Managing Successful Programmes: Overview

Description

This course is only available as a private event, i.e. for one customer.  Any number of delegates may attend a private event, although numbers should be limited to a reasonable amount in order to allow the trainer to attend to the individual needs of each delegate.

Alternatively, a derivation of this course can be used by senior managers to gain an understanding of the method sufficient to allow their project and programme managers to use MSP and PRINCE2 effectively to manage change within the organisation.  For this purpose, the course can be run over half a day to ensure that the senior managers are using their time most effectively.

Where the requirement is to attain an understanding of all the Best Practice Guides, their various accreditations and how the guides all work in collaboration, a better alternative may be to book the Best Practice Overview course.

Accreditation

None

Pre-Requisites and Pre-Course Preparation

None

Audience Profile

This course is aimed at anyone with a need to have knowledge of MSP.  In particular, those preparing to go on to a longer course leading to accreditation will find this an ideal preparation for further training.  The material is pitched between the Best Practice Overview, which gives a good description of the method, and the Foundation course, which allows attendees to act as an informed member of a programme team.  This includes almost everyone in an organisation using, or intending to use, MSP or PRINCE2 and includes:-

Project Board members

• Senior Responsible Owners
• Project Sponsors
• Senior management involved in making project-level decisions

Team Managers

• Product Delivery Managers
• Project team members
• Business Analysts
• Subject matter experts delivering or providing expertise to a project

Project Assurance

• Business Change Analysts
• Change Board members
• Risk managers
• Auditors
• Stakeholder representatives

Project Support

• Project Office support staff
• Programme Office personnel
• Planners and plan creators
• operational line managers/staff involved in a project, or intending to be involved

Included in the Course

Courseware, exercises and handouts

MSP Pocket Reference Guide

Lunch, either buffet, sandwiches or cafe, depending on the venue

Course Content

This course will give an appreciation of the MSP method, explain the technical language used in the method and the rationale behind it.  The course will be tailored to the needs of the delegates attending the course and the requirements of those arranging it.

DAY 1

Introductions

Characteristics of programmes

Programme identification, design and justification

Organising Programme Management

Programme Management in practice

Resourcing programmes

Dealing with change

Programme Risk Management

Programme Quality

Human factors

Introducing Programme Management

Review and Close