Course Description

Portfolio Management is the application of management activities to a collection of programs, projects and/or operations to achieve strategic business objectives. Portfolio Management is not just about ensuring profits but cohesively binding projects within the portfolio, so that they work in tandem to achieve global goals of the organization. As a Portfolio Manager, you would be required to manage various aspects such as time, cost, resources and so on by applying portfolio management best practices.Helping you monitor and manage one or more portfolios seamlessly is the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)® certification from Project Management Institute (PMI)®, a globally recognized credential that will also give you an edge over your non-certified counterparts.

KnowledgeHut brings you a well-rounded course designed to help you become a success as a Portfolio Manager and gain the certification at the first attempt. With comprehensive courseware and in-depth practical sessions, the course helps you to enhance your competence and knowledge in Portfolio management techniques, and establish your ability to handle complex portfolios across sectors and technologies.

Objectives

What you will learn?

The workshop will help you:

• 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
• Understand how best to identify and apply a selection criteria to project portfolio components
• Learn about change and cost management techniques
• Understand about stakeholder management techniques
• Formulate effective project portfolio reports

You will also get:

• 3-days intensive workshop
• 21 PDUs
• Downloadable copy of Portfolio Management Professional(PfMP)® Application Support Handbook and other course materials
• Learn through examples of PfMP® Applications
• Post training exam support

Audience

This course is designed for experienced program and project managers seeking to improve their ability to manage and support their organization's project portfolio, VPs/AVPs, PMO / PMO consultants and anybody else leading large-scale programs.

Prerequisites

You may attend the coaching to gain an in-depth knowledge of portfolio management principles, but without the stated educational qualifications and experience, you cannot appear for the examination.

The following are the eligibility requirements for the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)® credential

• All portfolio management experience must have been accrued within the last 15 consecutive years prior to the application submission. There is no time range for the professional business experience.
• General experience doesn’t apply to portfolio management experience, but portfolio management experience can count as professional business experience.
• Where portfolio management experience cannot overlap, professional business experience can overlap with portfolio management experience.

Content

Module 1: Introduction to Portfolio Management and its benefits

Module 2: Portfolio Strategic Alignment
Module 3: Portfolio Governance
Module 4: Portfolio Performance
Module 5: Portfolio Risk Management
Module 6: Portfolio Communications Management

Please visit https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/certifications/portfolio-management-professional-exam-outline.pdf
to understand the examination content and the course agenda.