
Hello and Welcome, in this brief introduction, you will meet the trainer and get acquainted with the course content and structure.
A warm welcome for the PgMP course.
In this Lecture, we will learn how to fill and apply the PgMP application.
In the arena of program management, principles serve as beacons of knowledge, proven practices, and accumulated wisdom. While they serve as foundational guidelines for strategy, decision-making, and problem-solving, principles also represent fundamental norms, truths, or values.
The principles for program management outlined in this publication provide guidance for the behavior of people involved in programs as they influence and shape the program management performance domains (see Section 3) to produce intended benefits.
The PgMP® is one of the most respected and demanding certifications PMI offers. Less than 4,000 professionals hold it worldwide. This course is built to help you become one of them.
This is not a content dump. Every lesson is designed around how PMI evaluates answers — not just what program management means in theory. You will learn to think at the program level, make governance-first decisions, and recognize how PMI distinguishes program management from project management in every question.
The course is fully aligned with the Standard for Program Management 5th Edition and the current PgMP Exam Content Outline.
What this course covers:
Strategic Alignment — how programs connect to organizational strategy, business cases, and portfolio priorities.
Benefits Management — the full benefits life cycle from identification and planning through delivery, transition, and sustainment.
Stakeholder Engagement — how to identify, analyze, and engage stakeholders at the right level throughout the program.
Program Governance — governance frameworks, phase gate reviews, escalation paths, tolerance levels, and steering committee decision-making.
Program Life Cycle Management — from program formulation and planning through component oversight, transition, and formal closure.
What you get:
7+ hours of structured video lessons across all domains, 450+ exam-style practice questions, 2 full mock exams with detailed answer explanations, 15+ downloadable program management templates, 8 PDUs applicable to other PMI certification renewals, and direct support from the instructor throughout your preparation.
Who this is for:
Senior professionals who are managing or have managed multiple related projects or programs and are ready to validate that experience at the highest level. This is not an introductory course. PgMP is an advanced certification and this course treats it that way.
Your instructor:
Vicken Behlawanian is a PMI Authorized Trainer holding the PfMP®, PgMP®, PMP®, RMP®, and ACP® certifications — all passed on the first attempt. He brings 15+ years of portfolio, program, and project management experience across 9 countries and has trained over 18,500 students on Udemy. He holds an MBA and a BSc in Computer Science and serves as Director at Formatech FZ-LLC.
He is active with every student. When you have a question, you get a real answer.
PMP, PgMP, PfMP, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, CAPM, PMI-RMP, and PMBOK are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.