Course Outline

Who will benefit ?

It is designed to support any organisation or individual requiring a controlled approach to managing their programmes. Ideally delegates should be programme managers, programme support office staff or senior project managers.

Course objectives:

At Foundation Level delegates will be able to:
describe the purpose of all roles, processes, deliverables
state which deliverables are input and output from which processes
state the relationships between processes, deliverables roles and the management dimensions of a programme

At Intermediate/Practitioner Level delegates will also be able to:

Produce worked examples of all role descriptions, detailed explanations of all processes, and worked examples of all deliverables
Show they understand the relationships between processes, deliverables, roles and the management dimensions of a programme, and can apply this understanding.
Demonstrate that they understand the reasons behind the various elements of MSP, and that they understand the principles underpinning these elements.
Demonstrate their ability to tune MSP to different Programme circumstances.
demonstrate an understanding of Programmes in context with Business Operations, and Projects.

Course Content

Overview and Principles of programme management
Organisation
Benefits & stakeholder management
Issues & risk management
Quality Management
Audit & planning
Configuration Management
Programme Management Processes

Pre-requisites:

Delegates attempting the practitioner certificate should be working in a programme environment but no prior knowledge of the MSP method will be required.

Course style:

Theory and practical case study work, delivered by a trainer who has practical experience of both project and programme management, will lead the delegate through the MSP framework and will work towards the final examinations using sample questions. Pre-course preparation material consisting of the MSP Manual, a CD-ROM and workbook ensures delegates are prepared for, and gain the maximum benefit from the workshop. It will be required of delegates to do evening work during the week that the course is taking place.