Why Choose Mastering Portfolios, Programmes & Projects Training Course?

The Mastering Portfolios, Programmes & Projects Course gives senior project, programme, and portfolio management professionals a comprehensive, integrated understanding of how portfolios, programmes, and projects work together as a coherent governance and delivery system — covering governance structures, strategic alignment, portfolio management, programme lifecycle management, project planning and control, benefits measurement, and leadership across all three pillars.

The ability to operate effectively across the full P3 hierarchy understanding how strategic direction flows down through portfolio decisions into programme structures and individual project delivery — is one of the most valued and least common capabilities in project management practice. Most professionals are strong within one level but lack the integrated perspective to manage across all three.

This course addresses that gap directly — moving from governance and portfolio strategy through programme setup, lifecycle management, and control, to project planning, reporting, closure, and the alignment disciplines that connect project outputs to strategic outcomes and measurable benefits. Leadership, change management, and lifecycle selection are integrated throughout.

The Mastering Portfolios, Programmes & Projects Course is built for senior project management professionals who want the strategic perspective, governance knowledge, and operational depth to contribute and lead effectively across all three levels of the P3 delivery hierarchy.

What are the Goals?

The Mastering Portfolios, Programmes & Projects Course is designed to develop comprehensive P3 management capability from governance and portfolio strategy through programme management, project planning and control, and strategic alignment and benefits measurement.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain project governance structures, portfolio management mechanisms, and programme management relationships and assess project management maturity
  • Apply the principles of strategic alignment and setting up for success across portfolios, programmes, and projects
  • Explain portfolio management roles and responsibilities, develop portfolio strategic plans and roadmaps, and apply portfolio management processes
  • Set up and manage portfolios through chartering, roadmap definition, and ongoing portfolio management disciplines
  • Define programme structures, describe the programme manager role, and apply programme lifecycle phase management
  • Control programmes of related projects and apply effective communication across programme environments
  • Define project scope, apply key project planning considerations, manage project execution, and close projects formally
  • Apply project reporting and controlling disciplines to maintain performance visibility and governance compliance
  • Apply project selection techniques and aligned project definition within programme contexts
  • Manage change effectively, measure benefits by linking outputs to outcomes, apply leadership and teamwork principles, and select appropriate project lifecycles

Who is this Training Course for?

This Portfolios, Programmes & Projects Training Course is designed for professionals involved in project delivery, organizational governance, or strategic oversight. It is ideal for individuals seeking to strengthen their contribution to strategy execution and performance management across portfolios, programmes, and projects.

This training course will greatly benefit:

  • Associate Project Managers
  • Project Managers and Senior Project Managers
  • Project Coordinators and Project Analysts
  • Project Leaders and Team Leaders
  • Program Managers and Product Managers
  • Project Sponsors and Portfolio Stakeholders
  • Project Team Members supporting strategic initiatives

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This Portfolios, Programmes & Projects Course uses an engaging mix of instructional techniques to enhance comprehension and applied learning. Each topic is introduced through clear explanations supported by practical examples that reinforce real-world relevance.

Participants will engage in structured discussions, peer-to-peer learning, and scenario-based exercises designed to strengthen understanding of how governance, portfolios, programmes, and projects operate as interconnected elements. Reinforcement exercises ensure that participants translate theoretical concepts into practical application within their own organizational environments.

The training methodology includes:

  • Instructor-led presentations linking strategy to governance structures
  • Reinforcement exercises for applying governance and planning concepts
  • Case-based discussions exploring portfolio, programme, and project dynamics
  • Peer learning to exchange experience and contextualize application
  • Practical guidance on reporting, control, and strategic alignment

The Course Content

  • Project governance structures
  • Portfolio management mechanisms
  • Managing related projects - controlling a programme
  • The nature of projects
  • Setting up for success
  • Project management maturity
  • Understanding strategy
  • Roles and responsibilities in portfolio management
  • Develop the portfolio strategic plan
  • Chartering the portfolio
  • Define the roadmap
  • Portfolio management
  • Programme definition
  • The programme manager
  • Setting up a programme
  • Programme Lifecycle phases
  • Controlling programmes of projects
  • Effective communications
  • Defining a project
  • Planning project scope
  • Other key planning considerations
  • Project management
  • Reporting and controlling work
  • Closing projects 
  • Project selection techniques
  • Aligned definition of projects within a program
  • Managing change - effective reporting
  • Benefits measurement - linking outputs with outcome 
  • Leadership and teamwork
  • Selecting appropriate project lifecycles

Certificate

  • AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
  • The applicable PMI Professional Development Units/Contact Hours will be reflected in the Certificate of Completion

Accreditation

PMI

AZTech is an official PMI Authorized Training Partner (ATP). All applicable project management courses are pre-approved by the Project Management Institute, allowing participants to earn the necessary PDUs and Contact Hours for certification and recertification.

In Partnership With

Anderson Copex Coventry

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Day 1 covers project governance structures and portfolio management mechanisms as the foundational connective tissue that links organisational strategy to programme and project delivery. Delegates examine how governance structures are designed to enable appropriate oversight without excessive bureaucracy, how portfolio management mechanisms translate strategic priorities into funded and authorised programmes and projects, and how project management maturity determines an organisation's ability to sustain P3 governance effectiveness over time  

Day 3 covers programme management comprehensively, examining programme definition, the programme manager role and responsibilities, programme setup processes, programme lifecycle phases, how projects within programmes are controlled collectively, and how effective communication is managed across complex programme environments. Delegates develop the programme management understanding to bridge the gap between strategic portfolio intentions and individual project delivery — the core value that effective programme management adds within the P3 hierarchy.  

Benefits measurement and strategic alignment are addressed within Day 5, examining how project outputs are connected to programme outcomes and portfolio strategic benefits, how change management supports the organisational transitions that deliver benefits, and how effective reporting maintains visibility of benefit delivery progress across the P3 hierarchy. Delegates develop the benefits measurement awareness that distinguishes organisations that realise the strategic value from their project investments from those that deliver outputs without confirming whether intended outcomes were achieved.  

Day 2 focuses on portfolio management, covering how strategy is understood and translated into portfolio decisions, what roles and responsibilities govern portfolio management, how portfolio strategic plans and roadmaps are developed, and how ongoing portfolio management maintains strategic alignment as priorities evolve. Delegates develop the portfolio management discipline to evaluate project and programme investments systematically against strategic contribution and capacity constraints — rather than managing portfolios as collections of individually approved initiatives without integrated oversight.  

Day 4 covers project management within the context of the P3 hierarchy, examining how projects are defined, planned, managed, reported, controlled, and closed in ways that align with programme and portfolio governance expectations. Delegates develop the project management understanding to see individual projects not as standalone deliveries but as components of a larger P3 system — with governance, reporting, and closure obligations that extend beyond the project team to programme and portfolio levels.  

Lifecycle selection is addressed within Day 5, examining how different project types within a portfolio or programme require different lifecycle approaches — from fully predictive for well-defined infrastructure delivery, through hybrid for mixed-certainty initiatives, to fully adaptive for innovation and change programmes. Delegates develop the lifecycle selection judgement to match delivery approach to project characteristics rather than applying a single methodology across all P3 contexts.  

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