According to the PMI, “Program Management Professional (PgMP)® is a visible sign of your advanced experience and skill and gives you a distinct advantage in employment and promotion.”

Most major industry pundits at Gartner Group, Forester Research, Harvard University, McKinsey, and other experts now agree that today’s Project and Program Managers need new sets of skills and must abandon traditional practices to excel in the new economy. Project managers who are still practicing traditional project management skills must begin the process of transforming themselves to Program managers of the digital age and learn advanced program management skills.

The PgMP certification provides a solid foundation to help managers come to grips with the broader scope of managing large programs in enterprises. Those skills are one of the most sought in the industry. However, PgMP skills can’t simply be acquired by reading one or two books. Rather, one needs to learn from the experience of the experts. That’s the reason that it is one of the most challenging certifications to complete and not many have it.