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Executive Briefing on Governance

Course Code

GOVH (download brochure)

Overview

To progress up the corporate ladder, people have to prove themselves as effective managers of operational processes.  Increasingly, it is being recognised worldwide that competence in operational management is not a predictor of success in governance of  change initiatives.  This briefing provides an overview of the governance of corporate project portfolios, programmes and projects.

Course Objectives

At the end of this briefing delegates will be able to:

  • Describe Programme and Project Governance
  • Define the structures and processes that support governance of programmes and individual projects
  • Describe Governance of Project Management

Who Should Attend

Members of Corporate Boards and Risk Management committees, Executives and Business Managers, members of Programme and Project Boards, Project and Programme Managers and others responsible for approving and governing organisational investments in projects, programmes and project portfolios.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this Briefing.

Course Content

The briefing will cover the following topics at an Executive level:

  • Relationship of Programme and Project Governance to Corporate Governance and ICT Governance
  • The critical differences between business-as-usual and change through programmes and projects
  • Principles of Governance of Programmes and Projects
  • What the Standards say about governance
  • The role of the sponsor - directing, supporting
  • Working with people - building the right team, communicating, dealing with resistance
  • Identifying and establishing programmes and projects
  • What the Programme and Project Management methods have to offer
  • The delivery journey - staying in control, what should I be doing, what should others be doing?
  • Governance of cross-organisational change initiatives
  • Governance of project management, which deals with internal business reviews of projects and corporate responsibilities towards the management of business projects.

Exam

There is no exam associated with this briefing.

Included with this Course

  • Briefing Workbook

Duration

½ day.

Delivery modes

We run this briefing only when there is sufficient demand. We keep track of people with particular needs, and contact them when we are able to meet their need. If this is you, please Register your interest in this briefing and we will add you to the waiting list. Alternatively, you can Request a Quote for an Inhouse Course.

If you're after something a little different to the briefing described on this page, we may be able to assist. All of our offerings can be tailored to meet your specific needs. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.

Continuing Professional Development

Institute

Points

Reference

AIPM

4 CPD points

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PMI

4 PDU points

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Follow-on Courses

We recommend that participants who need to understand how to effectively govern PRINCE2 projects should consider our Governing Projects with PRINCE2 briefing.

We recommend that participants who need to understand how to effectively govern MSP programmes should consider our Governing Programmes with MSP briefing.

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