Program Management Adaptive Practices with Michel Thiry
What You Will Learn
Upon completion of this training, learners will be able to:
- Use the value stream and DA concepts to streamline value delivery.
- Define alignment with organizational objectives and strategic goals and measure value.
- Demonstrate their capability to oversee multiple interrelated project teams.
Description
Program management has evolved during the last 25 years from the management of a group of projects into a means of delivering strategic initiatives and value. Recently, concepts such as the Disciplined Agile® (DA™) value stream have enriched program management, and this 2-day training will explain how to consistently realize measurable benefits for stakeholders using a range of tools and techniques.
The training will take learners through the program management life cycle step by step, and they will have the opportunity to practice on a real-life case study.
This training is for experienced project or program managers who want to better understand what a program is and how it can help them and their organization deliver value.
AGENDA
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- Program Context
- Definitions
- Program management standards/maturity
- Key program functions
- Program management life cycle
- Definition/Formulation
- Translate strategic objectives/stakeholder analysis
- Develop shared objectives/benefits map and measures
- Program Context
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- Definition/Preparation
- Business case
- Program architecture/stakeholders
- Finalize scope
- Benefits realization plan
- Deployment
- Capabilities delivery
- Capabilities transition
- Benefits appraisal
- Closure
- Manage program completion
- Conclusion
- Definition/Preparation
Michel's presentation was a good mix of theory and practical examples, both from his own experience and from the teams. I really enjoyed the pace and how we began with overview but put learnings into practice with the business case. Michel also took the time to offer advice for questions that were brought up relating to real life, real time examples.
March 2024 Attendee
Michel was such a valuable expert who shared so much wisdom and practical advice regarding program management with our session. I'm so excited to put some valuable tools into practice for upcoming program meetings. This course was just what I needed to provide additional value to my department.
March 2024 Attendee
Great information; loved the templates and case studies, ability to do hands-on learning in small groups, and seeing one business case through from start to finish.
January 2023 Attendee
PDU Allocation Table
| Ways of Working | Power Skills | Business Acumen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPM® / PMI-CP™ / PMP® / PgMP® | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14.00 |
| PMI-ACP® / Agile* | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7.00 |
| PMI-SP® | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7.00 |
| PMI-RMP® | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7.00 |
| PfMP® | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7.00 |
| PMI-PBA® | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7.00 |
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Instructor(s)
Michel Thiry PhD, PMI Fellow
Michel Thiry has extensive worldwide experience and has worked in many cultural environments. He is recognized as a worldwide authority in strategic applications of project, program, and value at the organizational level and has supported the development and implementation of a number of strategic programs for major corporations in various fields, including construction, financial, pharmaceutical, IT and IS, telecom, water treatment, transportation (air and rail), local government, and others, using agile and change concepts. He is a regular keynote speaker for major International events, both at the academic and practice levels since 1996, and an instructor for PMI Training since 2001. He has written and lectured widely, including 27 PMI global congresses and multiple keynotes at PMI chapter annual conferences worldwide, and been invited to sit on expert panels in international academic and practitioner forums.
In 2013, PMI published a revised and updated version of his book A Framework for Value Management Practice. His 2010 book Program Management has been presented with an Award of Merit by the Canadian Project Management Association and is on PMI’s recommended list of readings for the PgMP® Exam. The second edition has just been published. In addition, he has written a number of book chapters on value, program and portfolio management in prominent PM books such as the Gower Handbook of Project Management, 3rd and 4th editions, and the Wiley Guide to Project, Program and Portfolio Management, published by Wiley (2007). He was also a contributing editor for PM Network from 2003 to 2008, a “significant contributor” to the PMI Standard for Program Management, 3rd Edition (2013), and was on the core team of the new PMI Practice Guide to Managing Change in Organizations (2013).
Michel has obtained an MSc in organizational behaviour with the School of Management and Organizational Behaviour at the University of London, and a PhD on the contextualisation of project organizations at Middlesex University. In 2006, he was elected PMI Fellow for his continued contribution to project management, and in 2007 he was nominated Fellow of the Association for Project Management. In 2008, he was awarded a Life Achievement Award by the Canadian Society of Value Analysis. In 2014, he was awarded the PMI Eric Jenett Project Management Excellence Award for outstanding contributions to the practice of the profession, and leadership in advancing project management concepts, techniques, practices, or theories.