Phillips Consulting Limited

Course Overview

MSP is a best-practice guide from the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), describing a structured approach for managing Programmes. It has been developed using the collective expertise and practical experience of some of the leading practitioners in the field. This means that it not only reflects best practice, but is also an accessible, workable technique that has been tested by those working in the real world. This course will give delegates grounding in the MSP framework, where they will see how to position key individuals and mechanisms in a programme to ensure that they can realize, measure and claim strategic benefits. Delegates will develop practical confidence to be able to apply MSP flexibly and pragmatically. MSP is written at a high level and the course will guide delegates in applying the framework in a way that will make sense to senior management and other stakeholders.

On completion of the course delegates will be able to:
• Identify and manage stakeholders in a programme and understand how crucial this will be to success,
• Develop and maintain the stakeholder map.
• Implement a communications plan that will give key leverage in influencing individuals and groups within Programmes.

Course Content

Core Topics

• Introduction and Programme Management Principles
• Building your own map of a programme lifecycle
• Organization and Leadership
• Benefit Realization Management
• Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement
• Blueprint Design and Delivery
• Drafting a Programme Brief
• Managing the stakeholders & communications in a programme
• Risk management & issues resolution
• Quality Management
• Planning, tracking and controlling progress in the programme
• Business Case Management
• Vision
• Programme Planning and Control
• Integrating the processes, information and roles in the programme
• The Transformational flow: The MSP in Practice
• Programme Management Processes
• Identifying a Programme
• Defining a Programme
• Governing a Programme
• Managing the Portfolio
• Managing the Benefits
• Closing a Programme
• Fitting it all together with a Strategic Case Study.

Target Audience

This course is for project managers who wish to manage portfolios of projects more effectively. In particular, Programme Managers, Business Change Managers, Account Managers, Project Directors, Business Strategists, Consultants will benefit

Duration: 5 days
Dates: Lagos : Feb 1-5, Jun 14-18, Oct 25-29
Fees: N 373,400.00