Programme Planning and Controls Professional

Course Description

Programme Planning and Controls Professional is designed to take students to the highest level of practical application by introducing a full range of techniques across the range of programme and project management disciplines and procedures in the specialist area.

The course is specifically designed to address the gap where there is no development between the generic best practice qualifications and higher education.  The materials in this course are also used in our degree courses, and although the assessment models are different, students will gain the same knowledge, for more details of our professional development programmes click here.

The price for this course is £650 which excludes ILM assessment fees of £450 per head

Who is this course for?

The “Professional” series of courses are specifically designed for people using Competency Frameworks, e.g. PDCF or APM. Individuals will already experienced Practitioners and are seeking to gain knowledge to move up the ladder.

Anyone with an interest or involvement in a programme or project will benefit from the course content. The specialist course is designed for leaders and managers who have a practical knowledge of the practices and wish to develop a deeper understanding because:

• They are Leaders and managers who have responsibility for the delivery of a portfolio of projects or programmes working in the portfolio environment.
• They own a key process or professional discipline and wish to have a deeper understanding of the associated techniques to improve business performance.
• They are a Senior Business Owner or Business Change Manager and wish to be fully equipped with the range of skills needed to deliver a major change
• They have a management role in a PMO (Portfolio, Programme or Project Office) and want to support and improve the performance of their organisation.
• They are a project manager with responsibility for delivering a capability and wish to understand the wider challenges of achieving outcomes and benefits.
• They are programme managers who are new to the role and who wish to accelerate their development through increased understanding.
• Their organisation is using a competency framework (e.g., PDCF or APM) and they wish to prove they have achieved the competent and proficient levels. 

Module Layout 

For all our Professional modules we have used a consistent structure that includes videos, voice overs, personal exercises and application using our Nightingale Programme  Case study.

1. Module Introduction
   1. Pause for thought – personal reflection exercise
   2. Video that covers the module core learning
2. Application and techniques
   1. Reminder of concepts
   2. Core process models
   3. Activities and  techniques
   4. Application examples
3. Bringing it to life
   1. Nightingale Hospital case study exercises
   2. Putting it into practice personal workplace assignments

Programme Plan Design

We estimate 10 hours studying to complete the materials and undertake the case study and personal exercises properly, this module is available separately for £100 or as part of a wider learning journey. It contains:

• Controls v Governance
• Layers of governance
• Process Improvement
• P3M structures
• Strategic planning
• Programme life cycles and evolution
• Outcome challenges
• Critical concepts
• Programme dependencies
• Coping with complexity
• Strategic plan alignment

Designing Programme Controls and Quality

We estimate 10 hours studying to complete the materials and undertake the case study and personal exercises properly, this module is available separately for £100 or as part of a wider learning journey. It contains:

• Business case Controls
• Cost estimation
• Scoping controls
• Design principles
• Setting standards
• Role of the PMO
• Tiers of quality control
• Quality planning
• Quality in action 

Establishing Programme Controls

We estimate 10 hours studying to complete the materials and undertake the case study and personal exercises properly, this module is available separately for £100 or as part of a wider learning journey. It contains:

• Leadership of delivery
• Leadership attributes
• Impact of Bias
• Information controls
• From data to knowledge
• Links between information and maturity
• Establishing the PMO
• PMO and knowledge management
• Managing with metrics
• Trends and forecasts

Managing Programme Performance

We estimate 10 hours studying to complete the materials and undertake the case study and personal exercises properly, this module is available separately for £100 or as part of a wider learning journey. It contains: 

• People and programme performance
• Talent management
• Managing process performance
• Six Sigma and Lean
• Managing partnerships
• Managing business transformation
• Business performance monitoring
• Managing programme reviews

Competent Planner

We estimate 15 hours studying to complete the materials and undertake the case study and personal exercises properly, this module is available separately for £150 or as part of a wider learning journey. It contains:

• Defining the requirements and setting up for success
• Designing the plan and estimation
• Developing the plan and products management
• Delivering the plan and how to apply controls
• Project Reno – putting it into action

Resource Management Practitioner

We estimate 10 hours studying to complete the materials and undertake the case study and personal exercises properly, this module is available separately for £100 or as part of a wider learning journey

• Resource Management scope
• Identifying Resource requirements
• Resource Analysis
• Resource Planning
• Implementing resource management
• Effective review

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