Program Management

A Comprehensive Overview
of the Discipline

The Importance of PM

Dr. Mitchell L. Springer, PMP, SPHR

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 - Origins -
How Long Has Program/Project
Management Been Around?

In an informal and inconsistent manner –

nearly forever...

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 Formal Organizations
 Project Management Institute (est. 1969) has over 2.9M
world-wide members in nearly every country
 Defense Systems Management College (DSMC), est.
1971. One of 15 DoD education and training institutions in
a consortium known as Defense Acquisition University
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Through the decade ending in 2020, 15.7 million new project management roles will be created. The
profession is expected to grow by US $6.61 trillion. Now is the time for professionals and job-seekers to build
project management skills, as demand for these skills outstrips supply.
In the United States, this growth will mean:
 Rising salaries

 Growth in the project-intensive sectors of manufacturing, business services, finance and insurance, oil and

gas, information services, construction and utilities

In 10 countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
and the United Kingdom) with established or quickly developing project-intensive sectors, project
management roles are expected to grow by 13.4 million through 2020.

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 The Demand

 More and More companies are asking for it.

 It is gaining international recognition as a growing
discipline
 Major universities are offering courses, certificate
programs and Master level programs.
 Growing number of seminars and organizations
specializing in it.

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 1998
One of the
First
Advertised
Requirements

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 Formal Education
Six regional accrediting commissions:
 North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
 Middle States
 New England
 North West
 Southern
 Western

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 Program/Project Management

 No Bachelor Degrees - eclectic

 Master Degree
 Walden
 Florida Tech
 Carlow College (Pennsylvania)
 Western Carolina University (N. Carolina)
 University of North Texas (Texas)
 Quebec, Canada (7 campuses)

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 Related Accredited Degrees
 Professional Development
 Procurement Management
 Production Management
 Program Planning and Administration
 Organizational Behavior
 Human Resources
 Contract and Acquisition Management

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 Whole Curriculum
 Management & Leadership
 Organizational Behavior
 HR, Communications, Ethics
 Accounting, Economics, Finance
 Strategic Management and Marketing
 Risk Mgmt & Tech Performance Measurement
 Management Cost/Schedule Control System
 Scheduling Techniques
 Contracts and Procurement

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 Typical Offerings?
 Accredited/Non-accredited Master level program
 As individual courses
 Certificate program

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 Education/Training Non-Degree
Certificate Programs

Tons of them:
 Boston University
 George Washington University
 American Graduate University
 ESI International
 AMA, Fred Pryor, Career Track
 PMI, DSMC
 Purdue University

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 Who are the Typical Students?
 Professionals (all occupations)
 Graduate level
 Undergraduate - Junior/Senior level

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 Project Management
Company Example
Training & Education

Company/Site
Project
Management
Training

PMI
Membership,
University
General
Project
Knowledge
Management
Acquisition,
Education
and
Certification

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 Company/Site Project Management Training
 Purpose

 Provide Company and/or Site specific training to Site Project

Managers

 Offerings/Opportunities

 Integrated Product Development

 Integrated Master Plan / Integrated Master Schedule
 Earned Value Management
 Proposals
 Cost/Schedule Tools
 Cost As an Independent Variable
 Contracts
 40 hour company specific Project Management Course
 eLearning Professional Development
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 Program Management Education
Project Management Certificate

 Project Management Certificate Program

 What is a “Certificate” Program

 Concentrated, specialized study that complements existing
knowledge and skills
 Focused on needs to meet job and career requirements and
goals
 Highlight emerging areas of technology, tools, and
specialization

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 Program Management Education
Project Management Certificate
 Benefits to Student
 Learn Project Management skills to help you succeed in your
occupation
 Prepare for PMP certification
 Networking with Project Managers from other Industries and
Businesses

 Benefits to Company
 Consistency and coherency on Project Management theories
and methodologies
 Better trained and more efficient Project Management
workforce
 Project Manager training and education programs can be
stressed in future proposals
 Improved networking between Project Managers (internal and

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external)
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 PMI Membership, General Knowledge
Acquisition, and, Certification
 PMI Membership
 Provided to those entering/completing Project Management Certificate
Program
 Benefit to Project Managers:
• Monthly professional magazine and newsletters
• Local Chapter meets monthly (networking, discipline presentations &
training)
 Benefit to Company
• Project Managers exposed to discipline topics, training, tools,
networking, etc.
• Project Management training exposure in proposals
 PMI Certification
 Sponsorship to take PMI test (for individuals who complete Project
Management Certificate Program, or equivalent)
 Passing provides PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
 Benefit to Project Managers:
• Internationally recognized PMI Certificate in the Project Management
discipline
 Benefit to Company
• Consistent and coherent theoretical Project Management education
• Project Management qualification exposure in proposals and to our
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 Project Definition
 Have a specific product or service (well-defined objective)
 Have a defined start and end date
 Have funding limits
 Consume resources
 Dollars
 People
 Equipment
 Have a customer?
 Has a degree of uncertainty

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 Examples of Projects
 Hosting a Conference or Seminar
 Designing a marketing brochure
 Adding a family room
 Holding a high school reunion
 Performing a Surgery
 Building a tree house
 Planning a wedding

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 Classical Management Functions
 Planning
 Organizing
 Staffing
 not performed when functional/matrix management is
involved
 Controlling
 Directing

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 We all manage projects, some with less
formality and consistency than others.

In this program we are going to focus on:

Identifying a process
Identifying a set of interrelated activities
Identifying a set of attendant products

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