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Program Manager reviewing project plans and performance charts to align strategic objectives

Program Manager

A Programme Manager is responsible for overseeing multiple, interrelated projects that contribute to broader strategic business objectives. Unlike Project Managers who focus on individual initiatives, Programme Managers ensure coordination, synergy, and alignment across several projects within a programme to maximise overall value and long-term success.

They provide direction, governance, and strategic oversight to ensure that all projects deliver outcomes that support the organisation’s priorities.

Programme Managers work closely with senior stakeholders, project managers, and cross-functional teams to manage risks, allocate resources effectively, and ensure that dependencies across projects are handled seamlessly.

This role requires strong skills in strategic planning, benefits realisation, and stakeholder communication, often supported by training in programme and portfolio management methodologies such as MSP (Managing Successful Programmes) or PMI-PgMP (Programme Management Professional).

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Core courses

Core courses provide the essential knowledge and skills needed to build expertise and succeed in your defined role.

Program Manager

Project Management Professional (PMP)® Preparation Course

Description
The PMI-PMP® course reinforces and consolidates project processes, knowledge areas, terms, tools, and formulas required for taking and passing the PMP® certification examination. The entire course content is compliant with the “Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, fifth edition, (PMBOK® Guide)” of the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI), USA.
€1,500.00
4 days across 4 weeks: live
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ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Fundamentals

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Expleo’s interactive training of ICAgile Certified Agile Fundamentals provides a starting point for your agile learning journey. It is also a cornerstone of every one of Expleo Academy’s learning pathways, being an essential step in adapting to any of today’s dominant project-based and operational roles.
€1,600.00
5 half days: live
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Managing Successful Programmes MSP® (Foundation and Practitioner)

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Managing Successful Programmes MSP® Certification is a comprehensive approach to programme management enabling organizations to deliver complex, strategic initiatives successfully.  Programme Managers will identify, prioritize, direct, and coordinate multiple projects within a programme, aligning with the organization's objectives and delivering measurable benefits. This course provides participants with the skills and knowledge to implement MSP®  structure, philosophy, principles and governance
€2,300.00
5 days: live
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Developing Confident and Assertive Behaviours

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Assertiveness and confidence skills training for professionals who need to communicate clearly, set boundaries and handle challenging situations with assurance. This practical programme builds self-belief, emotional control and the ability to express views with clarity and respect. Participants learn how to speak up, manage difficult conversations and act with confidence in meetings, relationships and everyday workplace interactions.
€999,999.00
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Developing Negotiation Skills

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Negotiation skills training for professionals who need to reach better outcomes in commercial and workplace discussions. This practical programme builds confidence in preparing, positioning and influencing during negotiations. Participants learn how to clarify interests, manage tension, handle objections and achieve fair, sustainable agreements while protecting relationships and organisational credibility.
€999,999.00
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High Impact Presentation & Communication Skills

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Presentation, communication and public speaking skills training for professionals who need to speak with confidence and impact. This practical programme builds clarity, presence and influence in meetings, briefings and business presentations. Participants learn to structure messages, engage audiences, think on their feet and communicate complex ideas with authority in real workplace situations.
€999,999.00
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Effective Decision Making

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Decision-making skills training for professionals who need to make sound, timely and balanced choices in complex environments. This practical programme builds critical thinking, judgement and confidence under pressure. Participants learn how to assess risk, weigh options, challenge assumptions and avoid common decision traps, enabling clearer thinking and more effective action in everyday workplace and leadership situations.
€999,999.00
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Managing Time & Tasks Effectively

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Time management and productivity skills training for professionals who need to manage workload, priorities and pressure more effectively. This practical programme builds focus, organisation and personal discipline. Participants learn how to plan realistically, prioritise what matters, manage interruptions and regain control of time and energy, enabling them to work more efficiently, reduce stress and deliver consistently in busy workplace environments.
€999,999.00
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Managing a Remote Team

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During this workshop you will learn strategies to build trust, set clear expectations, and maintain team engagement in remote teams, from a distance.
€999,999.00
1 day
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Using AI to Communicate Clearly, Credibly and Responsibly

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This one-day programme helps managers and professionals use AI in the workplace to improve communication, productivity and clarity without losing judgement, accuracy or trust. Participants explore responsible AI use, tone, credibility, risk and ethics, learning how to apply AI tools while remaining accountable for what they say and how they say it.
€999,999.00
1 day
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Develop your skills further

The suggested further development courses help you expand your skills, explore related areas, and increase effectiveness in your role.

Program Manager

Change Management Fundamentals

Description
Change Managers with Business Transformation skills are an essential part of the strategic team structure of any forward thinking organisation. But it doesn’t stop there. The only constant is change and empowering staff at all levels and not just stakeholders, to embrace change, to recognise business change models and be willing and active change agents, will reduce resistance to change and increase delivery of successful change projects across and within teams.
€700.00
1 day: live
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Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® Certification Preparation Course

Description
The PMI-RMP® credential will substantiate the applicant's knowledge, skills, and experience in this area of Risk Management, and the PMI-RMP® preparation course will help in preparing to take and pass the RMP® certification exam. Ideal for any project manager or anyone involved in project or programme risk management.
€1,100.00
3 days: live
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Psychology of Communication Intelligence

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Expleo’s interactive Psychology of Communication course provides a starting point for your communication intelligence journey. Resonating with people empowers communication to build strong relationships. Communication enables all other skills particularly in this increasingly online/offsite world. Communication Intelligence + Resonate = reCInate.
€1,200.00
3 half days: live
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