PgMP® Exam Prep with a practising PgMP. Live online, small group, next cohort forming
Program managers run the projects nobody else can. The PgMP is PMI's proof of it. Twelve live sessions in English, up to 5 people, panel-review application support and three months of mentoring after the course. 1,090 EUR. Start date is set once the group is formed: register to reserve a seat.
Alina Piddubna
PgMP holders worldwide (PMI, 2025)
of the exam is Program Life Cycle Management
participants, maximum
months of mentoring after the course
Who this course is for
You run programs today
several related projects, one set of benefits, sponsors above you
You hold PMP® and have outgrown it
the next credential in the PMI hierarchy that actually matches your job
You lead a PMO or transformation office
and want the vocabulary and structure to defend program decisions at board level
You have 4+ years of program management experience
and know that documenting it for PMI is the hard part
You want a trainer who does the job
not a slide reader: a practising PgMP and PfMP
You work with EU or international stakeholders
and need a credential they recognise without explanation
This course is NOT for you if
You have never managed more than one project at a time You have fewer than 4 years of PM experience You want a self-study video course without live work
Why we created this course
What you'll be able to do
Concrete skills and outcomes you'll walk away with
Pass the PgMP® panel review and exam
Turn a strategy into a program charter, roadmap and benefits plan sponsors will sign
Run program governance so decisions happen at the right level, on time
Track and defend benefits realization, not just delivery status
Hold a credential fewer than 6,000 people have, verified on Credly
Speak to boards and sponsors in program language, not project language
Multiple sessions. One coherent program.
INTRODUCTION AND FOUNDATIONS (Session 1)
Project, program, portfolio: what actually changes at each level
The PgMP credential: eligibility, panel review, exam structure, ECO March 2024
The Standard for Program Management 5th edition: performance domains and lexicon
How PgMP questions are built and why 44% of them are life-cycle scenarios
Study plan for the 6 weeks, LMS and simulator walkthrough
Application checklist: how PMI wants your program experience described
- Project, program, portfolio: what actually changes at each level
- The PgMP credential: eligibility, panel review, exam structure, ECO March 2024
- The Standard for Program Management 5th edition: performance domains and lexicon
- How PgMP questions are built and why 44% of them are life-cycle scenarios
- Study plan for the 6 weeks, LMS and simulator walkthrough
- Application checklist: how PMI wants your program experience described
Why learn with INSTAR and this trainer
Led by a practising program manager
Alina Piddubna manages a portfolio of advanced-technology programs today. Every ECO task gets a real example: a real sponsor, a real escalation, a real trade-off.
A rare dual PgMP + PfMP credential
The exam keeps asking where the program ends and the portfolio begins. Your trainer lives on both sides of that line every day.
Panel-review application support
The PgMP application is where most candidates lose. We review your program descriptions against the ECO before you submit them.
3 months of mentoring after the course
6 group sessions every two weeks plus chat access to the trainer until you sit the exam.
200-question PgMP simulator on INSTAR's LMS
Scenario questions mapped to the ECO with the reasoning behind every answer, plus timed full-length runs. You will know you are ready before you book the exam.
Small group, real attention
Up to 5 people. Everyone's application gets read, everyone's questions get answered.
Who leads the course
Alina Piddubna
Principal management consultant · Director
Alina is one of very few practitioners worldwide to hold both PfMP® and PgMP®. She has managed portfolios of advanced-technology programs since 2021, where governance, benefits realization under uncertainty, and organization-level stakeholder management are daily work. She also holds PMP, PMI-CPMAI, PMI-ACP, PMO-CP, PSM, CLSSGB, SAFe Practice Consultant, AWS certification, and a PhD in Economics. Alina is a contributor to the PMBOK Guide 8th edition, a speaker and blogger on management and advanced technology topics.
Graduate results and what they say
of INSTAR PMP® prep graduates pass on the first attempt
PgMP cohorts are small and PgMP holders are few, so the voices below come from graduates of our other PMI certification cohorts, taught by the same trainer.
"Thanks to Alina for the accessible and qualitative presentation of the material."
"Obtaining a PMP certification is like winning an Oscar. It's that rare moment when I actually want to put myself in the spotlight and share my achievement with the community. I posted that I began my certification journey back in 2021! How could I have known back then that in the next 5 years I would become a mother, experience a full-scale war, flee my country and start a new life as an immigrant, begin my own small business, and eventually get certified! When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! So I made it. The last five years of my life taught me such adaptability and resilience that I feel like I can achieve anything I want. This winter, I promised myself I would get certified. My dear friend Olena Sikorska inspired me to continue with my long-term goal. Her example showed me that with the right attitude and preparation, everything is possible! So I found the best coach, Natalia Starynska, PMP, from InStar, who not only provided insights and useful tricks of the trade to pass the exam, but also made sure the students of our prep course truly developed the required PMI mindset. Big thanks to Natalia and my fellow students who shared their experiences and approaches to work. It was very insightful and helpful. I wish you all good luck during your exams! "
"I am officially PMP Certified! This exam was like managing a crisis project: • Initiated the preparation • Planned endless mock tests and caffeine marathons • Executed (or rather, survived 230 minutes) • Controlled stress levels (spoiler: failed) • Closed the exam (and almost triggered a risk mitigation plan for emotional breakdown). A huge thank you to Yuliia Nikolaieva Veronika Khramova Olga Bezhenar Alina Piddubna for being part of this crisis project with me! Your support, motivation, and patience helped me navigate through all the uncertainties and scope changes. "
" Victoria, good day :) I would like to thank you for our course. I already told Natalia today that it was truly very dynamic, engaging, and 100% efficient :) I really admire you as professionals, and you have great personalities. Thank you once again."
Learning approach
Structured content delivery
domain by domain, weighted the way the exam is weighted
Program manager mindset
we train the judgement the exam tests: benefits first, projects second
Application workshop
you write your program descriptions during the course, not after it
Session recordings
every session is recorded and available in the LMS
Homework (optional but recommended)
15-20 simulator questions after each session
Exam simulator practice
full-length timed simulations under real exam conditions
12 live online sessions
(24 PDUs)
Access to INSTAR LMS
with structured materials mapped to the ECO
200-question PgMP exam simulator
3-month post-course group mentoring
(6 sessions x 1 hour)
Dedicated group chat
PgMP application review before submission
Real-world program cases
Format and price
Course information
- Dates
- Group forming. Register to reserve a seat; the start date is announced when the group is complete (up to 5 people)
- Time
- 12:00-14:15 New York · 18:00-20:15 Berlin · 19:00-21:15 Kyiv
- Duration
- 12 sessions × 2 hrs (Tue & Thu), 6 weeks
- Group
- Up to 5 participants
- Level
- Advanced, English B2 or higher
- PDU / training hours
- 24
- Format
- Live online
- Language
- English
- Mentoring after the course
- 6 group sessions, fortnightly, 3 months
- Certificate of completion
- Yes
- English level required
- B2 or higher
- Cohort size
- up to 5 participants to preserve discussion quality
Includes 24 PDUs, a 200-question PgMP exam simulator, panel-review application support and 3 months of post-course mentoring. PMI exam fee not included.
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