COURSE OBJECTIVE:
After you complete this course you will be able to:
• Plan for and gain crucial «buy-in» from the key stakeholders in your programme.
• Align projects to your strategy.
• Keep the focus on your change objectives.
• Provide your senior management colleagues with a flexible and relevant framework, so they can work with you to direct the change process.
• Achieve more efficient use of your resources.
• Better control the risks that may be hidden in the detail of activities and projects.
• Realise benefits during and after your programme through a formal process.
• Improve your control of costs, standards and quality.
• Effectively manage your programme's business case.
• Gain efficient control of a whole range of complex activities.
• Use clear role definitions to avoid confusion and conflict.
• Manage better the smooth transition from current to future operations.
• Be better briefed to work within programmes and Gateway Reviews.
• Gain a recognised Programme Management qualification.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is aimed at Programme Managers, Business Change Managers, Account Managers, Project Directors, Business Strategists, Consultants.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:
• Delegates should ideally have experience of managing or working in programmes prior to attending. Knowledge of the PRINCE2® project management method is advantageous but by no means mandatory, but some exposure to a project management method will aid understanding of how the programme works with these projects.
COURSE CONTENT:
Building your own map of a programme lifecycle
• Designing your programme team
• How leaders lead a programme
• Drafting a Programme Brief
• How to make sure benefits are realised by good transition management
• Engaging the stakeholders; communications in a programme
• Risk and Issue management
• Ensure the quality of the final capability
• Planning, tracking and controlling progress in the programme
• Presenting a Programme Definition
• Managing the developing new business capability and controlling changes
• Integrating the processes, information and roles in the programme
Programme Management Processes
• Identifying a Programme
• Defining a Programme
• Governing a Programme
• Managing the Benefits
• Closing a Programme
• Fitting it all together with a Case Study
Examinations
• Mock Examinations
• Examination Tips
• Daily review questions
• Foundation Examination – web proctored voucher provided part of the course fee
• Practitioner Examination – web proctored voucher provided part of the course fee
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
The following courses are recommended for further study:
MSPAP – Managing Successful Programmes Advanced Practitioner
