PgMP® Exam Preparation

PgMP® Exam Preparation Course for Programme Management Excellence.

This Course is Perfect for:

• Joining the project management elite with a world class accreditation
• Increasing your chances of passing the PgMP® Accreditation Exam first time.

You Will Learn to:

• Recognise the types of questions on the PgMP® exam
• Describe PMI®'s perspective on how programme management is conducted
• Describe how to set up a professional programme including the themes of benefits management, stakeholder management, and governance management
• Describe how to manage a programme from initiation through closing
• Complete practice exams, giving you confidence in your understanding of the concepts and approach used in the PgMP® exam
• Be able to recall and apply the mathematical formulas that will appear on the exam
• Evaluate many more "best" answers, rather than just "right" answers
• Determine what approach to use when you do not know the answer to the exam question
• Design the study approach best suited for your preparation
• Discuss major themes and issues for each topic area

Course Overview

Developed with the input of certified Programme Management Professionals, ESI's PgMP® preparation class provides learners with an excellent foundation for understanding the nuances and details of the Project Management Institute's PgMP® certification exam. This course will focus your studies on the information that you will need in order to successfully prepare for and pass the PgMP® certification exam. This course is not designed to instruct you in the basics of programme management, but instead to comprehensively review those concepts and guide you on the language and approach taken in the PgMP ®exam.

Course Topics

1. Foundations of Programme Management
   1. Positioning programmes, portfolios, projects & programme management
   2. Programme governance
   3. The role of the PMO & the programme manager
   4. The programme life-cycle
   5. Introduction to programme management processes & process groups
   6. Introduction to the 9 programme management knowledge areas
   7. Applying the life-cycle to each of the knowledge areas, & to benefits management
   8. Explanation of the concepts of PMI®'s delineation of the role of Programme manager, on which the remaining six modules are based
2. Defining the Programme
   1. Establishing programme governance procedures
   2. The position of programme definition in the programme life-cycle
   3. The place of programmes in an organisation
   4. Programme selection & creating a business case
   5. Initial programme planning
   6. Defining the overall programme scope
   7. Preliminary financial planning
   8. Working with stakeholders
   9. Principles of governance
   10. Domain-specific certification exam-style questions
3. Initiating the Programme
   1. Initiating & the life-cycle phases involved
   2. Initiating the programme
   3. Establishing governance
   4. Determining the financial framework
   5. Creating the core team
   6. Identifying & working with programme stakeholders
   7. Linking benefits to current plans
   8. Domain-specific certification exam-style questions
4. Planning the Programme
   1. Planning & the life-cycle phases involved
   2. Planning for all of the main areas; benefits, stakeholders, programme scope & work scope, communications, scheduling, financial management, resources & programme infrastructure, quality, risk, procurement
   3. Creating the programme management plan with considerations on transitioning the outcomes
   4. Domain-specific certification exam-style questions
5. Executing the Programme
   1. Controlling & the life-cycle phases involved
   2. Controlling changes within the programme
   3. Monitoring & controlling progress
   4. Controlling scope
   5. Controlling the schedule
   6. Financial & cost control
   7. Benefits management
   8. The role of governance oversight
   9. Controlling resources
   10. Managing issues & risks
   11. Reporting status
   12. Domain-specific certification exam-style questions
6. Controlling the Programme
   1. Closing & the life-cycle phases involved
   2. What formal programme closure involves
   3. Stakeholder communications
   4. Lessons learned
   5. Closing all outstanding contracts
   6. Transition & ensuring benefits sustainment
   7. Domain-specific certification exam-style questions