Managing Successful Programmes: Overview

Many organisations create mission statements and long term business plans in order to direct their businesses to the delivery of strategic benefits. Managing Successful Programmes is an industry standard method for delivering these strategic benefits. Developed by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), this method dovetails perfectly with the Prince2® method for Managing Successful Projects to create a portfolio of projects with the same strategic objective.

It covers all aspects of managing a programme of projects, including the characteristics of Programmes, organisation, planning, management, dealing with change, risk and resource management.

Introductions Characteristics of programmes Programme identification, design and justification Organising Programme Management Programme Management in practice Resourcing programmes Dealing with change Programme Risk Management Programme Quality Human factors Introducing Programme Management Review and Close Pre-Course requirements for delegates attending this course will be, or intending to be, involved in strategic planning and direction setting. There are no specific requirements, but it is anticipated delegates will have some knowledge or experience of project management concepts.

Structure of the course this course will give an appreciation of the MSP® method, explain the technical language used in the method and how this interacts with Prince2® projects.
Who should attend?

Strategic Planners, Programme Managers, “Blue Sky” Thinkers, Organisation Directors, Business Strategists, Corporate Direction Setters or Prince2® board members.

Follow-On Courses

Managing Successful Programmes Foundation
Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner
Managing Successful Programmes Advanced Practitioner