Old Dominion University, in partnership with Reed Integration, Inc., presents a certificate program in program management. Each Class has 24 contact hours/ 2.4 CEU"s.
This certificate program will not only recognize you as a program leader but also prepare you for certification for the Project Management Institute"s (PMI), newest credential, Program Management Professional (PgMPSM). The courses provide the concepts, methodologies, and analytical techniques necessary to manage and lead a program effectively.
Program Benefits
Learn the skills of the effective program manager, including how to manage a complex team (project managers, operational leads, marketing teams, executives, clients, partners and suppliers)
Discover proven practices and processes that navigate through the phases of the program life cycle (initiation, planning, implementation and ongoing operations)
Coordinate the management of interdependent projects and efforts over a time period to successfully achieve a set of business goals.
Prepare you to sit for the PgMPSM exam.
Strength of our Program:
Instructors with extensive program management experience.
Results oriented learning. All training focuses on practical, on-the-job applications.
Eligibility to apply for graduate credit at Old Dominion University.
Customized schedule formats for on-site training.
6 Mandatory Courses
1 Fundamentals of Program Management
What is a program?
What is program management?
The relationship between program management and project management.
Program manager roles and responsibilities.
Program manager core competencies.
The program life cycle.
Program governance across the life cycle.
2 Integration Management
Initiate a program and authorize projects
Develop the program management plan
Direct and manage program execution
Implement integrated change control
Close the program
3 The Art of Managing Managers
Understanding the program team.
Critical factors for program team success.
The Program Management Office (PMO).
Leading leaders.
4 Program Management for Improved Business Results
Aligning programs with business strategy.
Program management as a competitive advantage.
The program strike zone.
Program management metrics.
The program dashboard.
5 Contract Management
Dispute resolution / tactics in negotiations
Setting objectives
Change clauses and formal change orders
Pricing of adjustments
6 Advanced Program Management - Capstone Course
Participants implement skills learned throughout the program courses, and prepare to pass the PgMPSM examination. At the end of this course students will be able to:
Evaluate their strengths and weaknesses in applications of the Standard for Program Management topics and concepts.
Assess how prepared they are to take and pass the PgMPSM examination.