Managing Successful Programmes Foundation

Course Overview

Managing Successful Programmes is the de facto standard developed by the UK government for delivering change programmes in the UK. This course covers the latest version released in September 2007. This is the 3 day approach to gaining the Foundation qualification. It is an intense course that will require delegates to prepare thoroughly and be prepared for evening work throughout the course. The course includes the Foundation examination and prepares delegates for the Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner should they wish to move on to those levels.

Why should you use Aspire Europe?
The case for using Aspire Europe is compelling; we are an Accredited Training and Accredited Consultancy Organisation by the OGC and APM Group. Our trainers include are mainly practicing consultants who have achieved Registered Consultant status.

Aspire Europe Ltd also provided the Lead Author for the 2007 version of Managing Successful Programmes.

The 3 day course is intense, and for individuals coming from a project or operations background the sheer volume of information that has to be processed to achieve Foundation level can be baffling. Preparation is the key to success, which is why we provide a full pre-course programme to help you arrive on the first day fully prepared.

The course prepares delegates for the Practitioner examination.

COURSE CONTENT

Transformational Flow
Identifying a Programme
Detailed review of techniques to take a programme from concept to feasibility and a Programme Brief.

Defining a Programme
Development of future business models and planning and application to a case study.

Managing the Tranche
Steps and mechanisms used to enable the programme to flex to external events and keep the programme under control.

Realising the Benefits
Application of steps and activities required to take the capabilities delivered by the projects to release the benefits.

Delivering Capability
Design of case study project portfolio to ensure that they deliver the required capabilities to the change programme.

Closing a Programme
Steps in a structured Closure to ensure that the defeat is not snatched from the jaws of victory.

Governance Themes
Benefits Management
Identifying and defining, from the case study of a benefits
strategy, followed by profiling and modelling their delivery.

Organisation & Governance
Design an organizational structure for a programme,
identifying responsibilities and additional roles that could be
required.

Vision and Blueprint
Establishing a viable Vision on which the programme should be
based, and developing an optimal end game Blueprint that
steers the programm.

Risk & Issue Management
Apply the 4 levels of Risk to the scenario, develop mitigation
strategies and a process for resolution of issues.

Planning & Control
Define the contents of a Programme Plan and identify
how the programme will be controlled, with associated
responsibilities and tools.

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership
Identify and analyse the stakeholders, profile and map
their interests and issues and develop the Communications
Plan.

Business Case
Look at the challenges for the Business Case in the case study
scenario and its use as a control tool.

Quality Management
Design a Quality Management Strategy for a programme and
the issues associated with implementation.