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This is an intensive PfMP® Exam preparation course. This learning experience guides you through the multi-faceted discipline of portfolio management by focusing on the related technical, leadership, and business skills required to navigate it in the real world.
First and foremost, this is an intensive PfMP® exam preparation course. Over the course, we go beyond exam prep to provide selected practice in applying key portfolio management skills, tools, and techniques.
This learning experience guides you through the multi-faceted discipline of portfolio management by focusing on the related technical, leadership, and business skills required to navigate it in the real world. The journey zooms in and out between governance context and specific operational activities. The ultimate goal is practical application, with the bonus of certification along the way.
By the end of this program, you will be able to:
Align and manage the portfolio, strategically, to satisfy organizational objectives and priorities, through benefit realization
Articulate and emulate the role of a portfolio manager
Apply the principles and skills of a portfolio manager to your real-world environment
Study and prepare for the PfMP® Examination
Apply for the certification, per the PMI PfMP Handbook and pass the initial panel review on your application
Course Overview
Details of the PfMP® Certification process
Projects, program, and portfolios
A portfolio management process
Strategy and value
The role of the portfolio manager
The role of key stakeholders
Life cycle management
Overview of Life Cycle
Portfolio Management Information System (PMIS)
Governance within the Portfolio Life Cycle
Strategy concepts
Supporting documentation and the strategic plan
Planning and optimization
Organizational risk appetite
Managing strategic change
Overview and Guiding Principles
The Concept of Governance
Effective Design Factors
Governance Roles
Overview and Guiding Principles
Capacity Management and Planning
Supply and Demand (Management and Optimization)
Organization Capabilities (Assessment and Development)
Performance Management (Reporting, Analytics, and Balance)
The Importance of Stakeholders
Overview and Guiding Principles
Definition and Identification
Analysis and Planning
Communications Approaches and Management
Overview (Guiding Principles, Definition, and Components)
Negotiating Expected Value
Maximizing Value
Assuring Value
Realizing Value
Measuring and Reporting Value
A Look at Tools
Overview and Guiding Principles
Portfolio Risk Planning
Portfolio Risk Identification
Portfolio Risk Assessment
Portfolio Risk Response
Overview
Structure
Strategic Tasks Mapping
Governance Tasks Mapping
Performance Tasks Mapping
Risk Tasks Mapping
Communication Tasks Mapping
List of Knowledge and Skills
Overview
Documenting experience
Submitting the application
Preparing to sit for the exam