IT and Service Management Courses

Programme Management is the management of groups of projects to achieve an outcome or benefit for an organisation. The aim is to structure and control the projects so that they are delivered effectively as a group.

Portfolio Management is the management of one or more portfolios, which involves identifying, prioritising, authorising, managing and controlling projects and programs related to the over strategy of the business.

MSP®: Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) guidance provides and maintains a strategic view over the set of projects, aligning and co-ordinating them within a programme of business change in support of specific business strategies. Programme Management provides the framework for implementing business strategies and initiatives, or large scale change, where there is a "vision" of the programme’s outcome.

Better Business Cases™: Better Business Cases (BBC) is a systematic and objective approach to all stages of the business case development process that sits alongside, and complements, HM Treasury’s Green Book guidance. It is based on The Five Case Model, the UK government’s best practice approach to planning spending proposals and enabling effective business decisions.

P3O®: Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O) aligned to the project, programme & risk management best practice - PRINCE2® Project management , MSP® Programme Management, and M_o_R® Risk Management - brings together in one place a set of principles, processes and techniques to facilitate effective portfolio, programme and project management through enablement, challenge and support structures.

MOP®: Management of Portfolios (MoP) is aimed at the decision makers who have to prioritise investment across an organisation's programmes and projects. The guide introduces the key concepts of portfolio management, its benefits to an organisation, how it fits in with current business processes and how to get started.

MOV®: Management of Value (MoV) is aimed at all those involved in directing, managing, supporting and delivering portfolios, programmes and projects. MoV is all about maximizing value in line with the programme and project objectives and the key stakeholder requirements. It is not simply about minimizing costs.