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Berkeley Global
Program management involves simultaneously managing multiple interrelated projects. In this three-day intensive workshop, you learn practical skills and strategies to decompose a complex deliverable into manageable pieces, and to identify and develop coherent plans for managing interproject dependencies.You also gain insight into providing effective project-level guidance when leading a ?high-performing, global program team. Upon successful completion of this intensive workshop, you receive a certificate of participation.
Course Outline
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Learner Outcomes
- Deconstruct a program into manageable pieces and define those sections through flow charts, block diagrams or similar documentation.
- Develop coherent plans for each component project and manage interproject dependencies.
- Provide project-level guidance.
- Organize program staff and project leaders into a high-performing program team.
Who Should Attend

Participants should have a substantial background in project management. Appropriate experience levels include:
- Project managers
- Mid- to senior-level managers
- Organizational leaders
Schedule*
Time | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
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9 am | Program Management Introduction | Program Planning and Organizing | Program Leadership |
10:30 am | Break | Break | Break |
10:45 am | Program Definition | Program Interface Management | Program Hierarchy of Teams and Leaders |
12 pm | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
1 pm | Program Structure | Program Risks | Program Communications |
2:15 pm | Break | Break | Break |
2:30 pm | Program Deliverables | Program Baselines | Program Metrics |
3:45 pm | Break | Break | Break |
4 pm | Program Scope Management | Program Tracking, Dashboards and Control | Program Management Conclusion |
5 pm | Close | Close | Close |
*Schedule subject to change.
Instructor and Guest Lecturer

Instructor: Elie Asmar, M.S.E.,CKM, PMP, Extension Honored Instructor, is co-founder and president of Interpro.com, a project knowledge management corporation. He leads teams in developing and implementing strategic initiatives for global organizations in the semiconductor, information technology and biotechnology industries. Asmar has experience in executive and engineering management training.

Guest lecturer: Tom Kendrick, M.B.A., M.S.E.E., PMP, is the author of four project management books, including Identifying and Managing Project Risk (AMACOM, 2009). He has nearly 40 years of worldwide project management experience, including 20 years with HP and five years with Visa. Previously, he was a program director at UC Berkeley Extension.
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