Live Webinar – April 15th, 2015 7:30 am – 8:30 am EDT
Live Webinar – April 15th, 2015 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM BT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Association for Project Management – APM

The British government’s major projects portfolio has a total lifetime cost stretching over £500 billion.  Major government projects carry a high risk and require capable management to increase the chances of success and delivery confidence.

The Major Projects Leadership Academy (MPLA) [created in 2012] is run in partnership with the Saïd Oxford Business School and Deloitte.

The MPLA was established to build the skills of senior project leaders across government and thereby grow the capability of the public sector to deliver complex projects and programmes effectively.

In turn this should reduce the need for advice from outside government and strengthen skills within the civil service. HM Government’s intention is that all major project leaders will have at least started the MPLA’s programme by this year.

In the future, no one will be able to lead a major government project without completing the MPLA programme.

So how is it going?

Building on Tim Banfield’s (LinkedIn profile) presentation in November 2014, MPA Some Perspectives on Project Delivery, this webinar will explore in more detail how the MPLA complements the MPA in building capability to successfully deliver HM Government’s Major Projects Portfolio [approximately 200 projects].

Dr Paul Chapman (LinkedIn profile) BEng, MSc PhD is a Fellow in Operations Management at Saïd Business School, a leading expert on leading the delivery of major programmes / major projects typically valued at £1billion+, and industrial megaprojects . Paul is currently responsible for Oxford’s MSc in Major Programme Management, a two-year, part-time programme and the UK Government’s MPLA, a one-year, part-time programme for the major project leaders responsible for delivering the UK Government’s portfolio strategic projects valued at over £500bn.. These roles include engaging teams of faculty and experienced practitioners to create the design and content required to ensure an engaging learning experience. Paul is an amazing instructor and has twice been elected teacher of year on the EMBA.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 9.4 Manage Project Team

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

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