Overview

Without skilled management, the combination of complexity, high risk and multiple projects in the program environment can result in high profile failure rates. Program Management is a pragmatic approach that will ensure organisations deliver and realise the required benefits, innovation, and new ways of working that will take them through the next decade.

Program management is the co-ordinated management of interdependent projects which all contribute to a new business capability. However, co-ordinating the project portfolio, ensuring that benefits are realised and making sure that the program stays in touch with business strategy, is a major management challenge. It is this challenge to which MSP responds, MSP is a framework for Managing Successful Programs. It provides the vital link between business strategy and projects.

MSP gives your organisation a framework for program management. The MSP method is flexible and adaptable for any type and size of program where delivery of strategic change is the desired outcome.

The UK Office of Government Commerce's (OGC) Managing Successful Program (MSP) method is becoming accepted as the leading 'best practice' program management approach. This course is designed to provide a basic grounding on the first day and then lead you through the essential and important steps of managing a program. It will introduce you to the elements of a program and develop your thinking and understanding of the issues and responsibilities facing people who control project portfolios with Program Management.

On the final day you take the multiple-choice Foundation exam to obtain the APMG Foundation accreditation. The course extends, if required, to include the Intermediate and Practitioner accreditation examinations. MSP courses and examinations are provided by Codarra Advanced Systems Pty Ltd - An APMG MSP Accredited Training Organisation.

Course Outline

Download the course outline for Managing Successful Programs Foundations here.

Course Schedule

*Cost per student