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Program Management Professional (PgMP)

Preparation Course
Course Overview:
The aim of this course is to prepare
professionals for the prestigious Credential
of PMI The Program Management
Professional (PgMP). The process of
obtaining this credential is multi staged,
including experience summaries and an
exam. This course covers all such stages and
provides candidates with tips and guidance
on every step.
This course is designed and developed by
PgMP-certied consultants and instructors,
and the curriculum is based on following
PMIs documents and standards:
The PgMP handbook
The PgMP Examination Content
Outline (ECO),

The Standard for Program Management

Third Edition,
A Guide to the Project Management
Body of Knowledge Fifth Edition
( PMBOKGuide),
The code of Ethics and professional
conduct
In addition to preparing for the PgMP
exam, candidates will gain a thorough
understanding of program management.
They will also learn about the role of
program managers, the interface between
project and program managers, the
competencies of a program manager and
the relationship between program and
portfolio managers. Candidates will

understand how program managers dene,

align and manage benets, engage and
involve stakeholder expectations, and
establish governance across the program
life cycle.
This is an advanced course, and attendees
must have previous working knowledge
with Programs as well as familiarity with
PMIs project management standards. It is
highly recommended that candidates have
between three and ve years of PM
experience as well as PMP certication,
although not mandatory.

The PMI Registered Education Provider logo is a

registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

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PMI and the PMI logo are registered marks

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Who Should Attend:

This course can be attended by anyone with an interest in Program Management, we strongly recommend persons
with the following occupations to attend the course:
Project Managers,
Program Managers,
PMO Sta,
Company executives,
Etc.

Learning Objectives:

Attendees of this course will learn the following:

Position programs within a Company
Understand the relationships between portfolios,
programs, projects, and operations
Program management vs. project management
The ve Performance domains related to program
management
o Strategic alignment
o Program life cycle
o Benets management/engagement
o Stakeholder management
o Governance

The program life cycle, related phases and sub phases

Program management supporting processes
The role of the program management team during the
program life cycle
The certication process and the requirements for each
step
Familiarity of the examination format and how to prepare
for the exam
Hands on and mock exam similar to the real PgMP
examination

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Course Components:
1. Foundation concepts
a) Program denitions
b) Business Value
c) Denition and interactions between Portfolios, programs,
projects, and operations
d) Presentation of the ve program management
performance domains
e) Program life cycle
f) Program management supporting processes
g) Role of program manager and of the Program
Management Oce (PMO)
h) Program management skills
2. Program Management Performance Domains
a) Strategic Program Management
- Portfolios
- Relationships between portfolios and programs
- Program alignment to portfolios
b) Program Life cycle
- Presentation of the three phases and sub phases
- Role of the program management team during each
phase
c) Benets management
- Benets, outcomes, results, and deliverables
- Benets identication, measurement, delivery, and
tracking
- Benets transition and sustainment

Attendees of this course will receive

The PgMP handbook,

The Code of Ethics and Professional conduct,
The Standard for Program Management Third Edition,
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge Fifth
Edition (PMBOK Guide),
Jean Gouix and Martial Bellec PgMP Exam Preparation Study
Guide & 220 Practice Questions & Answers, Second Edition
Ginger Levin and J.LeRoy Ward PgMP Exam Practice Test &
Study Guide, Third Edition

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Stakeholder management/engagement
- Identify, plan and manage stakeholder expectations
e) Program Governance
- What Program Governance means
- Develop a Governance plan
- Role of the Governance board
Program Management Supporting processes
a) Communications
b) Financial
c) Procurement
d) Integration
e) Quality
f) Resource
g) Risk
h) Schedule
i) Scope
PgMP exam specications (The Examination Content Outline or
ECO)
a) Importance of the ECO
b) Relationships between the ECO and the standard
How to prepare for the PgMP Examination
a) Prerequisites and eligibility
b) Two steps process
c) The Exam
Mock exam / 170 questions & answers

Course Duration:

The duration of this course is 40 hours, and is

delivered over ve full business days.
Participants can claim 35 PDUs for attending this
course.
By attending this course, candidates will have
satised the prerequisites set forth by PMI for
eligibility to sit for the exam.

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