IBM
IBM Program Manager Professional Certificate
IBM

IBM Program Manager Professional Certificate

Get job-ready as a program manager in 3-4 months. Prepare for the PMI-PgMP certification exam and while building essential skills and experience you can talk about in interviews.

John Rofrano
IBM Skills Network Team
Daniel C. Yeomans

Instructors: John Rofrano

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Beginner level

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4 months
at 8 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Stay current with the latest principles, tools, and terminology used by program managers in their day-to-day roles.

  • Develop skills to effectively track and manage programs and adapt to challenges throughout the program management lifecycle.

  • Implement Agile with adaptive planning, iterative development, and continuous improvement to deliver value and boost customer satisfaction.

  • Apply your knowledge to real-world projects, creating a portfolio that highlights your skills while preparing for the PMI-PgMP certification exam.

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September 2024

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Professional Certificate - 6 course series

What you'll learn

  • The basics of the program management lifecycle, domains, terminologies, and stakeholder collaboration in just 2 weeks.

  • About program manager career options and supporting certifications, plus you’ll create a skills development plan to help you toward your goal.

  • A good understanding of program manager roles and responsibilities and the skills and knowledge required for a successful career.

  • Introductory program management skills reinforced through interactive exercises and a final project.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Program Management Lifecycle
Category: Leadership
Category: PMI-PgMP
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Program Management

What you'll learn

  • Essential, highly sought-after program manager skills for aligning strategic program initiatives with organizational goals.

  • The three phases of the program lifecycle, program manager responsibilities, and how to create a comprehensive, effective program management plan. 

  • What a program manager does with respect to framework, strategy, and planning, including benefits realization and value creation processes.

  • Risk management strategies that minimize program uncertainties, reinforced through practical hands-on labs and interactive exercises.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management Triangle
Category: Program Delivery
Category: Program Planning
Category: Project Triangle
Category: Program Portfolio
Category: Program Closure

Introduction to Agile Development and Scrum

Course 311 hours4.9 (1,923 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Adopt the 5 practices of Agile, a subset of DevOps: small batches, minimum viable product, pair programming, behavior- and test-driven development.

  • Write good user stories, estimate and assign story points and track stories using a kanban board. Incorporate Scrum artifacts, events, and benefits.

  • Create and refine a product backlog using the sprint planning process. Produce potentially shippable product increments with every iteration.

  • Create burndown charts to forecast the ability to meet a sprint goal. Use metrics to enhance performance, productivity, and client satisfaction.

Skills you'll gain

Category: PMI-PgMP Domains
Category: PMI-PgMP Certification
Category: Program Management
Category: Certification Exam

What you'll learn

  • Key skills in program manager stakeholder engagement and program governance in just one month that will catch the eye of employers

  • How to analyze stakeholder needs, develop communication strategies, and ensure alignment across the program and team

  • How to effectively manage the financial aspects of program management, including budgeting, cost control, and resource allocation

  • The principles of effective governance and how to adhere to the PMI’s ethical standards

Skills you'll gain

Category: PMI Code of Conduct
Category: Program Change Management
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Program Collaboration
Category: Program Resource Management

Program Manager Capstone

Course 512 hours

What you'll learn

  • Get valuable hands-on program management experience you can talk about in interviews and showcase in your portfolio.

  • Demonstrate your ability to effectively plan a program to include scope, schedule, budget, communications, risk, and benefits

  • Apply a scenario to develop supporting program delivery and closure documents

  • Get tips and guidance on how to enhance your resume, develop your personal portfolio, and improve your job search outcomes

Skills you'll gain

Category: Benefits planning
Category: Program Lifecycle
Category: Strategic alignment
Category: Performance domains
Category: Program Management

What you'll learn

  • Summarize PMI-PgMP certification process and cover the education and experience requirements, the complete sign-up and testing process, and costs

  • Explain the test domains, detailing the five domains of the PMI-PgMP test and the percentage of questions from each domain

  • Provide additional study materials and effective test-taking strategies

  • Simulate the PMI-PgMp test by including a 30-question ungraded practice test and a 170-question graded mock examination

Skills you'll gain

Category: Kanban
Category: Zenhub
Category: Scrum Methodology
Category: Agile Software Development
Category: Sprint Planning

Instructors

IBM Skills Network Team
IBM
57 Courses981,772 learners
Daniel C. Yeomans
SkillUp EdTech
22 Courses62,454 learners
Skill-Up EdTech Team
SkillUp EdTech
60 Courses101,274 learners

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