This course looks at enterprise value management in the context of portfolios and programs – how do we ensure the organization's resources are being spent in the most effective way that people are doing things that are of the most importance to the organization, and that interwoven streams of work are delivered successfully? This program draws on ideas from the latest thinking, blends these with tried and proven techniques and will provide you with tools and techniques to ensure you are able to help maximize value returned to their organization.

This course meets the requirements for the ICP-PPM designation (ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Program and Portfolio Management).

This certification focuses on applying agile management principles beyond projects to programs, portfolios, and broader organizational contexts. The learning objectives take a methodology-neutral approach and course providers may teach key concepts using one of the industry-leading scaling frameworks or using a more people-centric transformation approach. Participants can also expect to learn about lean principles and how they apply to eliminate waste and maximize value-delivery across an organization. Upon completing this certification, learners will know proven concepts for managing agile programs and portfolios as well as common pitfalls to avoid when implementing agile at scale.

Senior managers new to agile and adaptive management styles and project or mid-level managers in agile organizations ready to apply their agile management skills to broader contexts. Experienced Scrum Masters, Project Managers, Program Managers, and Agile Coaches who are passionate about transforming the way organizations deliver value will also find this certification rewarding.

DR. SANJEEV RAMAN, ACP, SPC, SA, SPM, SP, CCA, AKT, MGT 3.0

ENTERPRISE LEAN|AGILE & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT,
QF4 TECHNOLOGIES INC

Dr. Raman has over 15 years of Lean| Agile transformation, coaching, and training experience. He has been a Lean| Agile coach at the team, program, and enterprise level. He has helped organizations setup an Agile center for excellence, release trains, and get ISO and CMMi certified for their Agile processes. Some of his clients have included Intel, AOL, Bristol Myers Squibb, Biogen Idec, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Galderma, JP Morgan Chase, PayPal, Cisco, just to name a few. Dr. Raman has four academic degrees, which includes two undergraduate degrees in Biomedical Science Research and Laboratory Science and two graduate degrees in Information Technology from University of Maryland, Towson University, and George Mason University respectively. He has been on review committees for selecting speakers for the Scrum Alliance conferences, spoken at agile conferences, and published articles. Dr. Raman holds an adjunct faculty position in the College of Health and Human Services at George Mason University. Dr. Raman has translated the Agile Manifesto into Sanskrit, published with InfoQ, Scrum Alliance, and Agile Atlas. He has also developed a cloud based and mobile Lean|Agile ALM tool - http://www.cognosco.us/ and runs international Lean|Agile conferences in Asia. Linkedinprofile : https://www.linkedin.com/in/travshark/