Overview

One of the great challenges of the 21st century is managing large scale work efforts. Increasingly, managers find themselves in situations where they are responsible for carrying out project implementations that are far larger and more complex than in the past.

This course goes beyond standard project management theory and practice to examine what it takes to manage truly major programmatic efforts. Because virtually all of the principal tools of program management emerged in the government sector, the course looks at the government’s approach to managing programs, including guidance from OMB Circular A-109 (Major System Acquisition), A-11 (Budget Cycle), ANSI/EIA 649 and Mil-Hdbk-61A (Configuration Management), Mil-Hdbk-881 (WBS construction), ANSI/748 (Earned Value Management), and the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). It illustrates principles and practices with real world examples, including: specific military programs, space programs, the Hong Kong airport project, a $1.3 billion project to develop telecommunications infrastructure in a major company, programs to revamp computer networking capabilities in global firms.

Objectives

To learn the tools and techniques to help people manage large, complex programs over their life cycle. Attention focuses on managing portfolios of multiple projects, establishing a program office, and understanding program management principles espoused by the US government.

PMBOK Knowledge Areas

• Project Human Resource Management
• Project Integration Management
• Project Time Management
• Project Scope Management
• Project Quality Management
• Project Communications Management
• Project Cost Management
• Project Risk Management
• Project Procurement Management

Instruction

• Course modules containing cutting-edge knowledge developed by renowned experts in project management
• Course readings: A set of key program management documents
• "Think and Review" section that helps you review key points of the modules
• Answers to the "Think and Review" section
• A final exam which contains multiple choice and true/false questions
• Certificate of Completion, which makes students eligible for 30 PDU credits (given upon exam completion).

What You Will Learn

• The management implications of the program life cycle, including the acquisition phase, project phase, and post-project operations and maintenance
• How to manage a portfolio of interrelated projects over time
• How to organize major programs, focusing especially on the role of the program office
• How to manage the contracting process, contractors, and subcontractors
• The central role of documentation for managing complexity
• Key tools as they apply to managing major programs, including: integrated cost/schedule control with earned value management, change control with configuration management, and different approaches to program acquisition management.

Take a Course

This course costs $990. You can begin the course today, with no application necessary. There are four easy ways to sign up:

• Secure Online Payment (VISA, Master & American Express)
• Registration Form [Word]. Mail the form with your check to: UMT, 1901 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209-1609.
• Fax the form to us at (703) 516-0985.
• Register by phone at (703) 516-0035.

Once the payment has cleared, you will be issued an ID name and a Password that will allow you to access the full course.

To access the course, log into the UMT online coursesite with your USER ID and PASSWORD at: coursesite.umtweb.edu.