By attending BCS - Programme and Project Support Office Essentials workshop, delegates will learn 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
- Prepare to successfully sit the BCS PPSO Foundation Certificate
There are no formal requirements for entry to the course, although the candidate should have a basic working knowledge of IT.
This BCS - Programme and Project Support Office Essentials workshop is recommended for those currently working in a PPSO or who plan to do so and who currently work in an IS environment.
It will also benefit individuals wishing to establish practical procedures to underpin the management of project undertakings by setting up a programme and/or project support office.