Program Management Foundation

Short description

Programme Management is the coordinated management of a portfolio of projects, which will change an organisation in order to achieve strategic benefits. Many organisations use projects and project management in order to accomplish change: it is an ongoing challenge to connect these projects into a coherent change process.

Target group
This training is aimed at programme directors and managers, change managers, consultants and project managers. To participate in this training, you should have experience in project management

Course content
The training deals with the following topics:

• Project, multi project and programme management
• MSP-processes
• Identification of the programme
• Defining the programme
• Vision, blueprint and projects portfolio
• Setting up a programme
• Programme execution
• Management of the projects portfolio and its added value
• Programme closure
• Programme management organisation
• Programme planning
• Management of the added value
• Stakeholder management
• Issue, risk and configuration management
• Quality management and audits

Results
You will be able to name the principles and processes for managing programmes according to the ‘Managing Successful Programmes’ or MSP ‘best practice’. You will be able to identify programmes, to define programmes based on a vision, and to make the right decisions for arranging a programme.

Possible continuation
Process management