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Managing Successful Programmes® (Practitioner Certificate) Course

  • Duration:5 Days
  • Cost:On request
  • Ref:MSPIP

Gain the full practitioner's knowledge and expertise in programme management

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Cost £1,699.00 Duration 5 days Code MSPIP

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Who is it for

The full Managing Successful Programmes® (MSP®) Practitioner course provides an intense programme of learning to deliver the full range of skills needed to manage programmes of work, taking you from foundation level to passing the practitioner exam.

What is it about

Programme Management is the co-ordinated management of a portfolio of projects which change organisations to achieve benefits that are of strategic importance.

Course Overview

  • Identifying, defining & establishing a programme
  • Programme planning
  • Benefits management
  • Issue and risk management
  • Running & closing a programme
  • Case study
  • APM Programme scenario
  • Writing terms of reference
  • The sponsoring group: Programme director, Business change manager, Programme manager
  • Programme support office: capabilities and characteristics
  • Compiling a blueprint
  • Expanding the programme vision statement
  • The required business model
  • Service levels and key performance measures
  • Support systems
  • Scheduling projects
  • Resource sharing
  • Defining tranches
  • Handling dependencies

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.

The Examination
The Practitioner examination is a open book (MSP Manual only) objective test examination based on a given scenario and lasting 150 minutes. There are 8 questions each worth 10 marks, making a total of 80 marks. The pass mark is 50%.

Managing Successful Programmes describes the framework and strategies of Programme Management. Programme Management is an integral part of OGC's Best Practice portfolio.

Please note that the APM Group require every candidate's identification to be verified by the examination invigilator. You will be required to produce some photographic identification before being allowed to take the exam.

Course delivered by Insights an Accredited Training Organisation

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What will I get out of it?

Following the completion of the course participants will be able to:

  • Describe and apply all facets of the programme processes, in accordance with the MSP® method
  • Set up and manage complex programmes effectively
  • Identify and control risks
  • Monitor the objectives of a programme and the essential adjustments needed to respond to changes in the environment
  • Develop a Programme definition from a brief
  • Set Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Understand the roles, skills and attributes for a successful programme
  • Plan a Programme and identify tranches
  • Compile a Programme Blueprint
  • Develop a Programme Risk Management Strategy
  • Set up communication lines for projects/programme interfaces
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