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Get job-ready as a program manager in 2 months. Prepare for the PMI-PgMP certification exam and while building essential skills and experience you can talk about in interviews.
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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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The average salary for a Program Manager (PM) in the U.S. is $120,000 (Glassdoor). Whether you're aspiring to your first PM role or seeking formal certification as a PM, this Professional Certificate program is ideal for those looking to develop the job-ready skills needed for success in this field.
What do PMs do? PMs oversee multiple related projects to achieve strategic business objectives. In these courses, you’ll explore the program management framework and lifecycle, strategic planning, and execution. You’ll learn to summarize portfolio planning, evaluate benefits realization, and apply risk management strategies. Plus, you’ll learn about Agile development and Scrum, covering various methodologies and Agile practices to enhance efficiency and measure success.
You’ll focus on stakeholder engagement and governance, learning to analyze stakeholder needs, create business cases, and develop benefits plans and program roadmaps. You’ll gain hands-on experience in developing a program management plan and integrating program components. Additionally, you’ll create business cases, benefits management plans, and program roadmaps that you can talk about in interviews. Finally, you’ll learn about the PMI-PgMP certification and practice with a timed mock exam.
If you’re a program manager, project manager, product manager, product owner, or scrum master looking to earn an industry-recognized Program Management certificate, enroll today and watch your career fly.
Applied Learning Project
Throughout the professional certificate, you will have opportunities to test skills through labs and projects. Projects include:
Creating a comprehensive program management plan that aligns with strategic objectives
Integrating program components to achieve organizational goals
Applying risk management strategies to minimize program uncertainties
Developing business cases and a benefits management plan
Creating a program roadmap
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Get expert test-taking strategies and tips Program Managers need to pass the PMI-PgMP certification exam
Understand the eligibility criteria, application process, and exam structure, plus how program management performance domains are covered in the exam
Discover key information resources and additional channels that will help you prepare effectively for the exam
Test your readiness for the exam with practice questions and a full-length mock paper to give your confidence a final boost
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Anyone interested in launching a career as a program manager. It is ideal for those in related roles such as project manager, product manager, product owner, or scrum master who want to advance their careers. It is also suitable for existing program managers who want to get a formal certification in program management.
No prior program management knowledge or experience is necessary to start this professional certificate. However, for those pursuing Program Management Professional (PgMP) Certification, some project management experience is recommended. You can explore the Project Management courses available under the IBM Project Management Professional Certificate.
A program manager needs strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills. You should be adept at strategic planning, risk management, and resource allocation. Additionally, you need to have the ability to manage multiple projects and teams effectively while maintaining a focus on the program's overall objectives.
A program manager oversees multiple related projects, ensuring they align with the organization's strategic goals. They coordinate project managers, manage resources, and communicate with stakeholders to ensure the overall program's success.
A project manager focuses on individual projects, managing tasks, timelines, and deliverables to meet specific goals. A program manager oversees a group of related projects, ensuring they collectively achieve broader organizational objectives and strategic goals.
If you dedicate 8-10 hours per week, you can complete it in 3 to 4 months. Since it is a self-paced course, if you spend 4-6 hours per week, you can expect to finish in 4 to 6 months.
This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
This Professional Certificate is open for anyone with any job and academic background.
Yes, it is highly recommended to take the courses in the order they are listed, as they progressively build on concepts taught in previous courses.
At this time, college credit is not available for taking this program.
If you subscribed, you get a 7-day free trial during which you can cancel at no penalty. After that, we don’t give refunds, but you can cancel your subscription at any time. See our full refund policy.
Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate, or you can audit it to view the course materials for free. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Certificate, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Certificate. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.
¹Based on Coursera learner outcome survey responses, United States, 2021.
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