Management of Major Programs (UMTPM279)   Register Online   Overview An overview of tools, processes, and regulations governing the management of large complex programs: the program life-cycle, establishing and running a program office, contracting and procurement issues, regulations on large systems acquisitions, implementing earned value management, coordinating work efforts among subcontractors, the link between the budget cycle and the program cycle, managing a project portfolio. 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.     Register Online