Price
Course fee: - Member: £637.50 + VAT
Course fee - non-Member:£750 plus VAT
Includes lunch and course materials.

Dates
Please call 0161 242 2121.

Overview
Establishing a Programme / Project Office (PO) can help to ensure projects in an organisation run as effectively as possible. However, the PO can take a number of different forms, and ensuring that the nature of the PO meets the needs of the organisation can be tricky. This course is designed to provide guidance for those involved in establishing a PO; identifying pitfalls, ensuring clarity of scope and providing practical experience of running the PO.


Who will benefit from this course?
Programme and Project Managers, IT Managers, Business Change Managers, Programme and Project Sponsors, Project Administrators.

Prerequisites
Some familarity with structured project management methods and techniques is advantageous


Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Clearly define the scope and responsibilities of their Projects Office
  
• Establish the necessary organisational structures to run and support the PO
  
• Identify and carry out the processes required to support the management of a project or projects
  
• Ensure that the PO continues to meet the needs of the organisation
  

Syllabus Overview

Day 1 9:30 - 5:30
Welcome (and tea / coffee on arrival).

Introductions & Objectives

Session1:Project Office In Context

• What is a Project Office?
  
• What kinds of PO are there?
  
• Importance of defining scope and role of PO
  

Introduction to Case Study for Programme & Project Office

Programme & Project Lifecycles, Project Management Methods

Exercise 1:

• Select appropriate Programme Management method
  
• Design / agree appropriate lifecycle for Case Study project
  
• Set up Programme Board and Project Board
  

Session 2: Product and System Development Methods

Exercise 2: Document role of Programme / Project Manager(s)
Agree any tailoring required of Methods.

Session 3: Support Tools

Exercise 3:
Practice using a selection of tools for the programme / project, e.g.risk mgmt tools, healthcheck, checklists, templates, guidelines etc.

Review
Close Day 1.

Day 2 9:30 - 5:30

Session 4:
Designing and installing the Programme & Project Support Office - A project in itself.

• Objectives & Scope
  
• Definition or Measure of Success
  
• Projects Office Role - what it will do and what it will NOT do
  
• Deliverables - The project methodology,templates, completed projects, results
  
• Plan - how to get there]
  
• Budget & resources - constraints
  
• Risk & Issue management
  

The Business Case (Advanced Level Techniques)

• Cost & Benefits
  
• Resources
  

Exercise 4:
Prepare Plan & Business Case for setting up PO.

Session 5:
Dealing with Difficult Situations

• Dealing with Non-programme & Project work
  
• Changes
  

Exercise 5:
Role play with example situations e.g. change in staffing, new sponsor, etc.

Session 6:
Marketing the PSO.

Exercise 6:
Prepare marketing plan / materials for PSO & deliver presentations.

Session 7:
Keeping the PSO current.

Review
Close Day 2.

In addition to Public Courses, we can also offer in-company training, at your premises. Please call 0161 242 2121 for details.