 3–10 contain exam samples and at the end of the course, you are given access to an online sample exam. Through this learning experience, you will gain a detailed understanding of program management from a PMI standard perspective, an understanding of the role and competencies of the program manager, the difference between a project and a program manager and their relationship in a program environment, and the difference between program and portfolio managers and their relationship in a program environment. You will understand how program managers align and manage benefits, engage and involve stakeholder groups, and establish governance across the program life cycle. You will also be able to articulate the interdependencies between the five performance domains, the three program phases, and the nine supporting processes in this new and improved program management standard. Additionally, you will be able to articulate the difference between the five performance domains in the new program management standard and the five practice domains in the examination content outline.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

You’ll learn how to: 

• Align and manage the program, strategically, to satisfy organizational objectives and priorities, through benefit realization
• Understand the program management life cycle's three domains, supporting processes and activities, to ensure benefits are realized, transitioned and sustained
• Understand how the program management life cycle supporting processes are similar to those in the PMBOK® Guide, though at a higher, more strategic level
• Structure, organize, plan and manage a program, using the program management life cycle, to satisfy the business needs through benefit delivery and sustainment
• Articulate the role of a program manager, based on the outcome of PMI’s role delineation study, documented in the five practice domains found in the PgMP Examination Content Outline
• Apply the tasks, knowledge, and skills of a program manager to the appropriate phase and supporting processes, per the PgMP Examination Content Outline
• Understand the examination blueprint and
  how to answer PgMP examination questions
• Study and prepare for the PgMP Examination
• Ask questions to uncover PgMP Examination blueprint
  specifics to improve performance

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• 18 hours of self-paced learning
• Knowledge checks and quizzes
• 1 year access
• Exam is not included

For each of the five performance domains, we will cover:

• Key elements
• Key references to PMI’s Program Management Professional (PgMP) Examination Content Outline
• Sample questions

For each of the nine supporting processes, we will cover:

• Key activities and outputs/artifacts
• Key references to PMI’s Program Management Professional (PgMP) Examination Content Outline
• Key cross references to the PMBOK® Guide 
• Sample questions

Contents

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, from 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 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 Management

• 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
• Stakeholder engagement planning
• Stakeholder engagement
• 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 the program governance standard practices:
• Establishment of program governance boards
• Responsibilities of the program governance board
• Relationship between program governance boards and program management
• Common individual roles related to program governance
• Programs as governance bodies – the governance of program components
• Other governance activities that support program management
• 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 benefits delivery
• Program closure
• Scenario based questions that reference both the Program Life Cycle Management performance domain and the Program Life Cycle practice domain

Program Management Supporting Processes – Part 1 

• An overview of the program management supporting processes
• Exploration of 4 of 9 supporting processes:
• Program communications management
• Program financial management
• Program integration management
• Program procurement management
• Scenario-based question(s) presented after each supporting process

Program Management Supporting Processes – Part 2 

• Exploration of the remaining 5 of 9 supporting processes:
• Program quality management
• Program resource management
• Program risk management
• Program schedule management
• Program scope management
• Scenario-based question(s) presented after each supporting process

Program Management Professional (PgMP) Examination

• Application process and timeline
• General and special eligibility criteria
• Multi-Rater Assessment
• 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

EXAM INFORMATION

PREREQUISITES:

• Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification or working knowledge of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)
• Familiarity with PMI’s The Standard for Program Management
• Three to five years of project management experience

COURSE LEVEL: Advanced

To earn your Program Management Professional (PgMP)® credential, you need to meet the experience and education requirements, and pass the panel review and the multiple-choice examination. Regardless of how advanced your program management experience or education might be, you should still prepare vigorously for the exam.

Successful PgMP candidates typically use multiple study aids — including courses, self-study and study groups — and will spend many hours to prepare. Make sure you leave yourself plenty of preparation time before you take the multiple-choice exam.

TESTIMONIALS/ REVIEWS

“Most convenient way to study and take exams. Good course, well developed.Good service from the support staff of AVC." Tim Hansson

"Excellent course for self-study and exam preparation. Easy to use. Good value for the money. Thanks AVC, good service!" Elvira Fransen

"Good and efficient :) online training course.  I liked the practical examples and  exercises.Perfect to able to apply to my work and pass my exam."  Thomas Qvistgaard