Courses

This Foundation course is an APM Group Ltd (APMG) Accredited Course that covers the elements contained in the APMG Syllabus for the Agile PM™ Foundation Course. The Foundation course is aimed at individuals who need to be informed members of a project management team within an environment using Agile PM™ methodology. It is targeted towards explanation of various terminology, the purpose, and benefits of the documents produced and how these can be applied to everyday project work. The various elements of Agile PM™ will be re-enforced using a sample case study.

This Practitioner course is an APM Group Ltd (APMG) Accredited Course that covers the elements contained in the APMG Syllabus for the Agile PM™ Practitioner Course. The Practitioner course is aimed at individuals who have successfully completed their Agile PM™ Foundation examination and now need to review in detail Agile PM™ principles, processes, and techniques. The delegates are expected to apply their project management experience and knowledge of Agile PM™ to a given scenario.

The purpose of the Foundation qualification is to confirm that a candidate has sufficient knowledge and understanding of Change Management to work as an informed member of a team working on an organisational change initiative. The Foundation qualification is also a pre-requisite for the Practitioner qualification. This qualification is aimed at individuals who are involved in change initiatives who require a working knowledge of the key principles of change management, who need to know the terminology used and some of the theory behind the practice. It is also the introduction to the higher-level Practitioner qualification and therefore includes all those who are the target audience for that qualification.

Agile is a Project Management framework that is used as a means for managing change. Agile employs an iterative and incremental approach to all projects that reaps rewards with better quality products and a quicker time to market. Agile empowers your teams to work in a self organised way using all the planning tools that Agile provides. This two day course gives delegates a complete introduction to Agile using practical exercises that demonstrate the skills required to manage an Agile project. While the course gives an overview of Scrum, the emphasis of the course is on practical applications of Scrum in a business context including project (release) planning.

Course Objectives In this course, you will learn to create and engage in basic management of a project using Microsoft Project 2016. We will look at project management concepts and navigate the Project 2016 environment. Create and define a new project plan. Prerequisites No previous experience of MS Project is required although familiarity with the Windows operating system is essential. Target Audience: Anyone who wants to learn Microsoft Project as the tool for them and their Team. Candidates who have Project Management skills but have not attended formal software training.

Introduction This Foundation course is a PeopleCert Accredited Course that covers the elements contained in the AXELOS Syllabus for the Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Foundation Course. The Foundation course is aimed at individuals who need to be informed members of a programme management team within an environment using MSP methodology. It is targeted towards explanation of various terminology, the purpose and benefits of the documents produced and how these can be applied to everyday programme work. The various elements of MSP will be re-enforced using a sample case study. Learning outcomes of the course On completion of the course the participants should be able to: Discuss the principles of MSP methodology Apply MSP methodology to programmes within their organisations

Introduction This Practitioner course is a PeopleCert Accredited Course that covers the elements contained in the AXELOS Syllabus for the Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner Course. The Practitioner course is aimed at individuals who have successfully completed their MSP Foundation examination and now need to review in detail MSP Principles, Governance Themes and Transformation Flows. The delegates are expected to apply their programme management experience and knowledge of MSP to a given scenario. The course will use a mix of tutorial, group work and self-study to enhance the individual learning including the use of sample examination papers to familiarise participants with the Practitioner examination. Learning outcomes of the course On completion of the course the participants should be able to: Discuss the structure and contents of MSP Practitioner examination paper. Explain the Glossary of MSP Practitioner examination questions types. Apply understanding of MSP and project management to answer MSP practitioner examination questions.

Organisations can spend considerable time deciding whether an initiative should be managed as a programme or a project. There are rarely fundamental differences between the two, although inconsistencies found between different methodologies creates an unnecessary layer confusion in managing these.  A key concept of Praxis is that the dividing lines between projects, programmes and portfolio are blurred. Some ventures will exhibit characteristics of all three. Whether activity is a project, programme or a portfolio of actions depends on required levels of complexity of scope of the proposed activity – these can be expressed as outputs, capabilities, outcomes and benefits. The underlying principle is that the terms project programme and portfolio simply represent points on a continuum that is described by the complexity of the work being managed.  Praxis Framework is equivalent to three alternative courses, because it removes duplication of terminology and provides a single integrated methodology for delivery of outputs/products.

PRINCE2 is one of the world’s most widely used project management methods. Based on best-practice, the method can be applied to any project irrespective of its size, industry sector, geographic location or culture. This course provides a definitive overview of PRINCE2. We cover its four integrated components – the principles, themes, processes and project environment. We also look at management roles required in a PRINCE2 project and what management products must be created to ensure the project is delivered in a coordinated, consistent and transparent manner. Exam(s) included

This Practitioner course is a PeopleCert Accredited Course that covers the elements contained in the AXELOS Syllabus for the PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner Course.

The new Scrum Master training and certification program, developed in partnership with the Agile Business Consortium. What is Scrum? Popular and widely adopted around the globe, Scrum is a framework for developing, delivering and sustaining complex products through effective team collaboration.

WISP® (Working in Small Projects) guidance has been specifically developed as a framework for small and non-complex projects and change initiatives. Guided by four stages and seven principles, the guidance addresses all key stages of a project and has been written in simple language. This makes it easy to understand and follow, particularly for individuals for whom project management is not their main profession.