Up-level your career as a Program Manager

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3 Days

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Cohort-based Course

Proven frameworks, Key Skills, Job search strategies, Interview Prep, case studies to successfully up-level your career as a Program Manager

Course overview

Up-level as a Program Manager with proven tactics and framework

3 days of live Program Management cohort sessions to up-level your career as a Program Manager.


💡How to up-level your career as a Program Manager: includes proven program execution framework, how to deal with different personalities types, strategies to get promoted/standout, how to transition your career to Program Management


💡What to expect:


Proven strategies that will help you make an immediate impact on your job

Reflection exercise to gauze your skill against industry standards and evaluate where you stand

Case studies based on real projects to give you a peek insight into different FAANG projects and respective scale

Office hours where I will be addressing any additional questions you may have

Alumni community to connect and learn with a group of professionals who are in similar stages and can help each other navigate

Job search strategies and Interview prep to help land your dream job


💡Bonus:


✔ Templates that are used to up-level my career at Meta which I have improved over the last 15 years

✔ Get insight into the inner workings of Meta and Google and how successful programs are executed


📣 Featuring surprise guest AMA from FAANG and other top tier companies!

Who is this course for

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You are a Program Manager (Beginner or experienced) looking to up-level your career and promote yourself up the corporate ladder

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You want to make an impact by using proven strategies to be an exceptional Program Manager

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You want to learn the soft and hard skills required to be a successful Program Manager

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You want to pivot your career to Program Management and would like to learn job search strategies and Interviews prep framework

What you’ll get out of this course

Framework and Strategies to make an immediate impact on your job

We will cover program execution frameworks, strategies, reflection exercises, self/peer assessment templates, etc.

Key Program Manager Competencies

Discover the must-have skills like influencing without authority, dealing with imposter syndrome and dominating personality, what's the effective communication strategy looks like, how to be an effective leader, how to gain stakeholders buy in etc.

Learn from industry experts

Direct conversation with an industry expert to get a peek insight into the Program Manager's role, hiring criteria, expectations etc.

Job Search Strategies and Interview Preparation

Discover smart strategies to find the best opportunities that match your skills/passions and get ready to ace any interview with tips on how to present yourself like a pro.

What people are saying

        Sonali is amazing. She has so much program management experience and is passionate about it. I left motivated and knew my plan forward. I look forward to continuing to get mentored by her.
Michael Ohanesian

Michael Ohanesian

Senior Program Manager, Intuit
        If you want to elevate your program management skills or learn how to manage large-scale projects in real time, this is the course you need to take. Sonali not only delves deep into program management but also provides valuable templates for program management.
Shyam Kanduri

Shyam Kanduri

Product Technical Program Manager, Meta
        The program was great and it is interactive sharing participants experience and Sonali's experience with FAANG companies is definitely a plus
Narendra Kothakota

Narendra Kothakota

Senior Technical Program Manager, Visa
        Sonali has been my inspiration, and I always respected the way she navigated relationships & work. She is full of energy and an amazing coach for those looking to upskill as a Program Manager.
Theodora Kaouki

Theodora Kaouki

Manager, Meta
        This course can be summarized as a mini-bible in the world of Program Management. What stood out for me is how the content was structured and its delivery. Sonali did a great job of explaining what works, how it works and why it works in the world of PMgmt. Amazing course where any novice or advanced user can benefit from Sonali's experience.
Abhishek Trikha

Abhishek Trikha

Sr. Scrum Master, Bank of Nova Scotia
        This is a great course because Sonali keeps the entire course duration very very interactive, interspersed with examples from her own experience. This helps understand something well because you have a very real example. Concise yet effective course. Especially my cohort was great so that was an added bonus.
Gopi Mishra

Gopi Mishra

Sr. Technical Program Manager, WaveMaker Inc.
        The content was interesting and delivered in a highly collaborative manner
Shivam Sethi

Shivam Sethi

Technical Program Manager, IBM
        Sonali has put in good content for the training and I got to learn some new techniques for project execution.
Deepa Sweekar

Deepa Sweekar

Sr. Program Manager, Eargo
        I had the pleasure of working with Sonali at Meta and highly recommend her to be an instructor because I believe communication is key for her to consistently deliver high results. She does her best to clearly communicate and to listen when spoken to. This is a skill that is essential to many things in life but especially when instructing others.
Shaquita Lambert

Shaquita Lambert

Program Manager

Meet your instructor

Sonali Garg

Sonali Garg

Sonali Garg, Program Management leader. Sonali has spent over 15 years across various industries including high-tech, oil and gas, manufacturing and construction focused on improving software delivery, finance, business operations, and execution as a technical program management professional. In her recent experience, she worked for big tech companies like Meta (Facebook) and Google, wore multiple hats, led strategic programs, scaled multi-billion-dollar businesses, built teams, and helped achieve business operational excellence. 


Over the last 5 years, Sonali has coached several of PMs and PM leaders on successfully transition and up-level their career and this course is based on her extensive experience with that coaching as well as her own career journey.


She is an advocate for women, immigrants, and program management as a discipline. She also writes a newsletter named after her recently founded company "Shoonya" sharing her experiences, learnings, and best practices about Program Management, leadership, how to be successful as an immigrant, and philosophy.

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Cohort Sessions

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Up-level your career as a Program Manager

Learn program execution framework/templates, key soft skills covering how to establish an effective communication strategy, various leadership styles, how to frame good strategies to create an awesome value proposition, deal with different personalities types, strategies for effective self assessment and get peer review to get promoted

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Expert Learning

Real projects based case studies discussion, guest speaker to give you a peek insight into the Program Manager role in high-tech and start-ups

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Job Search Strategies and Interview Preparation

Smart strategies to find the best opportunities that match your skills, learn best way to reach out people, get referrals along with interview tips on how to present yourself like a pro. Will also cover sample questions asked in FAANG and top tier companies.

Course schedule

6-8 hours per week

  • Saturday, December 09th (Session 01)

    8:00am-11:00am PST


  • Sunday, December 10th (Session 02)

    8:00am-11:00am PST

  • Monday, December 11th (Session 03)

    8:00am-10:00am PST


Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

Frequently Asked Questions

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