Covers managing interdependent projects as one programme — shared resources, contested priorities, benefits that only land together.
A programme is not a bigger project. The work does not just scale up — it changes shape. Dependencies run between projects rather than within them, benefits only realise when several strands land together, and the hardest decisions are about which project loses when resources are short.
This certification assesses whether you can hold that view: managing the interfaces, not just the parts.
It sits in the Programme & Portfolio track at Professional tier, and is issued with a unique credential ID, a two-year validity period and an independently hosted digital badge.
Project managers moving into programme responsibility, and programme managers who want the role formally assessed. You should be comfortable with single-project delivery, because this examination assumes it and builds on top.
The paper is weighted across five domains. Weightings show how much of the examination each area accounts for, so preparation can be planned against them.
| Domain | Weighting | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Delivery planning and scope control | 25% |
| 02 | Stakeholder engagement and governance | 20% |
| 03 | Risk, issue and dependency management | 20% |
| 04 | Schedule, cost and resource discipline | 20% |
| 05 | Closure, benefits and lessons learned | 15% |
Programme roles sit between delivery and strategy, and hiring for them is cautious — the cost of getting it wrong is high. An assessed credential in programme practice is one of the few objective signals available at this level.
Yes. The Professional tier assumes you are already working on live delivery. There is no formal hours requirement, but the examination is written for practitioners who have made real trade-offs on real work.
Online, monitored by a live proctor alongside automated integrity checks. You book a slot after enrolling and can sit it from home or your workplace.
Two years from issue. The expiry date is printed on the certificate and shown on the public verification record, so a lapsed credential is always visible.
A certificate carrying a unique credential ID and verification QR code, plus a digital badge hosted independently by LiveCertification for LinkedIn, a CV or an email signature.
Yes, without contacting us. Every credential ID resolves on our public register, and the digital badge carries its own independent verification page.
You receive a result breakdown by domain so you know where to focus. A retake can be booked from your dashboard at a lower fee than the original enrolment.