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Programme Management Essentials Online

Are you looking for an introduction to Programme Management? This course has been designed to give you an overview of Programme Management and the key concepts associated with it.

Course overview

About the course

This course is designed to provide you with a broad understanding of what a programme is and how they are controlled.

Duration

The course will take approximately four to five hours to complete.

By the end of the learning, you will be introduced to:

  • The fundamentals of programme management and how it relates to project and portfolio management
  • The PESTLE drivers for change and how programmes operate in a VUCA environment
  • How drivers influence objectives which programmes are trying to contribute towards
  • The types of programmes and how programmes can be of more than one type
  • The importance of a concise vision statement
  • The relationship between a vision statement and high-level design
  • The four main parts of the high-level design (POTI)
  • The importance of the high-level design not being too detailed
  • The concept of a benefit and disbenefit
  • The four main ‘DOAM’ tests of a benefit
  • A typical benefit cycle consisting of “Identify, Plan, Realize and Review”
  • The importance of transition to benefit realisation, and consider how reviewing benefits is critical
  • The different planning levels and the concept of a tranche within our programme plan, a programme business case and the additional costs at programme level over project costs
  • The main programme management roles and who appoints them
  • The importance of stakeholder engagement and outline a typical cycle for stakeholder engagement
  • The concept of the control framework for a programme in the form of its strategies
  • The typical risk and issue management cycles and outline the importance of accurate up-to-date programme information and examine the need for assurance activities to provide confidence
  • The term Agile and discuss whether programmes could be regarded as being Agile
  • The practice of MoSCoW prioritisation when combined with timeboxing and consider whether programmes can include both Agile and more traditional projects at the same time
  • A typical programme framework consisting of principles, governance themes and a lifecycle
  • A typical programme lifecycle, and consider the importance of lessons learned throughout, and indeed, at the end of a programme
  • Two popular programme management frameworks and look at the similarities and differences between them, including examining their respective lifecycles
  • The P3M3 maturity model

This course includes modules across the following areas:

  • Introduction to programme management
  • The need for programmes and programme types
  • Programme vision and high-level design
  • Benefit realisation
  • Programme planning and the business case
  • Programme organization and stakeholders
  • Programme governance
  • Agile programmes and projects
  • Programme framework and lifecycle
  • Comparison of frameworks
  • 12 months access to the ILX Programme Essentials course
  • Full tutor support

There is no formal exam associated with this course.

This course is aimed at anyone who wants an introduction to programme management and gain knowledge to help understand some of the key elements required to manage a programme.

There are no formal pre-requisites for taking this course

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