PMI Program Management Professional® (PgMP®)

Prove your ability to oversee and manage simultaneous projects and their resources on this globally recognised PMI PgMP^® course. You’ll gain advanced program management knowledge and become more effective in the implementation of multiple projects.

Learn how to efficiently group projects to achieve more organisational success than if they were managed separately.

Define, create and manage successful programmes

You’ll cover PMI’s model for programme management practices - a framework that concisely and comprehensively describes programme management regardless of business, industry or size of organisation.

On this PgMP course you’ll learn:

• Strategic programme management
• Initiating, planning and executing a programme
• Controlling and monitoring programme processes
• Transition plan execution and programme closing

PgMP is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Domain 1: Strategic Programme Management

• Identifying opportunities and benefits that achieve the organisation’s strategic objectives through programme implementation.

Domain 2: Programme Life Cycle

• Initiating: Defining the programme and constituent projects, and obtaining agreement from stakeholders.
• Planning: Defining programme scope and developing the program, including all constituent projects, and all activities that occur within the program.
• Executing: Performing work necessary to achieve the program’s objectives and deliver the program’s benefits.
• Controlling: Monitoring progress, updating programme plans as required, managing change and risk.
• Closing: Finalizing all programme activities, including all constituent projects, executing transition plan, archiving, obtaining approvals and reporting.

Domain 3: Benefits Management

• Defining, creating, maximising and sustaining the benefits provided by programs.

Domain 4: Stakeholder Management

• Capturing stakeholder needs and expectations, gaining and maintaining stakeholder support, and mitigating / channeling opposition.

Domain 5: Governance

• Establishing processes and procedures for maintaining proactive programme management oversight and decision-making support for applicable policies and practices throughout the entire programme management lifecycle.

The framework contains 72 tasks and a core list of 126 knowledge and skills applicable across all domains.

This accelerated course will prepare you to sit your PgMP^® exam; the exam is not included.

The PMI PgMP (Program Management Professional)^® four hour exam consists of 170 multiple-choice questions.

Note: the exam fee is not included in the course cost.

Once you have gained your certification - to maintain your PgMP, you must earn 60 professional development units (PDUs) every three years.

Prior to being eligible to take the PgMP exam, the delegate must first apply to PMI for a PgMP Panel Review which will assess the delegate’s professional experience. Once the delegate has passed the panel review, they will be eligible to take the PgMP exam. This process takes approximately 60 days to complete.

Program Management Professional (PgMP), PgMP is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

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Please note: Your exam fee is not included in the course price. The exam must be requested and paid directly to PMI. This should be done at least 21 days before the course starts.

PgMP is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

To apply for the PgMP^® certification, you need to have either:

• A secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree, or the global equivalent), with at least four years (6,000 hours) of project management experience (or PMP) and seven years (10,500 hours) of program management experience within the last 15 years.
• A four-year degree (bachelor’s degree or the global equivalent), with at least four years (6,000 hours) of project management experience (or PMP) and four years (6,000 hours) of program management experience within the last 15 years.

If you have not gained enough experience in project and program management to meet these eligibility requirements, consider the Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification.

Project Management Professional (PMP) and PgMP are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

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