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Managing Successful Programmes® Foundation Course

  • Duration:3 Days
  • Cost:£1199 + VAT
  • Ref:MSPF

Change your organisation, and achieve the benefits of strategic programme management

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Cost £1,199.00 Duration 3 days Code MSPF

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Who is it for

This high level course is for programme managers, members of programme management boards, and project managers who need to start managing several complex projects to bring about large-scale changes.
There are no pre-requisites, but the course content is appropriate to delegates who need to manage several projects in a co-ordinated way, usually as part of a change management programme.

What is it about

Programme management is the co-ordinated management of a portfolio of projects which change organisations to achieve benefits of strategic importance.  Managing Successful Programmes® (MSP®) courses provide you with the understanding and skills you need to apply the methodology to managing programmes of work. 
The MSP® methodology was originally developed by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) as a best practice framework and strategy for programme management, and draws from hundreds of real life experiences of change management programmes.  It encompasses many years of best practice of change management programmes and provides a structured but flexible approach suited for all kinds of change management.


Course Overview

  • Identifying a programme
  • Defining a programme
  • Programme planning
  • Benefits management
  • Issue and risk management
  • Establishing a programme
  • Running a programme
  • Delivering capability
  • Realising benefits
  • Closing a programme
  • Case study
  • APM programme scenario
  • Exam based exercised

    The MSP Foundation closed-book examination is a 40 minute 50 multiple choice objective question paper. Currently the pass mark is 60% (30 marks).

    Prerequisites

    Project Management experience or Project Board experience is required. Some pre-course material is provided which should be fully read and understood before the course start. This is an intensive course and some evening work will be required during the course.
    PRINCE2®, MSP®, M_o_R® & ITIL® are Registered Trade Marks of the Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and other countries.
    The Swirl logo™ is a Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce.

What will I get out of it?

  • Descriptions and applications of all facets of the programme processes, in accordance with the MSP methodology
    Be able to set up and manage complex programmes effectively
  • The ability to identify and control risks
  • Skills to monitor the objectives of a programme and the essential adjustments needed to respond to changes in the environment
  • This course is delivered by Insights, an Accredited Training Organisation.  MSP® describes the framework and strategies of programme management, an integral part of OGC's best practice portfolio.
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