Course Overview.

Expanding on the guidelines outlined in PMI®’s The Standard for Program Management – Third Edition, Project Management Institute, Inc., 2013, this Program Management Fundamentals course explores the breadth of tasks, skills, and interactions expected in the role of a professional program manager.  It provides a complete foundational set of practical tips and hands-on exercises to build expertise and confidence using program management strategies and templates, independent of methodology.

Students are requested to bring their own program information to class to use in developing a personal post-class action plan to take their programs to the next step. This elite course is only offered for groups–inquire for your company!

Duration: 3 days (8 hrs./day)

PDUs: 24

Earn Your PDUs

You worked hard to earn your certification, so don’t let your effort go to waste.  Velociteach is a Registered Education Provider with The Project Management Institute (PMI)®, so not only will you leave our courses with new skills, you’ll have a certificate for PDUs that always meet PMI’s Continuing Certification Requirements.

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Course Benefits and Objectives

Understand:

• Key concepts, including a program, program management fundamentals, benefits realization plan, strategic alignment, program governance, stakeholder engagement, and the program lifecycle
• Program participant roles, including the role of the program manager in managing program benefits and the role of the program governance board
• The value of the program roadmap and how it relates to components plans and schedules
• The phase-gate checklist and how to apply it at appropriate periods in the life of the program
• The key outputs from the 9 supporting processes of program management
• Standards an organization can use as a starting point to add their unique customizations

Learn how to:

• Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of portfolio manager, program manager, and project manager
• Recognize the attributes of successful program managers and assess your current strengths and weaknesses
• Identify the 3 key assets used by the program manager to align the program with corporate strategy
• Evaluate a business case, program plan, and program roadmap for missing elements
• Practice use of the Program Environmental Assessment tool in class
• Create a benefits register and use a checklist to sustain those benefits
• Use a Stakeholder Analysis Grid to effectively categorize and engage program stakeholders
• Use templates for the 9 supporting processes of program management (e.g., program work breakdown structure, program resource requirements, program risk register, program quality policy, etc.)