Program Life Cycle and Organization


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Overview/Description
Regardless of your industry, programs and program management exist within their context and act as the infrastructure for implementing strategies. Effective program managers must be mindful of how different industries can impact program life cycles and the benefits they are designed to reap, and must continually refine their skills for adapting program life cycles to strategic goals. This course will describe some of the key program management life-cycle considerations, including the key distinctions between program and project life cycles. Also covered in this course are the program management life-cycle phases: preprogram and program setup, establish program management and technical infrastructure, deliver the benefits, and close the program. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK® Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®), Inc., 2004. Copyright and all rights reserved. Material from this publication has been reproduced with the permission of PMI®.

Target Audience
Program managers who are seeking to further their program management skills to more advanced levels

Prerequisites
A good understanding of project management and its principles

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

Program Life Cycle and Organization

  • recognize the importance of program management life-cycle phases in a successful program
  • recognize examples of program and project life cycles
  • recognize how to manage program themes across the program life cycle
  • match program governance roles with responsibilities in a scenario
  • recognize how understanding how to manage life-cycle phases helps you to succeed in your program
  • recognize activities at the preprogram and program setup phases
  • recognize results from the establish program management and technical infrastructure phase in a given scenario
  • plan activities in the deliver the benefits phase in a given scenario
  • match examples to the activities involved in closing a program
  • Course Number:
    proj_02_a02_bs_enus