Programme and Project Support Office Essentials
Course Code: PMPPSO
Duration: 4 Days
Overview
Programme and Project Support roles are becoming increasingly pivotal in their overall contribution to Programme and Project Management. For many years, the Project Management professionals who undertake these roles have been overlooked in terms of career development.
Who should attend
This ISEB course is recommended for those currently working in a PPSO or who plan to do so and who currently work in an IS environment.
Course content
- Role of PPSO
- Programme & Project Organisation Structures
- Estimating
- Planning Overview
- Product Based Planning
- Scheduling – Networks
- Scheduling – Gantt Charts & Resource Histograms
- Risk Management
- Change Control & Configuration Management
- Programme & Project Documentation
- Monitoring, Control and Reporting
- Project Initiation.
Delegates will learn how to
On completion, delegates will be able to:
- Appreciate the role of a PPSO
- Understand Programme and Project organisation structures
- Assist with estimating
- Understand planning and assist in the development of plans
- Understand Product Based Planning
- Understand and assist in the development of schedules using Network Diagrams, Gantt Charts and Resource Histograms
- Assist in identifying risks and the management of risks
- Understand the principles of Configuration Management and Change Control
- Assist with the management of programme and project documentation
- Understand the principles of Monitoring, Control and Reporting
- Be prepared to successfully sit the ISEB PPSO Foundation Certificate