After completing this Portfolio Management Professional Certificate course, you should learn how to:

• identify the steps needed to complete your exam application and meet the required criteria
• prepare to pass the PMI® PgMP® certification examination
• Understand the whole process of project portfolio management and how it contributes to organizational success
• Learn about the benefits of portfolio management
• Understand the strategic planning process, tools and techniques
• align and manage the portfolio, strategically, to satisfy organisational objectives and priorities, through benefit realisation
• 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 and pass the initial panel review on your application

This Portfolio Management Professional Certificate course is ideal for : 

• Practitioners who use portfolio management and who are looking to validate their knowledge, skills, and experience.
• If you’re an executive or senior-level practitioner managing a portfolio of projects and programs aligned with organizational strategy and focused on doing the right work, then the PfMP is the right choice for you. 

Day 1

PfMP® Exam Overview

• Details of the PfMP®Certification process
• PfMP® Exam Application

Introduction to Portfolio Management

• 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

Day 2

The Portfolio Life Cycle 

• Overview of Life Cycle​
• Portfolio Management Information System (PMIS)​
• Governance within the Portfolio Life Cycle

Strategic Management

• Strategy concepts​
• Supporting documentation and the strategic plan​
• Planning and optimisation​
• Organizational risk appetite​
• Managing strategic change

Day 3

Governance Management

• Overview and Guiding Principles​
• The Concept of Governance​
• Effective Design Factors​
• Governance Roles

Capacity and Capability Management

• 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)

Day 4

Stakeholder Engagement

• The Importance of Stakeholders​
• Overview and Guiding Principles​
• Definition and Identification​
• Analysis and Planning​
• Communications Approaches and Management

Value Management

• Overview (Guiding Principles, Definition, and Components)
• Negotiating Expected Value
• Maximizing Value
• Assuring Value
• Realizing Value
• Measuring and Reporting Value

Day 5

Risk Management 

• Overview and Guiding Principles​
• Portfolio Risk Planning​
• Portfolio Risk Identification​
• Portfolio Risk Assessment​
• Portfolio Risk Response

RECTUS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration