PgMP^® Certification Exam Prep Course

International Institute of Project Management (IIPM^®), a Global Registered Education Provider (REP) of PMI^®, USA is conducting PgMP^® Exam Prep Course (Public / Corporate / Online) in the week ends / weekdays  covering knowledge and skills in all 6-process areas of PgMP^® specification requirements. This course fulfills the 40 PDUs/education of training with special emphasis on Program Management. The below modules of the PgMP^® Exam Prep Course offered by IIPM highlight and explain briefly the overall course structure.

 PgMP^® Eligibility Requirements

With Baccalaureate Degree or the Global Equivalent

Over the last 15 consecutive years, candidate must have at least:

• Four years of project management experience.

                                  And

• Four years of program management experience.

Without Baccalaureate Degree or the Global Equivalent

Over the last 15 consecutive years, candidate must have at least:

• Four years of project management experience.

                                  And

• Seven years of program management experience.

* Candidates who have obtained degrees from a University that has been accredited by PMI through the Global Accreditation Center program will receive a 1,500 hour reduction in the amount of program management experience required for eligibility.

Who Should Attend

 CEOs, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), Chief Purchase Officers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Project managers, Chief Operations Officers (COOs), Program Managers, Project Managers, Project Engineers, Design Engineers,  Portfolio Managers, Assistant General Managers, Program Managers, Vice Presidents, General Managers, Deputy General Managers, Assistant, Vice Presidents, Group Vice Presidents, Project Managements Consultants, Venture Capitalists, Bankers, Financial Analysts, Chartered Accountants,  Project Leaders, Administrators, Industrial Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Project Coordinators, Operating Managers, Functional Managers, Information Technology Professionals, Software Architect, Quality & Testing Project Engineers, Civil/Mechanical/Electrical Engineers, Procurement Specialists, Event Mangers, R&D Managers, others involved directly or indirectly with Program & Project Management.
 

Key Deliverables 

The web based self study online PgMP^® course consists of the following excellent deliverables. Some of the key deliverables are:

• Program Maturity Assessment - GAP assessment on Program Management practices which presents the gap in knowledge of participants to put them in the right frame of mind about their current awareness of Program Management Knowledge irrespective of field / experience.
   

• Excellent Training Materials mostly aligned to PMI's the Examination Specifications for Program Management Professional, Program Management Knowledge Area of PMBOK^® Guide - 4th Edition.
   

• PgMP^® Exam Prep Course Practice Online Question Bank: 500 Q&A. Users can take as many mock tests as needed using our Online Question Bank to reinforce knowledge and increase confidence level.
   

• PgMP^® Exam Prep Course oriented Tips & Traps- A very useful deliverable
   

• PgMP^® Exam Prep Course Process-wise Questions Distribution pattern - A very good input.
   

• Industry oriented Practical Tips - Tips that carry lots of practical use.
   

• IIPMPMPCERT-Yahoo group - Free Subscription to all IIPM Patrons to exchange news and views about PM- A very useful group of 1250 PM Professionals from around world for discussion, doubts, templates, tips etc on Project Risk Management.
   

• CASE STUDY on Program Management applying the skills learned to a sample IT / Construction / Manufacturing project - Conducted at the end of the course - which has boosted the confidence of the participants to apply the learned concepts to practical use.
   

• Access to PMI's the Examination Specifications for Program Management Professional, Draft PMI's Practice Standard for Project Management, PMBOK^® Guide -2004 ,4th Edition and Internationally famous Project Planning, Program Management specific books. This facilities available at IIPM Chennai Library only.
   

• Access to an excellent library with 250 International books on Project / Portfolio / Program Management. The library can be used for further study related Situational Questions on exam and for references / research work on any topic in Program Management.
   

• 40 PDUs/Education in Program Management for Online Web based Education / Contact Hours Certificate.
   

The Program Structure
Program  Management Professional - Exam Process Areas
 

  The course covers the knowledge of and the skills as per Program Management knowledge area aligned to  PMBOK^® Guide 4th Edition and Exam Specification for Program Management

      A.  PgMP^®  Exam Specification Materials :
 

• Chapter I: Defining the Program
  This chapter broadly covers  topics like : Enterprise Strategic Plan, Target Market & Customer Needs, Vision and Mission, Business / Organization Objectives, Strategic Planning  , Data/financial Analysis Techniques , Benefit Measurement Techniques , Risk Analysis,  etc.
   

• Chapter II: Initiating the Program
  This chapter broadly covers  topics like : Information gathering technique, Program Mission Statement, Program/Project Chartering, Communication Techniques, Stakeholder Management,  etc.
   

• Chapter III: Planning the Program
  This chapter broadly covers  topics like : Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Requirement Analysis, How to Develop Preliminary Scope Statement , Resource Leveling, Brainstorming,  Program Work Breakdown Structure (PWBS) ,  etc.
   

• Chapter IV: Executing the Program
  This chapter broadly covers  topics like : Company Organization, Matrix Management, Training Methodologies, Problem Solving Techniques, Motivational Techniques, Decision Making , etc.
  
   

• Controlling the Program
  This chapter broadly covers  topics like : Earned Value Analysis , Quality Management Tools, Quality Control, Change Management, Risk Mitigation Strategies , Root-Cause Analysis, Risk Management, etc.
  
   

•  Closing the Program
  This chapter broadly covers  topics like : Closing Theory & Techniques, Post Project Review, Performance Reporting,  etc.
  
   

Part 3: Explanatory guide to Practice Standard for Program Management

Part 4: Tools/Templates For Project Risk Management

Case Study 1 : Managing Risk On Global Projects

Case Study 2 : Managing Risk On Capital Projects

Case Study 3 : Risk Management in Design Build
 

Part 9 : GLOSSARY

Many important terms related to Program Management are explained here.

Duration: 90 days (3 Months) with 24 X 7 access with limited Email and Telephone Support.

Course Fee: US$700

Course Lead Facilitator / Faculty Profile:

Mr. O. Arivazhagan, B.E (Honors), PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, MBB, CFM (HFI, USA)

Mr. O. Arivazhagan, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP^®) , a certified Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP^SM), Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) from PMI^®, USA, a Master Black Belt in Six Sigma (MBB), and a Honors graduate in Civil Engineering from University of Madras has, in total, 23 years of cumulative professional experience in Domestic & International EPC/Turnkey Projects, Software projects, and in conducting Project Management Training programs. He has successfully organized & conducted more than 25,000 person-hours of training(http://www.iipmchennai.com/feedback1.html) in project management around the globe and is a frequent speaker on project management in various corporate, forums/conferences around the world (http://www.iipmchennai.com/Archive.html). He has Managed, Estimated, Designed, Planned, Tendered, Coordinated, Executed projects in various capacities and has handled projects in Industrial, Power sector/ Software fields worth more than US$ 100 million in countries including India, Saudi Arabia and UAE. He has developed/managed software projects for the automation of Industrial structures, Foundation design, Preprocessors for Tower Analysis, CAD fabrication drawings in Auto LISP/VBA/ BASIC. He has managed and implemented large ERP projects for construction project companies. He was General Manager of a large contracting company in the middle-east. He is an active member of PMI®, USA.

  He was on the Board of Directors of PMI's DPC-SIG in the capacity of Vice Chair: Marketing for the period of 2001 to 2004. Also
Mr. Arivazhagan is one the leaders in the DPC Leaders' group. He has delivered several lectures/training programs on Project Management in India, Middle-East, and Asia-pacific & USA. He is an active user of MS Project 2003. He enjoys teaching/training/consulting and his areas of interests/ specializations are Construction Project Management, Software Project Management & Event/Movie Projects Management.

  Mr. Arivazhagan is a certified film maker/director from Hollywood Film Institute, Los Angeles, USA. His vision is to introduce project management principles and techniques in Movie projects to manage movie projects" on time and within budget”
(www.idm-madras.com).

  Mr. Arivazhagan is also a social activist and is interested in helping the poor and underprivileged in whatever way he can. (http://www.iipmchennai.com/ss.html)

Mr. Arivazhagan is one of Founding Directors of PMI® Chennai Chapter. See chapter.pmi.org/chennai/newletter.html.

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