Overview
Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) is the missing link in delivering successful change. It’s internationally accredited by APMGroup, and designed to lift the game of practicing and aspiring programme managers. It provides those responsible for managing programmes with a best practice approach applicable to any type of organizational transition or programme. It can only be delivered by an APM Group accredited training company.
It is an advanced programme management framework to help you to deliver the business benefits sought from large scale change.
Global Project Performance is one of the first training organisations delivering this training in Holland.
What is Programme Management (MSP)?
A programme is made up of a set of projects and other activities identified by an organization. Together these will deliver some defined strategic level objective, or set of objectives that will enable benefit realization and a substantial change in the business.
A programme can only do well if the projects within it succeed. The concept of a programme is that it should be more than the ‘sum of its parts’. In other words, without Programme Management, the projects would probably still be able to deliver their particular outcomes but these would not be co-ordinated or integrated into the achievement of a strategic goal.
MSP is a principled driven programme management framework for implementing business strategies and large scale change, where there is a "vision" of the programme’s outcome – a transformed organisation. The path to achieving the vision may deviate and change direction. The vision itself may require adapting as work progresses and individual projects orbit around their approved plans. Programme Management helps to organize, manage, accommodate and control these changes so that the eventual outcome meets the objectives set by the business strategy. The MSP guide comprises of a set of Principles, Transformational Flows and Governance Themes for managing a programme successfully. Additional information can be found on www.apmgroup.co.uk
Target Audience
This event is appropriate for any organisation or individual seeing the need for a controlled yet flexible approach to managing its programmes.
The event is suitable for programme managers, experienced project managers, strategists, programme office members and senior managers from any discipline, public or private sector. This OGC/APM Group accredited course is run at the Global Project Performance training centre or at the clients’ site.
CONTENT
Foundation and Practitioner – 5 days
Principles of Programme Management
Governance Themes:
- Organization
- Vision
- Organization
- Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement
- Benefits Realisation Management
- Business Case
- Programme Planning and Control
- Risk Management and Issue Resolution
- Quality Management
- Blueprint
Transformational Flow
- Identifying a Programme
- Defining a Programme
- Managing the Tranches Delivering the Capability
- Delivering the Capability
- Realising the Benefits
- Closing a Programme
- The Programme Office
Embedding programme Management
Programme Health Checks
Advanced Practitioner – 3 days
Overview
Introduction to the MSPCare case study
Exercises:
- Principles
- Governance Themes
- Transformational Flow steps
- Organization
- Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement
- Benefits Realisation Management
- Blueprint Design and Delivery
- Planning and Control
- The Business Case
- Risk Management and Issue Resolution
- Quality Management (Configuration Management, and Information Management)
Approach
The event is a special learning experience with tons of practical sessions and individual and team exercises that encourage active delegate participation. It is delivered by an APM Group approved trainer with practical experience of programme and project management. There is adequate preparation for the Foundation and Practitioner Examinations.
All delegates receive a copy of OGC’s "Managing Successful Programmes" and a unique pre-course guidance pack to ensure all delegates get the maximum benefit from the training event. The pre-course preparation is an important part of the overall event.
Evening homework work can be expected during the event, including exercises and reading relevant sections of your manual.
Duration
Foundation and Practitioner - 5 Days (Monday to Friday)
Advanced Practitioner – 3 Days (Wednesday to Friday) - The Advanced Practitioner is for those Practitioners who have practiced MSP in their working environment, using all or most of, the themes, principles and processes of MSP.
The Accredited exams
Foundation
A 40 minute, multiple choice exam of 50 questions with a 50% pass mark. Should a candidate wish to proceed to take the Practitioner/Advanced Practitioner level qualification they will need to achieve a mark of 60% or more.
Practitioner
A challenging 2.5 hour, 180 marks Objective Test Exam consisting of various types of questions asked against a scenario. It is an open book exam and 50% is required to pass, and to allow you to proceed to Advanced Practitioner.
Advanced Practitioner
The Advanced Practitioner paper is a 2.5 hour, 75 mark essay style, and open book exam with questions asked against a case study.50% is required to pass.
Contact Details
If you would like further information, or wish to make a booking, please contact Peter Postema on this number: Tel: +31(0)30 22 11 987 or e-mail info@globalprojectperformance.com
