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Programme Management Training

1 day - £270 + vat

Sometimes the work needed to achieve a key organisational objective will be far greater than can be easily organised & carried out in a single project. As a result the organisation will undertake a programme that consists of a number of inter-related projects.

Programme Management is the co-ordinated management of a portfolio of projects to achieve a set of objectives. Programme Management provides the framework for implementing business strategies and initiatives and for managing a number of multiple projects.

This one-day Programme Management workshop trains you in the process, methods and skills required to manage a programme, and to deliver the expected benefits from the programme.

If you wish to gain a formal qualification in Project Management, then our PRINCE2 Training courses may be more appropriate for you.

Programme Management Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this Programme Management training course, delegates will:

• Be able to differentiate between projects and programmes, and to be able to identify a programme
• Understand the benefits of the programme approach
• Be able to create a programme strategy, and establish and run a programme of projects
• Understand the roles & responsibilities necessary for effective programme delivery
• Develop the skills and understand how to use the methods to carry out programme level planning
• Learn how to develop risk management strategies at the programme level
• Understand how to create and use monitoring systems for effective programme control and managing the delivery of the benefits
• Learn how to develop and implement a communication plan for all stakeholders and the programme teams

Programme Management Course Content:

Programme Management

• What are programmes and how they differ from projects
• Examples of different types of programmes
• A process and framework for managing a programme

Establishing & Defining The Programme

• Developing the vision statement of the programme and defining the business benefits
• The process and responsibilities of setting up the programme and objectives
• Constructing the programme framework

Setting Up The Programme Organisation And Roles

• Identifying the different programme roles and their responsibilities
• Typical programme organisational structure
• The purpose and responsibilities of a programme manager and the programme support office

Carrying Out Programme Level Planning

• The purpose of programme plans
• The elements of a programme plan with milestones and dependencies
• Inter-relationships between project-level plans and the programme plan
• Programme risk identification, assessment and management

Managing Resources

• Creating the programme resource plan
• Identifying and dealing with resource bottle necks using the critical chain approach
• Allocating from and managing the resource pool effectively  

Monitoring & Controlling The Programme

• Systems for effective programme control and levels of delegated authority
• The programme level view of quality in the individual projects in the programme
• Realising and monitoring the benefits arising from the programme

Programme Close & Handover

• Closing the programme with handover and acceptance of the outcomes from the programme
• Measuring the value added and the benefits realised from the programme

Learning Methods

This is an interactive Programme Management workshop, and the following learning methods will be used:

• Inputs
• Exercises – some of which will be based on situations in the delegates’ work-based programmes
• Group activities and discussions
• Handouts

Who Should Attend This Programme Management Training Course?

Those staff who manage a programme of projects.

Programme Management Course Recommended Reading

Managing successful programmes by Rod Sowden - buy from amazon
The Handbook of Project Management: A Practical Guide to Effective Policies and Procedures by Trevor L. Young - buy from amazon

Managing successful programmes (Office of Government Commerce)

Download course outline as pdf.

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