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Course Description:

This course explains the difference between projects and programs. Program management isn’t just about managing interrelated projects but rather managing programs to maximize benefits realization while ensuring that programs and their component projects are aligned with organizational strategy and overall strategic objectives. This course will help increase your effectiveness and efficiency as a program manager in achieving the strategic value of a program and recognize benefits management and realization as the primary responsibility of a program manager.

This course is intended for senior project and program managers who manage a program or multiple projects. It is based on the current PMI 4th edition of the Standard for Program Management.

Course Format: Online Lecture with discussions, and exercises

Length of Course: 3 days

Course Outline:

• Introduction to Program Management
• Strategic Program Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Benefits Management
• Role of Governance
• Program Life Cycle
• Program Transition and Closure

Mandatory and/or desirable pre-requisites:

• Individuals who:
  • Manage multiple, related projects in a coordinated way
  • Meet the program and project experience requirements

Course Instructor:

The course is presented by Greta Blash, Owner of Facilitated Methods in partnership with the PMI Phoenix Chapter.

Greta Blash PgMP, PMP, PBA, ACP, CDAP

Greta Blash is a certified PMI Program (PgMP^®) and Project Manager Professional (PMP^®) with extensive experience as an executive and consulting IT professional, both domestically and internationally. Her areas of experience include Program Management, Project Management, Agile/Scrum, CRM, Data Warehousing/Business Intelligence and Application System Development.

Greta is certified as a PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP^®) and most recently has become a Certified Disciplined Agile Practitioner (CDAP).  She is also a PMI Professional Business Analyst (PMI-PBA^®) and has taught certification courses worldwide for the last 12 years. She has also served as V.P. of Education and Programs for at the PMI Southern Nevada Chapter (PMI-SNC), and Director of Military Outreach for PMI-SD, PMI-OC, PMI-LA and PMI-CIE.  She has held various SME roles supporting PMI Region 7 since 2012 as well as a frequent reviewer of PMI Publications.