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Program Management for IT Professionals

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In this course, learn how to successfully manage a large program of IT projects—from the planning stages to its release—by learning the foundation of program management.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Program management at a high level
  • What you should already know
1. Program Management Overview
  • What is program management?
  • What is the role of a program manager?
  • What skills and traits should program managers possess?
  • Careers in program management
2. Program Concept Development
  • Developing your program concept
  • Building a business case
  • Creating a program charter
  • What about a program slide deck?
  • Putting it all together: Program concept development
3. Program Planning
  • Making your program the top priority
  • Monitoring progress using key performance metrics
  • Selecting methodologies
  • Setting program standards
  • Identifying and managing stakeholders
  • Building and managing a team of teams
  • Managing the RACI matrix and reporting structures
  • Managing scope, schedule, and budget changes
  • Managing risks and issues
  • Putting it all together: Program planning
4. Program Execution and Control
  • Kicking off your program
  • Dashboards and reports
  • Managing interdependencies
  • Providing leadership to your teams
  • Putting it all together: Program execution and control
5. Program Closure
  • Closing your program
  • Capturing lessons learned
  • Project closures
  • Implementing continuous improvement
  • Finalizing your program
  • Putting it all together: Program closure
Conculsion
  • Open to change

Taught by

Hubbert Smith

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4.7 rating at LinkedIn Learning based on 348 ratings

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