Program Management Workshops

PM301: Mastering the Fundamentals of Program Management

Who should attend:

• All project and program managers
• Business unit managers who will receive and utilize the deliverables of technical programs
• Technical professionals in training and organization development roles

Objectives:

1. To prepare project and program managers to lead change effectively and efficiently in their organizations, and in particular,
2. To prepare to fully integrate program and project deliverables into the day-to-day operation of the business
3. To provide assessment information that managers can use to build their competence in change leadership

Contents:

1. What is a Business Program?
2. How are Program and Project Management related?
3. Using Program Management to fulfill the vision and/or strategy of the organization
4. The traditional Program life cycle: 
5. The Phases in a Program: Innovation, Concept, Development, Execution, Evaluation, Retirement
6. Tools and Techniques of Program Management: Don’t leave home without them
7. Assessment: What are your organization’s strengths and weakness in program management?

Holland & Davis Holland & Davis Texts:

• Fundamentals of Program Management by Mat Matecko and Jim Vinci
• Idiot’s Guide for Project Management by Michael Campbell
• Change is the Rule: Practical Action for Change On Target, On Time, and On Budget by Winford E Holland, WinHope Press.

Duration:

• One to three days (plus one to two day training lab if desired)
  

PM302: Implementing a Program Management Office

• Business and IT Program Managers
• Business and IT Program personnel who will be assigned to Program Management roles
• Senior managers whose businesses require project and program management support
• Finance and Human Resource executives who will provide resource support to programs

Objectives:

1. To prepare business and Program managers to build a Program Management function and structure in their organization
2. To build appreciation of the need for a Program and Project Management methodology
3. To provide assessment information that managers can use to build an organizational competence in Program Management

Contents:

1. Project Office vs. Program Office: What is the difference?
2. Organizational structure for a Program office; where does the program office fit on the organization chart?
3. Functions of the Program Office
4. Work processes for a Program Office
5. Tools and techniques for a Program Office
6. Staffing a Program Office and building professional competences to operate the office
7. Assessment: What is your company’s readiness level for Program Management and a Program Management Office?

Holland & Davis Holland & Davis Texts:

• Fundamentals of Program Management by Mat Matecko and Jim Vinci
• Idiot’s Guide for Project Management by Michael Campbell
• Change is the Rule: Practical Action for Change On Target, On Time, and On Budget by Winford E Holland, WinHope Press.

Duration:

• One to three days (plus one to two day training lab if desired)

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