Program Management: Managing Multiple Projects Successfully
This course aims to enable participants to plan, manage, and control programs that include multiple projects to obtain benefits not available from managing these projects individually. Participating in this course will teach participants how to align the program and its projects with the organization’s strategy, develop program plans, create control mechanisms, and manage internal and external stakeholders.
PrerequisitesNone — open to managers at all levels
5 Days
2 Sessions
Starting from USD 1,500
Available Online
Course Methodology
The course uses interactive techniques, such as brief presentations by the consultant and the participants. The course also features several group exercises and case studies followed by plenary discussions and the use of computer programs for simulation.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Define a program and all its components, as well as identify the role of the program manager
- Produce a plan that aligns the program with the organization's strategy
- Develop the components of program management plans that include scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation and use MS Project as a tool to manage these components
- Identify, analyze, and engage internal and external stakeholders to meet program objectives
- Define the program governance with all its components and formulate metrics and dashboards to report the health of the program
Target Audience
This course has been designed for program managers, senior project managers, and project managers who are managing multiple related projects simultaneously.
Target Competencies
- Program management
- Planning
- Stakeholder management
- Reporting
- Governance
- Developing metrics
Course Outline
- Introduction to Program Management
- Definition of program management
- Roles and responsibilities of the program manager
- Program manager competencies
- Criteria for a successful program management
- Program life cycle phases
- Program management performance domains
- Program Strategy Alignment
- Program business case
- Program charter
- Program roadmap
- Program risk management strategy
- Program benefits management
- Program Management Planning
- Developing the program Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Developing a program schedule
- Program high-level milestones
- Program resource management planning
- Establishing a resource pool
- Program budgeting
- Program cash flow planning
- Program planning using MS Project
- Program Stakeholder Engagement
- Program stakeholder identification
- Program stakeholder analysis
- Choosing a stakeholder engagement approach
- Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix
- Leading program team
- Program Governance
- Program governance functions
- Program approval and endorsement
- Gate reviews
- Program metrics
- Earned value method
- Program dashboard
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