Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Learn program management, for free

Program management encompasses the coordinated management of multiple projects designed to implement strategies and deliver specific benefits. The course covers sections ofMGI518 Program Management, an elective subject in the Master of Project Management andMaster of Management (IT) degrees at Charles Sturt University. MGI518 Program Management gives students the skills required for coordinated management of multiple related projects directed toward strategic business and organisational objectives. It is based on the Project Management Institute's current Program Management Professional (PgPM)certification and this short course will help students prepare for this certification.


The course will be run over five weeks with lectures delivered via 90 minute webinars starting at 7:00 AEST on Tuesday 17 June. These will all be available for later viewing. In between the webinars students will be asked to do, in total, 10-12 hours of study.

Topics covered are: integrating projects into programs; time, cost, quality and resources for programs; program and portfolio integration; governance.

At the culmination of the course students will have the opportunity to sit a one-hour online exam. Those who pass the test will be awarded a certificate of achievement from IT Masters and Charles Sturt University.

The webinars will be presented by Brenton Burchmore, Charles Sturt University's senior industry-based project manager lecturer, and by guest lecturer Philip Hosking.HP Pavilion G60-235DX G60-235WM 6 CELL battery

During 2000 – 2007 Burchmore employed and trained a team of project managers for an IT company in Sydney implementing national VPN solutions. He also oversaw the replacement of the business workflow, provisioning and project management software whilst re-engineering all the project-related processes and replacing all policy procedures relating to this. Since then he has provided ad-hoc project management training to national companies including HiFert and ANZ Bank and also managed a number of large scale and long term projects.

Hosking has over 20 years' experience in principal management consulting and program director roles including establishing and managing enterprise/portfolio program offices. He has delivered multi million dollar, full life cycle programs from both a business and IT perspective.

About IT Masters and Charles Sturt University 
IT Masters and Charles Sturt University are proud to offer a unique series of Online Masters Degree qualifications that are: HP Pavilion G60-531NR G60-533CL 12 cell battery 

Relevant: Preparation for the world's premium IT industry certifications from Cisco, ITIL, Microsoft, the Project Management Institute and Oracle are included as an integral part of the Masters.
Accessible: Study for your Masters Degree in your own home. With over 32,000 students studying globally, Charles Sturt University is Australia's (and one of the world's) largest suppliers of distance education.
Accredited: All of our Online Master Degrees are fully accredited under the Australian Government Qualifications Framework.
Affordable: Australian Citizens can use Australian government FEE-HELP study loans facility to pay tuition fees.

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