2235 - Program & Portfolio Management
Course Description
This advanced course builds on your knowledge of project management to teach you the principles of program and portfolio management. You will learn how organizations use program and portfolio management to make better investment decisions, execute organizational strategy, ensure that business value and benefits are delivered, and improve the likelihood of success of their investments in projects.
Within 4-6 weeks of successfully completing this course, you will receive your micro-credential indicating achievement of the outlined learning outcomes and competencies/skills. Micro-credentials are tamper proof, verifiable, blockchain-based and 100% digital. They can be shared on social media, including LinkedIn and Facebook, embedded in websites or downloaded as PDFs. For more information, please visit: https://learn.utoronto.ca/programs-courses/unique/micro-courses.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this micro course, you'll be able to:
- Evaluate how programs and portfolios can support organizations
- Construct a program and portfolio governance structure
- Formulate a benefits management plan to support strategy
- Design a portfolio prioritization approach
- Assess the maturity of portfolio management practices
Competencies developed and assessed in this course include:
- Decision Making
- Strategic Planning
- Change Management
- Critical Thinking
Notes
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“PMI”, “PMP”, “PgMP”, “PfMP”,“CAPM”, “PMI-PBA” and “PMI-ACP” are marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Eligible learners may apply to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) for this micro-credential. You can find more information on our Financial Aid page.
This course is recognised by the following association(s). Click on the association name for details.
This course may be applied towards the SCS Certificate(s) in
- Advanced Project Management : 90 Hours
Neeraj Bhardwaj has over 20 years of significant work experience in project delivery, risk management, continuous process improvement, and consulting in various industries including IT consulting, telecom, financial, and transportation including companies such as DXC, BMO, Mackenzie Financial, and Metrolinx. He has had various roles from project delivery, quality assurance, setting up PMOs, as well as mentoring & training project staff. Neeraj has also taught project management and cloud computing courses at post secondary institutions.