Program Management Professional (PgMP) All-in-One Exam Guide

Get full coverage of all the material included on the PgMP Program Management Professional exam inside this comprehensive resource. Written by industry expert, trainer, and project management consultant Joseph Phillips, this definitive exam guide covers all three phases of the credential process--the PMI staff review, the multiple-choice exam, and the Multi-rater Assessment--focusing on how to pass the rigorous PgMP exam. Detailed and authoritative, this book serves as both a complete certification study guide and an essential on-the-job reference.

Get full details on all exam topics, including:

• The Project Management Institute‘s program management standards
• Benefits and stakeholder management
• Life cycle themes and process groups
• Understanding the relationship between programs and projects
• Managing projects
• Program and team initiation
• Planning for program resources, scope, schedule, budget, procurement, and risk
• Program execution, quality assurance, team development, and vendor interaction
• Monitoring and controlling the program
• Closing the program

About the Author

Joseph Phillips, PgMP, PMP, Project+, is the Director of Education for Project Seminars. He has managed and consulted on projects for industries, including technical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and architectural, among others. Phillips has served as a project management consultant for organizations creating project offices, maturity models, and best-practice standardization.

As a leader in adult education, Phillips has taught organizations how to successfully implement project management methodologies, information technology project management, risk management, and other courses. He has taught for Columbia University, University of Chicago, and Indiana University, among others. He is a certified technical trainer and has taught over 10,000 professionals. Phillips has contributed as an author or editor to more than 30 books on technology, careers, and project management.

Phillips is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and is active in local project-management chapters. He has spoken on management, management certifications, and management methodologies at numerous trade shows, PMI chapter meetings, and employee conferences around the world.