Free Short Course: Program Management Professional

This short course covers sections of our subject MGI518 Program Management which is an elective subject in the Master of Project Management and Master of Management (IT) degrees at Charles Sturt University.

The MGI518 Program Management subject is based on the Project Management Institute’s current Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification and this short course was aimed at helping you prepare to undertake it..

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Difficulty ■■■ ■ Advanced More Info High-level short course where prior knowledge is likely required to get the most out of the course. Content may be at Masters level or cover part of a postgraduate subject Duration 5 Weeks Enrolled 8,828 students Cost Free!

Course Schedule

Module 1: Integrating Projects into Programs

Project interrelationships

Strategic coordination

Program management office Module 2: Time, Cost, Quality and Resources Management Time and other resources

Cost and budget

Quality and outputs Module 3: Program/Portfolio Integration Portfolio management

Project hierarchy and alignment

Program/portfolio comparisons Module 4: Governance

Corporate governance

Program governance

Portfolio governance Assessment: Exam Week Free, open-book online test

Course Information Q&A

Who is the target audience for this course?

The course is aimed at project managers, and anyone who is interested in program management.

Who presents the webinars?

This short course was developed by Brenton Burchmore. Brenton is our senior industry based project management lecturer. He was initially contracted to develop the industry subjects in our Graduate Certificate in Professional Sales but has now branched out to running project management subjects. During 2000 – 2007, Brenton employed and trained a team of project managers for an IT company in Sydney implementing national VPN solutions. He also oversaw the replacement of the business workflow, provisioning and project management software whilst re-engineering all the project-related processes and replacing all policy procedures relating to this. Since then he has provided ad-hoc project management training to national companies like HiFert and ANZ Bank, whilst also managing a number of large scale and long term projects.

Philip Hosking (guest lecturer): Philip has many years’ experience in principal management consulting and program director roles, including establishing and managing enterprise/portfolio program offices. He has delivered multi-million dollar, full life-cycle programs from both a business and IT perspective and we were delighted when he agreed to join us as an industry-based lecturer in project management in 2013. Philip’s qualifications include a Master in Engineering (Systems), Bachelor of Engineering (Aero), and a Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training.

Is there a final exam?

Yes — the short course exam will be a timed, open book exam that you will sit at your computer.

Do I get a completion certificate if I complete the course?

Yes — provided you receive a pass mark (50% or over) for course assessment, which comprises the exam and any available participation marks.

Will the course qualify me for university credit?

Yes — successful completion of three or more of our short courses will qualify you for one credit for an industry elective subject in our postgraduate courses. Click here for further details.

Will I need to purchase any study materials to complete the course?

No — all essential materials will be supplied.

Will the webinars be recorded?

Yes — all webinars are recorded and you will be able to access them, and all other free course materials, by registering for the course.