COURSE DESCRIPTION:The Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®)
Practitioner Course provides an opportunity to learn how MSP can be
applied to real live programmes and it prepares participants for the
MSP Practitioner examination.
This level aims to confirm that a candidate has sufficient knowledge
and understanding of the MSP guidance to act as an informed member of
a programme management team. That is, someone responsible for
managing, leading, supporting or advising on work within an MSP
environment.
The course is entirely focused at applying MSP in programme
scenarios. Exercises will be based on the participant’s own
experience, and a case study with a similar format used in the APM
Group Practitioner Exam. This case study will be used to test the
thorough understanding of the application of MSP.
COURSE TOPICS:
? MSP Introduction and Overview What is a programme? What
is programme management? MSP Structure.
? MSP Framework and Concepts Principles, governance themes,
transformational flow, management strategies and plans.
? Vision What is a Vision? What makes a good Vision
Statement?
? Identifying a Programme Programme Mandate. Linking to
Policy and Strategy. Preparing a Program Brief. Planning to Define the
Programme.
? Blueprint Design and Delievery What is a Blueprint, and
what does it contain? Developing a Blueprint from the Vision
Statement.
? Defining a Programme Creating a Programme Definition
Document (including the Project Dossier, the Programme Plan and the
Programme Business Case).
? Planning and Control What is a Programme Plan and how is
it developed? The Project Dossier. Resourcing and scheduling.
? Benefits Realization Management The key driver for the
programme. How Benefits Realization links to achieving strategic
objectives. Outcome Relationship Models and Benefit Maps. Planning for
benefits realization.
? Organization and the Programme Office Organization and
leadership. Organizational structure, the key roles and their
responsibilities. What is a Programme Office and what service does it
provide.
? The Business Case Developing, managing and reviewing the
programme’s Business Case.
? Leadership Stakeholder Engagement Leadership as opposed to
management. How leaders actively engage stakeholders. Analyzing and
engaging with stakeholders. Stakeholder maps and matrices.
? Managing the Tranches Implementing governance
arrangements. Establishing tranches. Managing risks and issues.
? Delivering the Capability and realizing the
benefits Co-ordinating and managing projects on the Project Dossier.
Starting and closing projects. Maintaining alignment with the
programme. Ensuring that project outputs are fit for purpose and can
be integrated into operations, so that benefits can be realized.
Pre-transition, transition and post-transition activities.
? Quality and Assurance Management Critical Success Factors.
The scope of programme quality and assurance management. Quality
processes. Configuration Management. Quality Management Strategy and
Plan. Information Management Strategy and Plan.
? Risk Management and Issue Resolution Principles, approach
and strategy for managing risks and resolving issues. Managing and
controlling changes in programmes.
? Closing a Programme Formal confirmation of completion.
Finalizing programme information.
LEARNING GOALS:
? Identify additional value as a result of managing the
described change as an MSP programme.
? Explain each of the MSP principles, the governance themes
and the transformational flow activities.
? Explain the relationship between the MSP principles,
governance themes, the transformational flow, programme information
(documents) and the MSP defined programme management roles; and apply
that understanding.
? Apply each of the MSP principles, governance themes and
transformational flow processes.
? Produce or evaluate examples of MSP programme information
(documents).
? Identify activities that should be undertaken during each
of the processes of the transformational flow, together with the
accountabilities and responsibilities of each of the defined roles.
? Understand which management products are input to, output
from, and updated in each of the six transformational flow processes.
? Pass the Practitioner exam.
COURSE AGENDA:
DAY 1
? MSP® Introduction & Overview
? MSP® Framework and Concepts
? Vision
? Identifying a Programme
? Blueprint Design and Delievery
? Defining a Programme
? Planning and Control
? Benefits Realization Management
DAY 2
? Organization and the Programme Office
? The Business Case
? Leadership Stakeholder Engagement
? Managing the Tranches
? Delivering the Capability and realizing the benefits
? Quality and Assurance Management
? Risk Management and Issue Resolution
? Closing a Programme
WHO CAN ATTEND?
? Programme managers who may have a background in managing
projects, but have not previously operated in a transformational
change environment.
? Senior managers who will sponsor the change, or perhaps be
held accountable for its success.
? Programme office staff (PMO) wishing to build upon their
project management knowledge.
? Experienced project managers.
? Business change managers.
? Senior Responsible Owners (a.k.a. programme executives).
? Other specialist/governance roles involved in supporting
programmes that follow the MSP guidance, as well as those wishing to
pursue higher level qualifications (e.g., programme managers).
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