Fully Revised To Align With The Third Edition Of PMI’s Standard For Program Management
Program Management Professional (PgMP)® Certification Exam Preparation
PMI REP 1419
Course offers 30 Professional Development Units (PDUs)
Course Objectives
6 – 10 October 2013 Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel Dubai, UAE
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Prepare delegates for the PgMP® exam by reviewing PgMP® key terms and concepts and all processes in PMI’s The Standard for Program Management Third Edition
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Teach delegates about best practice program management tools and techniques so they can apply them successfully in their own projects and programs
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Enhance program managers’ abilities to manage multiple projects and project managers to obtain program-level benefits not attainable if projects were managed separately www.iirme.com/programmanagement
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Program Management Professional (PgMP)® Certification Exam Preparation 6 – 10 October 2013 • Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai, UAE Course Timings: Registration will be at 08.00 on Day One of the course. Each day the course will commence at 8.30 and conclude at 14.30 followed by lunch. Refreshments will be served at approximately 10:30 and 12:30.
Course Overview
Day One
The Project Management Institute’s Program Management Professional credential (PgMP)® recognizes the advanced experience and skills of a program manager and demonstrates proven competency to oversee multiple, related projects and their resources to achieve strategic business goals. PgMP® credential holders typically are responsible for the success of a program and the grouping of related projects together to realize benefits not available if these projects were managed separately. It is the perfect fit for those who define projects, assign project managers and oversee programs within their role. By attending this five day course, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to effectively navigate the program
Introduction • What is a program? What is program management? • Relationships between portfolio, program and project management • Relationship between program management, operations management, and organizational strategy • Business value • Role of the program manager Program Management Performance Domains • Definitions, program life cycle phases, activities • Program management performance domain interactions • Program and project distinctions: uncertainty, change • Program and portfolio distinctions • Organizational strategy, portfolio management and program management linkage
management discipline, including all themes, concepts, processes and
Day Two
knowledge areas of The Standard for Program Management Third Edition, and align your program management experience with PgMP® terminology and definitions, as well as identify the steps needed to complete your exam application and meet the required criteria. All delegates will be supplied with customized course materials and sample questions that will build your confidence and raise your chances of passing the PgMP® exam on your first attempt.
Course Format The course is presented as PowerPoint presentations that are explained by the trainer, while keeping you engaged via real-life examples and topic discussions. Flip boards and charts will be used to demonstrate key points. Delegates will also be given quizzes at the of each knowledge area to solidify their knowledge, as well as additional practice questions to take home and prepare for the exam.
Program Strategy Alignment • Organizational strategy and program alignment: business case, program plan • Program roadmap • Environmental assessments: factors, analysis Program Benefits Management • Benefits identification - Business case - Benefits register • Benefits analysis and planning - Benefits realization plan - Benefits management and the program roadmap - Benefits register update • Benefits delivery: components, governance • Benefits transition • Benefits sustainment Program Stakeholder Engagement • Program stakeholder identification • Stakeholder engagement planning • Stakeholder engagement
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Day Three
IIR will be providing a hard copy of the training manual (slides and any templates related to the training). Please note that the “The Standard for Program Management – Third Edition” is not included and that PMI members can access the Standard for free with their PMI membership. Non-PMI members can purchase from PMI at: http://marketplace.pmi.org/Pages/ ProductDetail.aspx?GMProduct=00101388801
Program Governance • Program governance boards • Program governance board responsibilities - Program governance and the vision and goals of the organization - Program approval, endorsement, initiation and funding - Establishing a program governance plan, success criteria - Approving program approach and plans - Program performance support
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Program reporting and control processes Program quality standards and planning Monitoring program progress and the need for change Phase-gate and other decision-point reviews Approving component initiation or transition Program closure Relationship between program governance and program management • Common individual roles related to program governance • Programs as governing bodies: the governance of program components • Other governance activities that support program management - The program management office - Program management information systems, knowledge management, audit support, training Program Life Cycle Management • The program life cycle - Program definition phase - Program benefits delivery phase - Program closure phase - Mapping of the program life cycle to program supporting processes
Meet Your Expert Course Director Edward Shehab PMP, PgMP, CSSGB, PMOC, CBAP Edward Shehab is an accomplished expert with over twenty year’s experience in the field of project and programme management, business process analysis and design, as well as operational and organisational excellence. He has worked in the USA and the Middle East, providing consulting and training for many global and regional organisations in different sectors including government, town planning, engineering, consumer products, information technology, systems integration and new product development. Since 2008, he has been based in Dubai, providing consulting and training services to project professionals in the Middle East and Gulf region, covering such topics as project management, risk management and programme management.
Day Four Program Management Supporting Processes • Program communications management - Communications planning, information distribution, performance reporting • Program financial management - Program cost estimation and financial framework establishment - Program financial management plan development - Component cost estimation - Program cost budgeting - Program financial monitoring and control - Program financial closure • Program integration management - Program initiation and plan development - Program infrastructure development - Program delivery and performance management - Program transition and benefits sustainment - Program closure • Program procurement management - Program procurement planning, execution, administration and closure
Day Five Program Management Supporting Processes (Continued) • Program quality management - Program quality planning, quality assurance, quality control • Program resource management - Resource planning, prioritization and interdependency management • Program risk management - Risk planning, identification and analysis - Risk response planning, monitoring and control • Program schedule management - Program schedule planning and control • Program scope management - Program scope planning and control PgMP® Exam Review • Exam requirements • How to apply • Exam review and tips • Maintaining your PgMP®
Prior to coming to the UAE, Edward held several high ranking leadership positions in the USA with many of the large organisations such as GE, Gillette (P&G), Philips Electronics, Analog Devices, Teradyne, Fidelity Investments and Bank of America, to name a few. He served in varying management roles ranging from operations to projects to leading high performance PMOs. He is an expert at assessing and designing custom methodologies for portfolio, project, and programmes, creating and setting up new and strategically aligned PMOs, as well as building efficiency through the use of Six Sigma, business process and organisational modelling, and requirements management. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP)® from PMI, certified Program Management Professional (PgMP)® from PMI, Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) from The IIBA, Project Management Office Certified (PMOC), and a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB), he holds a Master of Science degree in “Management of Programs and Projects” and a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, both from the USA. He is fluent in English and Arabic.
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