2 day course: non-residential

Suitable for

Senior project and programme managers with experience of managing projects or programmes from inception to completion, and a familiarity with recognized practices.

Summary
This course unites the concepts and practices from the foundation and other advanced Core Courses. It is pitched at a senior management perspective and encourages delegates to move beyond their current areas of competence, and enhance their personal development.

It explores the effect of culture on projects and programmes and their links with strategic planning. It examines the management of business change from both project, programme and operations perspectives, including overcoming barriers to change. It also explores transition management and the links between the operational and project or programme environments.

Delegates will investigate sources of funding for change and the implications of the choice of source. Finally, the course discusses the contribution of audits to effective project, programme and change management and explains a proven audit method for use on projects and programmes.

Content
Topics covered include:

• Programme and project culture
• Strategic planning
• Business change
• Managing change
• Operations management
• Funding change
• Audits.

Objectives
At the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• Understand types of organizations, their cultures, objectives, functions and environments
• Explain how organization structures and operations work
• Recognize the challenges facing business operations and the impact of change on them
• Explain the organizational benefits of project, programme and operations management and differentiate between them.

Study Options
This course is available in the classroom or through distance learning - online, on CD or on paper.

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