Program Management Professional (PgMP)

Course Category : Project Management

In the midst of enterprise-wide transformation, this course delivers an advanced, practical framework to manage multi-project programs and align them with strategic priorities—equipping you with governance tools and benefits measurement to realize tangible value and sustain results.
Duration: 5 Intensive Training Days
Level: Advanced (PgMP Exam Readiness)

Introduction

This course provides an integrated approach to program management based on global best practices, from establishment and strategic alignment, through program governance, benefit, risk, and funding management, to change leadership and PgMP readiness. The program relies on case studies, real-life scenarios and exercises that simulate senior management decisions to develop leadership and execution competencies in highly complex environments..

Targeted Specializations

Program managers and senior project managers.
Portfolio managers and PMO professionals.
Executives and enterprise transformation leaders.
Consultants leading large-scale change initiatives.
Candidates pursuing the PgMP certification.

Targeted Skills

Program governance and strategic alignment.
Benefits management and advanced performance metrics.
Stakeholder communication, negotiation, and alignment.
Risk stewardship, financial management, and resource optimization.
Change leadership and lifecycle orchestration.
PgMP exam readiness per global standards.

Expected Outcomes

Define program management and distinguish it from project/portfolio in value terms.
Design governance structures that ensure compliance, efficiency, and fast decisions.
Align program objectives with enterprise priorities and craft measurable benefits maps.
Build comprehensive stakeholder communication plans for multi-level ecosystems.
Implement program-level risk frameworks and effective response strategies.
Optimize budgets and resources across interdependent projects.

Training Topics Index

Program definition, lifecycle, and differentiation from projects/portfolios.
Building a program business case and enterprise value map.
Foundational governance. program charter, roles, and accountabilities.
Selecting methods and tools for multi-project environments.

Mapping stakeholder power/interests and purposeful segmentation.
Designing tiered engagement and communication plans.
Governance policies, compliance, and agile decision pathways.
Measuring governance effectiveness and navigating global/virtual challenges.

Benefits framework. definition, metrics, validation.
Scorecards/dashboards for progress and dependency visibility.
Program-level earned value and variance response.
Phase gates, knowledge transfer, and benefits closure.

Program-level risk taxonomy and dynamic registers.
High-impact response strategies and constraint management.
Budgeting, ROI analysis, and investment trade-offs.
Funding, procurement strategies, and financial exposure control.

Leading in complexity. culture, politics, and influence.
Change frameworks, buy-in, and resistance management.
Decision labs and real-world simulations.
PgMP study plan. domains, mind maps, and practice banks.

Course Features

Modern and practical content
Real-world examples and leadership exercises
Pre- and post-course assessments to measure impact
Accredited certificate with QR code verification

Program Management Professional (PgMP)