Managing Successful Programmes: Advanced Practitioner

The Managing Successful Programmes TM Advanced Practitioner Event

Audience

This course is aimed at senior managers, current and future programme managers and programme team members who wish to develop their knowledge and capabilities in Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) and in doing so achieve the MSP Registered Advanced Practitioner qualification.

• Skills Gained

  • This course provides a route to the MSP Registered Advanced Practitioner qualification By the end of this event delegates will be able to use MSP recommendations to:
  • Set-up a suitable programme organisation with appropriate controls
  • Create an environment for successful delivery of change
  • Keep activities focused on the business change objectives
  • Clearly define benefits and dis-benefits
  • Manage the full programme lifecycle, from initial mandate to benefits realisation
  • Manage the transition of change through to operational use
  • Identify and manage risk and resolve issues
  • Consider these 'Programme Management' facts:

• Course Outline

  • Only 16% of programmes are completed on time and on budget.
  • 94% of ALL programmes will have at least one restart.
  • Standish Group figures show that on average, programmes will have a cost over-run of 188% .
  • Standish Group figures also show that on average, programmes will have a schedule over-run of 222% .
  • Approximately 25% of British GDP is spent on Projects each year
• • Introduction:
  • Change and Programme Management
  • Managing Successful Programmes
  • The Programme Environment
  • Programme Themes and Principles
  • Organisation and Leadership
  • Benefits Management
  • Stakeholder Management and Communications
  • Risk Management and Issue Resolution
  • Programme Planning and Control
  • Business Case Management
  • Quality Management
  • The Transformation Flows
  • Identifying a Programme
  • Defining a Programme
  • Managing the Tranches
  • Delivering the Capability
  • Realising the Benefits
  • Closing a Programme
  • The MSP Foundation Examination
  • Examination preparation
  • Applying MSP to the case study
  • The MSP Practitioner Examination
  • The MSP Advanced Practitioner Examination

• Day 1:

• Introduction to MSP
• Programme Management Terms
• Change and Programme Management
• Overview of MSP Environment
• The MSP Framework
• The Programme Definition and Governance Documents
• Organisation and Leadership
• Identifying a Programme

Day 2:

• Defining a Programme
• The full Organisation Structure
• Planning for Governance
• Business Case
• Benefits
• Stakeholder Management and Communication
• Risk Management and Issue Resolution

Day 3:

• Managing the Tranches
• Delivering the Capability
• Realising the Benefits
• Closing a Programme
• The MSP Foundation Examination (after lunch)
• Start preparation for the Practitioner Examination

Day 4:

• Preparation for the Practitioner Examination Continued
• Practitioner Examination (before lunch)
• Practical Examples of Advanced Practitioner type Questions both tutor lead and delegate requested.

Day 5:

• Continuing preparation for the Advanced Practitioner Examination

• The MSP Advanced Practitioner Examination (after lunch)

• Course Information:
• Pre-Requisites
• In order to attend this course, delegates must have successfully completed the MSP Foundation course
• Duration:
• 5 days
• On-going support
• 90 days post support via telephone or e-mail
• Participants:
• Maximum 10 delegates per course
• Delivery Method:
• Public Schedule or One Company event
• Venues:
• Remarc Leeds, Manchester, London or your own.
• "MSP TM is a Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce"