MSP Foundation & Practitioner

Programme Managers, Programme Directors, those managers involved in Business Change, Programme/Project Support staff and Project Managers who will undertake roles in Programmes.
It can be particularly useful as an advanced Project Management course for senior and very experienced Project Managers and those seeking a professional qualification.

This course provides delegates with a comprehensive understanding of the Best Practice framework for Programme Management, 'Managing Successful Programmes' (MSP-2011), and how it can be applied to live programmes.

Strategic change is becoming a constant as many businesses realign themselves to stay ahead of the competition. This frequently results in the need to manage a range of initiatives across multiple disciplines within the organisation. Programme Management is the co-ordinated management of a dossier of often complex projects that change organisations to achieve benefits that are of strategic importance. Programme Management involves:

- working within and changing the culture of an organisation
- realising benefits
- delivering capability

This is an intensive five day course using a combination of lectures, exercises, case studies, workshops and examination preparation.

MSP philosophy and structure

What is a programme and how it differs to both business as usual and project work

Relationship between the MSP principles, governance themes and the transformational flow

The 7 MSP principles

Remaining aligned with corporate strategy

Leading change

Envisioning and communicating a better future

Focusing on benefits and threats to them

Adding value

Designing and delivering a coherent capability

Learning from experience

The 9 MSP governance themes

Organisation

Vision

Leadership and stakeholder engagement

Benefits management

Blueprint design and delivery

Planning and control

Business case

Risk and issue management

Quality and assurance management

The 6 MSP Transformational Flow Processes

Identifying a programme

Defining a programme

Managing the tranche

Delivering the capability

Realising the benefits

Closing a programme