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P M I - Region 5By Nick Clemens, PMP

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Update On

The PMI Program Management

Certification

Metrolina Chapter

Nick Clemens, PMPAnalytic Risk Management Inc.

5238 Windmill Lane

Columbia, MD 21044

[email protected]




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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

• Past Region Five Component Mentor

• Graduate of the PMI 2006 Leadership Masters Class

• President, Analytic Risk Management

– Sole Proprietorship

– Systems Engineering, Project Management Mentoring, Training and Consulting ([email protected])




There are no Stupid Questions

• Well almost…

– Please interrupt and ask questions as we go

Last summer on a trip to Albuquerque NM, I

couldn't find my luggage at the airport

baggage area. So I went to the lost luggage

counter and told the person there that my

bags never showed up. The clerk smiled and

very competently said, “not to worry I am a

trained professional and you are in good

hands. Now, has your plane arrived yet?”




Outline

• PMI Update

• The Program Management Certification (PgMPSM)

• Context

• Certification Requirements

• Program Management Standard

• Continuing Requirements and Exam Spec

• Questions




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 PMI’s FAQ see:http://www.pmi.org/CareerDevelopment/Pages/Our-Credentials.aspx#pgmp




Context of the PgMPSM

Projects PeopleOrganizations




Program Management Standard

• Published December 2006

• PMI Global Standard

• (3/5-year cycle)

• Based on the PMBOK

• About 110 Pages

• It’s a nice quick read





• 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





Portfolio

Program Program Project

TasksProject Project

Task 1

Task 2

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.





Portfolio

Program Program Project

TasksProject Project

Task 1

Task 2

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.





• Three Tiered Certification System

– Certified Associate in Project Management

(CAPM®)

– Project Management Professional (PMP®)

– Program Management Professional (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




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





• 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




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 don’t have to be a PMP or CAPM to get a PgMP• See:http://www.pmi.org/prod/groups/public/documents/info/pdc_pgmp.asp





• Who is the Project Manager?





• 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.





• Who is the Program Manager?





• 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/documents/info/pdc_cert_exam_appeal.asp




Examination Specification

• Available from PMI

• Basic Contents of the Exam– The exam will be multiple-choice

• 170 Questions of which 150 will be scored

• Four Hours

– Domains covered include• Defining the Program 14%

• Initiating the Program 12%

• Planning the Program 20%

• Executing the Program 25%

• Controlling the Program 21%

• Closing the Program 8%




Certification Timeline

Slide 23




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




Questions?

Any Questions or

Comments??

Nick Clemens, PMP

Region 5 Component Mentor

Analytic Risk Management Inc.

5238 Windmill Lane

Columbia, MD 21044

[email protected]

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