Update On The PMI Program Management

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Montgomery Chapter MD
Update OnThe PMI Program Management Certification
Nick Clemens, PMP Analytic Risk Management
Inc. 5238 Windmill Lane Columbia, MD
21044 pmmentor_at_verizon.net
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Who Am I?

• Project and Program Manager
• About 25 Years Experience
• Private, Government, and International Experience
• Past President of the Baltimore Chapter
• Region Five Component Mentor
• Member of the PMI 2006 Leadership Masters Class
• President, Analytic Risk Management
• Sole Proprietorship
• Systems Engineering, Project Management
  Mentoring, Training and Consulting
  (pmmentor_at_verizon.net)

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There are no Stupid Questions

• Well almost
• Please interrupt and ask questions as we go

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Outline

• PMI Update
• The Program Management Certification (PgMPSM)
• Context
• Certification Requirements
• Program Management Standard
• Continuing Requirements and Exam Spec
• Questions

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Program Management Certification

• For Individual who lead the coordinated
  management of multiple projects
• Who are ultimately responsible for the success of
  managed programs
• Who have a depth of experience in the field
• For PMIs FAQ see
• http//www.pmi.org/prod/groups/public/documents/in
  fo/pdc_cert_faq_pgmp.asp

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Context of the PgMPSM

• PMI Circa Late 80s Early 90s

1987 PMBOK Guide
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Context of the PgMPSM
Organizations
Projects
People
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Context of the PgMPSM
Organizations
Projects
People
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Context of the PgMPSM

• Three Tiered Certification System
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Program Management Professional (PgMPSM)

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Context of the PgMPSM

• Three Tiered Certification System
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Program Management Professional (PgMPSM)
• Almost Three Tiered System
• Organizational Project Management Maturity Model
  (OPM3)
• User
• Consultant
• Assessor

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Context of the PgMPSM

• Lets Look at Some Other Certification Systems
• Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce
  Improvement Act (DAWIA)
• Level I , Level II and Level III Acquisition
  Program Manager
• American Society for the Advancement of Project
  Management (asapm), US Affiliate of IPMA
• Certified Project Practitioner, Certified Project
  Manager, Certified Senior Project Manager,
  Certified Projects Director
• IPMA Level D, C, B, A (A is the Certified
  Projects Director
• International Project Management Association
  (IPMA) www.ipma.ch

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PgMPSM Certification Requirements

• Eligibility Criteria
• With Baccalaureate Degree of Global Equivalent
• Over 15 Consecutive Years of Experience
• Four Years of Project Management Experience and
• Four Years of Program Management Experience
• Without a College Degree or Global Equivalent
• Over 15 Consecutive Years of Experience
• 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. (8 ½ Month Credit)
• You dont have to be a PMP or CAPM to get a PgMP
• Seehttp//www.pmi.org/prod/groups/public/document
  s/info/pdc_pgmp.asp

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PgMPSM Certification Requirements

• Who is the Project Manager?

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PgMPSM Certification Requirements

• Who is the Program Manager?
• Typically function at the strategic level
• Align multiple projects to optimize achievement
  of goals
• Provide a comprehensive approaches to resource
  allocation across the organization
• They make decision that accomplish strategic
  objectives and support the execution of executive
  level portfolio management
• Initiate Projects, Assign Project Managers, work
  both within and external to their organization in
  managing complex programs that may span
  organizations
• In addition, the program manager should have
  advanced skills in finance, cross-cultural
  awareness, leadership, communication, influence,
  negotiation and conflict resolution.

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PgMPSM Certification Requirements

• Who is the Program Manager?

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PgMPSM Certification Requirements

• Certification Assessments
• Initial Assessment of Competences (Application)
• Review of Education
• Work Experience
• Conducted by the PMI Staff and a Panel of Program
  Managers
• Multiple-choice Exam of situational or
  scenario-based questions
• Final Assessment
• Multi-rater assessment conducted by a team of
  raters selected by the candidate to evaluate
  competence in the program manager work
  environment
• The process will be lengthy and extensive
• PMI has not published PgMPSM Credential Handbook
  yet
• Appeal procedures are in place for the CAPM and
  PMP but not explicitly for the PgMPSM at this
  time.
• See http//www.pmi.org/prod/groups/public/documen
  ts/info/pdc_cert_exam_appeal.asp

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Certification Programs Compared

• CAPM
• Test PMBOK Guide Content Test
• Application Some Applications Audited by PMI
  Staff
• PMP
• Test Based on the PMBOK Guide with situational
  questions dealing with project management
• Application Some Applications Audited by PMI
  Staff
• PgMP
• Test Based on a wide body of knowledge with
  situational and scenario based questions dealing
  with program management
• All applications essentially audited
• Peer Review Process
• OPM3
• Test Focused on OPM3 Materials but may cover,
  project, program and portfolio management.
• All applications essentially audited
• Specific Training Required
• Instructor Peer Review

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Program Management Standard

• Published December 2006
• PMI Global Standard
• (3/5-year cycle)
• Based on the PMBOK
• About 110 Pages
• Its a nice quick read

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Program Management Standard
A program is a group of related projects managed
in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and
control not available from managing them
individually. Programs may include elements of
related work (e.g., ongoing operations) outside
the scope of the discrete projects in a program.
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Program Management Standard
A portfolio is a collection of projects or
programs and other work that are grouped together
to facilitate effective management of that work
to meet strategic business objectives. The
projects or programs of the portfolio may not
necessarily be interdependent or directly
related.
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Program Management Standard

• Section I Program Management Framework
• Introduction (What is Program Management)
• Program Life Cycle and Organization
• Section II (The Standard)
• Program Management Processes
• Eight Appendices and a Glossary
• Examples of Organizational Structures
• Comparison to other PMI Standards
• Glossary
• About 110 Pages

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PDU Requirements

• Looks a lot like the PMP Continuing Certification
  Requirements (CCR)
• Must Acquire and Report a minimum of 60 PDUs
• Three-year Cycle
• Holders of both the PMP and PgMP will work on a
  single Three-year Cycle consisting of a single 60
  PDU requirement

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Examination Specification

• Still in Draft Form and has not been released
• In June 2006 an Exam Specification was circulated
  for comment
• The exam will be a multiple-choice exam
• Domains covered may include
• Defining the Program
• Initiating the Program
• Executing the Program
• Controlling the Program
• Closing the Program

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Questions?
Any Questions or Comments?
Nick Clemens, PMP Region 5 Component
Mentor Analytic Risk Management Inc. 5238
Windmill Lane Columbia, MD 21044 pmmentor_at_verizon.
net