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APMG - Managing Successful Programmes Certification
A Firebrand Training
5
Day Course
APMG Managing Successful Programmes Certification - Overview
The goal of this five (5) day accelerated course is to teach students a base-line for managing programmes with a structure to strengthen the coordinated management of a portfolio of projects and to achieve strategic organisational benefits.
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 - a transformed organisation for example. Programmes Management helps to organise, manage, accommodate and control these changes so that the eventual outcome meets the objectives set by the business strategy.
Our Managing Successful Programmes Certification Program
- Allows you to achieve your certifications in a fraction of the time of 'traditional training' while delivering industry-leading exam passing percentages
- Helps students grasp complex management concepts more easily by identifying and catering to individual student learning styles through a mixed visual, auditory and kinaesthetic-tactual delivery system
- Enhances retention by employing accelerated learning techniques focused on committing information to long-term memory
APMG Managing Successful Programmes Certification - Benefits
Having proof of your skills and knowledge gives you the edge over other candidates when applying for a job. Here are some additional benefits of earning Managing Successful Programmes Certification:
- Independent validation of achievement of a level of competency accepted and valued by the industry
- Proven understanding of fundamental MSP -related practices
- Increased knowledge, leading to increased job satisfaction
- Well-defined career path, leading to higher level certifications
- Proof of transferable skills and a solid credential, which make you more marketable
What Managing Successful Programmes can do for your company Certification provides companies with skilled employees, leading to:
- Maximized efficiencies in recruiting, hiring, training and promoting employees
- Operational improvements and greater efficiencies organization-wide
- Creation of best practices and uniform management processes across all areas in your business
- Increased productivity as certified professionals are able to perform at accepted industry standards
Who should earn a Managing Successful Programmes Certification?
- Senior Responsible Owners and Service Managers considering implementing a Programme Management System
- Mangers who are new to the whole managing projects management in a multi-project environment
- Project Managers who are part of a larger programme and who need to be aware of the wider issues
- Department Managers, whose staff is involved in Programme Management Systems
- Business Change Managers in all areas of the organisation
Career changers
Managing Successful Programmes certification is an excellent way to develop in the management sector of the IT industry. Managing Successful Programmes focuses on the latest management standards.
Business professionals
A MSP certification demonstrates knowledge of management standards and best practices. Taking the time to learn new IT management concepts shows a commitment to keep pace with today's technology-driven economy, to better understand a customer's business, and to become more self-sufficient by better understanding the technology on which almost every professional relies.
Experienced and certified IT professionals
If an experienced IT professional does not already have a widely recognized certification, he or she should earn a certification to show current or potential employers a measurement of their skills and expertise.
Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.
Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.
Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need, including
- Intensive group instruction
- One-on-one instruction attention
- Hands-on labs
- Lab partner and group exercises
- Question and answer drills
- Independent study
This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.
APMG Managing Successful Programmes Certification - Curriculum
Firebrand Training provides thorough instructor-led training to ensure that you learn the fundamentals, obtain hands-on skills and earn your certification. You will emerge able to immediately apply your new knowledge in your career environment.
Course Materials
Students attending this blended-learning program will receive a robust set of course materials that caters to each of the three primary individual learning-intake styles (auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic-tactual) - critical for a successful accelerated learning experience.
Daily lectures, labs, and review sessions are supplemented by a combination of:
- Proprietary Lab Manual & Program Courseware - developed to address the unique demands of accelerated learners
- Self Test Testing Software
Firebrand Training has an aggressive educational schedule that thoroughly covers all essential elements necessary to attain the CompTIA Managing Successful Programmes Certification during the program.
Modules
- Introducing the Managing Successful Programm
- Organisation, Leadership, Programme Management Processes
- Stakeholder Management and Communication, Programme Planning and Control
- Business Case -, Risk -, Benefits - and Quality Management
- Foundation exam
- Practitioner exam
- Advanced Practitioner exam
Course program in detail
Introduction to Programme Management
- Programme Definition
- Programmes vs. Projects
- The Programme Management Environment
- Using Programme Management
Organisation and Leadership
- Principles
- Basic Programme Organisation
- Roles
Programme Management Processes and Products
- Identifying a Programme
- Defining a Programme
- Managing Benefits
- Closing a Programme
Stakeholder Management and Communication
- Stakeholders
- Stakeholders Management
- Stakeholder Map
- The Stakeholder Management Strategy
Programme Planning and Control
- The Programme Plan
- Contributions
- Planning Steps
Business Case Management
- The Business Case
- Developing the Business Case
- Reviewing the Business Case
- Programme and Project Business Cases
Benefits Management
- Realising Benefits though Change
- Disbenefits
- Objectives of Benefits Managing
- The Benefits Management Process
- The Benefits Management Strategy
- Identifying and Modelling Benefits
Risk Management and Issue Resolution
- Risks and Issues
- Programme and Project Level Risks and Issues
- Managing Risk at the Programme Level (process as per MSP manual)
- Risk Management Strategy
- Issue Resolution Strategy
- The Issue Log
- Change Control
Quality Management
- Configuration Management
- Quality Management
- Audit and Assurance
APMG Managing Successful Programmes Certification - Exam Track
You be prepared for, and sit the following exams during the course:
Foundation - the examination has not changed in style or format. Multiple choice style, closed book examination consisting of 50 questions to be completed within 40 minutes. Candidates need to achieve a mark of 30+ to pass the paper.
Practitioner (previously known as Intermediate) - Objective marking style, open book paper. 9 questions with a total of 180 marks available to be completed within 2 1/2 hours. Candidates need to achieve a mark of 90+ to pass the paper. A pre-requisite for this exam is a score of 60% at Foundation level for candidates that have taken the Foundation exam on or after 1 March 2008. Candidates that have taken their Foundation exam prior to 1 March 2008 are exempt from this rule.
Advanced Practitioner (previously known as Practitioner) - remains an essay based, open book paper. Up to 3 questions with a total of 75 marks available to be completed within 2 1/2 hours. Candidates need to achieve a mark of 38+ to pass the paper.
APMG Managing Successful Programmes Certification - What's Included
Firebrand Training offers top-quality technical education and certification training in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their studies and certification goals.
Our Certification Programs includes
- Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)TM Delivery
- Comprehensive Study Materials, Program Courseware and Self-Testing Software
- Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
- Examination vouchers *
- On site testing **
- Accommodation, All Meals, Beverages, and Snacks
- Transportation to/from designated local railway stations
- Examination Passing Policy
Please note
- * Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2 certifications need to be purchased directly from (ISC)2
- ** On site testing is not included in our ISACA, or ITIL Managers and Revision Certifications
Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.
Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.
Examination Passing Policy
Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year. Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.
APMG Managing Successful Programmes Certification - Prerequisites
Students who are successful in the the Managing Successful Programmes Certification Accelerated Training should possess:
- 6-24 months of experience in IT project management
- Prince2 Foundation and Practitioner certification is recommended
Firebrand Training staff interview all potential students regarding their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and personal fortitude. This screening process ensures a successful match between the customer and Firebrand Training toward accelerated training and certification.
Firebrand Training is an aggressive training environment. You must have an attitude aimed for success. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.
Managing Successful Programmes Certification Testimonials
"The exams are tough but Firebrand gives you the best shot at passing."
Neil Barton, Self.
"An intense course! I knew nothing about Cisco equipment before I came on this course. Now I feel confident in configuring routers and switches..
Exam preparations are hard! You will feel stressed, due to lack of sleep and certain aspects that you cant quite grasp..but the instructor is great, the location is good..allowing you to fully concentrate on passing this course!"
Jaimin Rao, Made redundant last week :(.
"Good focused training."
Jason Bond, Land Securities.
"Intensive week but very worthwhile and effective."
Beverley Chessum, Telefonica O2 Uk.
"The courses are tougher than tough. Pre-reading is absolutely essential."
P.G, Accenture before. Unemployed now..
"The training at Firebrand is excellent. They get the most important thing right. Choice of instructor."
PE, Logicalis.
"i thoroughly recommend Firebrand Training whether for taking exams or furthering your knowledge - the staff are extremely knowledgeable and caring - the facilities are great and the overall experience is a very positive and encouraging one - recommended to all without a doubt."
Amonn al-Mahrouq, A.N.A Publishing Limited.
"Absolutely brilliant! The quality of the instruction was second to none. The facilities were excellent, food delicious, staff courteous & helpful. The pace of work is incredible - 6am until midnight every day! I am already coming back for more."
Anthony Mason, Abstractis Ltd.
"The CISSP course was very hard but rewarding. The instructor covered the large sylabus in a clear and easy to understand manner. I would not hesitate to recommend this course to potential CISSP candidates. "
Neil Croft, BT.
"An excellent week! I achieved all I set out to achieve at the beginning of the week."
Adrian Shaw, Vigence.
"I was glad to be thoroughly challenged each and every day, where I would be pushed beyond my abilities and devlop my skills.
The instructor was fantastic, making even tough topics seem simple, and hopefully this will be reflected in an exam pass :-)
The Firebrand experience was highly enjoyable and welcoming from my arrival, the fantastic administration staff made the whole process very simple and relaxed.
I look forward to returning to be pushed even further into the IT Jungle by the staff here!"
Karl Lankford, Kaspersky UK.
"I would like to thank my instructor for providing a first class standard of instruction for what was a difficult course (CCVP).
To have maintained this high standard for the whole 14 days is exceptional."
Paul Watt, Mactek Systems (own co. as contractor).
"Firebrand Training is one of the most excellent institute, as it takes you to different world where you can find comfortable environment for useful studying and preparing for exams. Moreover, everyone in Firebrand is working for you (i.e instructor, bus driver, staff, chef)."
Naif Al-Dossary, SABIC.
"Better than the other training camps I have attended, the format was good, food was good, just need more hours in the day to fit sleep in!"
Robert Lee, Virgin Active.
"Excellent Experience, would higly recommend."
Craig Hawes, The Blue Coat School.
"An excellent trainer and the course was well structured towards the final exam. "
KH, Ernst and Young.
"The training was excellent and well presented. The boot camp was the most effective way to study for the CISSP. "
John Dunne, Grant Thornton.
"Very beneficial, the instructor was clearly very experienced and knowledgeable on the product and delivered the course excellently. The training structure, while intense was much more effective than self study or office based training where there would no doubt be constant interruptions.
Would definately use Firebrand Training again."
S.C, Blue Rock Systems.
"A very intensive but ultimately rewarding experience. Long hours, little sleep but an excellent way to learn in a short space of time."
Andrew McLean, WMCBSA.
"A very professional and focused experience."
Rasmus Lamp Posselt, Proinfo A/S.
"The training course with Firebrand was excellent, I do not believe I could have acheived my results in another setting or with another style of teaching."
Nathan Lee Cartwright, Contoso.com, its all I can think of! Seriously though, its SafeCom.
"A great course, perfect for professionals with too much to do and not enough time. Intense and pressurized, but still good fun and with excellent results."
Ian Walker, Walker ITC Ltd.
"Make no mistake, these courses are heavy, packed and cover a huge range of topics even within the chosen course. Firebrand Training's breakdown and expertise in training/trainers really demonstrated the key features to know in the vast topic areas covered. In conjunction with real world experience, the course fills the gaps in knowledge needed to pass the exam."
S.Y, OPP ltd.
"Attended with a rudementary understanding of Sharepoint and left feeling confident that I could implement a suitable business solution for my organisation."
Craig Law, MOD.
"The training facility is extremely focused on creating a distraction free learning environment; it succeeds!"
David Cawley, Reliance High Tech.
"The training was very effective with an excellent instructor who gave us all the support we needed. The course was exhausting but made bearable by the excellent staff and food. "
Daniel Jones, Bond Pearce LLP.
"MCPD certification in 2 weeks... a lot of hard work but it is amazing, the amount you can learn in a short time.
It is due to the excellent location and facilities but mainly our instructor. He is an excellent instructor who really knows his subject inside out."
Andrew McGibbon, ITP Solutions.
"Very fucused on making you pass your exams. The trainer was very good, fucused and always on hand to help. Even long in to the night on study sessions.
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Stefan Halldor Stefansson, Capgemini.
"Back for a second course (SharePoint Dual MCTS) - Excellent Instructor, good facilities and no distractions. Be prepared for a hard but very rewarding week!"
Allan McCulloch, Avian Communications.
"An excellent way to study for the exam - lots of tips and focus on how to pass, all very condensed. I have never had to take in so much in so short a time. "
DC, Lloyds TSB.
Managing Successful Programmes Certification Course Dates
Start |
End |
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Register |
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8/12/2008 |
12/12/2008 |
Finished |
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9/2/2009 |
13/2/2009 |
Seats open |
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23/3/2009 |
27/3/2009 |
Seats open |
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