PgMP case studies
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The Program Management Professional (PgMP)® is one of the core professional certifications offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®, listed alongside the CAPM®, PMP®, PfMP® and other credentials in PMI's certification catalogue. It is aimed at practitioners who direct programs - coordinated groups of related projects and ongoing work - rather than single projects, and who are accountable for aligning that work to organizational strategy and delivering intended benefits. The PgMP case studies are 5 cases and about 3,114 words.
1The Program Whose Strategy Moved: Divestiture at the Stage Gate
Meridian Health's 48M "One Patient Record" program was chartered to consolidate three clinical IT platforms after a merger, with a benefits case built on 9M per year of duplicate licensing and interface savings. Eighteen months in, the new CEO has announced the divestiture of the behavioral health division, which contributed 30% of the integration scope and 22% of projected savings.
642 words, about 3 min2Operations Won't Take the Keys: Transition Readiness at the Final Gate
A transit authority's 120M fare-collection program has delivered all five component projects within tolerance. The final program gate is in ten weeks.
629 words, about 3 min3The 70% That Isn't: Auditing a Benefits Claim
A retailer's $30M supply chain program reports 70% benefits realization at month 18, and the program manager wants to present that figure to the board as evidence the investment is working. The number comes from vendor dashboards measuring "units processed per labor hour" at three pilot distribution centers.
650 words, about 3 min4Fourteen Stakeholders, All "Manage Closely"
A utility's $85M smart-meter rollout has a stakeholder engagement plan listing 14 stakeholders, all classified as "manage closely," with a quarterly newsletter as the engagement mechanism for each. Three signals suggest the plan is failing.
589 words, about 3 min5The $380K Verbal Approval: Decision Rights Under Pressure
A bank's program board has nine members and a quorum of five; in the last six months, four meetings were cancelled for lack of quorum. To keep delivery moving, the program manager has been approving change requests up to 500K, although the program charter delegates him authority of only 100K.
604 words, about 3 min