Whether you’re looking to start a new career or change your current one, professional certificates can help you prepare for a job. Apply your new skills on hands-on projects that showcase your expertise to potential employers and earn a career credential to kickstart your new career.

Program managers are skilled and organized professionals who oversee multiple related projects within an organization to ensure they work together effectively. They ensure all the projects align with the company’s goals, stay on track, and deliver the expected benefits. They coordinate between teams, manage resources, and handle any issues that arise, making sure the overall program is successful and meets its objectives.

Prepare for a career in the high-demand field of program management. The program management skills you learn in this program prepare you for an entry-level role as a program manager. This program also prepares you for a variety of other entry-level roles that require goal-driven problem-solving and strategic planning.

These roles include Project Manager, Program Manager, Product Manager, Scrum Master, Project Coordinator, Business Analyst, Change Manager, Operations Manager, IT Project Manager, Construction Project Manager, and Engineering Project Manager.

This course is completely online. You can access your lessons, readings, and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.

Yes. We highly recommend taking the courses of each certificate program in the order they are presented. The content in the courses builds on information from earlier courses. The final course contains a practice exam that assesses your knowledge of the content covered in the previous courses. As such, it makes the most sense to take the courses in the order they are presented.

It typically takes 4 months to complete the 7 courses. However, some learners may go through the content faster.

When you complete this Professional Certificate, you’ll have an understanding of the fundamental concepts of program management and how they apply to an enterprise environment including:

• Coordinating project managers with their teams through all phases of a successful program.

• Using predictive, agile, and hybrid approaches and tailored methodologies to determine which way of working is best for each program.

• Highlighting the success of a program and its impact on overall strategic organizational goals.

You will also be prepared to complete PgMP (Program Management Professional) from PMI and MSP (Managing Successful Programs) Practitioner - from AXELOS.

Courses 2-6 in the Microsoft Program Manager Professional Certificate originate from the Microsoft Project Management Professional Certificate. If you've already completed these courses as part of that program, your progress will be saved and will count towards your completion of Courses 2 -6 in the Microsoft Program Manager Professional Certificate. There's no need to retake them.

The specific courses carried over from the Microsoft Project Management Professional Certificate are:

Course 2: "Team Building & Leadership"

Course 3: "Project Manager Engagement with Stakeholders"

Course 5: “PMP Formulas”

Course 7: “Project Management Performance Domains”

Course 8: “Agile and Hybrid Approaches in a Project Environment”

This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.