MSP® Foundation & Practitioner

Our Ultimate MSP® Training Course Will Prepare You For The MSP® Practitioner Examination

Overview

Our five-day MSP® Foundation & Practitioner training course will help you to understand the processes and principles of Programme Management (MSP®) to act as a Programme Manager for a programme with a coherent Project Portfolio or to act as a member of a Programme Support Office.

Our MSP® Foundation & Practitioner training course will provide you with the analytical tools required to think strategically as a successful programme manager.

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Course Overview

Please Note

You can book this course and hold it in credit until you have decided on a specific course date. Alternatively, please view our other course dates.

Course Dates

Exam Included

4 Days

£2399Excl. VAT

Course Syllabus

Our MSP® Foundation & Practitioner training course will cover the following topics:

Course introduction
An overview of MSP®
MSP® principles
Programme organisation
Programme design
Programme vision
Programme justification
Programme structure
Quality assurance
Decision-making
MSP® processes
Delivering capabilities and embedding outcomes
Evaluating new information and closing the programme
Introductions and overview of the MSP® Practitioner exam
Overview of the MSP® manual
MSP® themes and organisation
MSP® programme organisation
MSP® programme design
MSP® justification theme
MSP® structure theme
MSP® Knowledge theme
MSP® decisions theme
MSP® processes
Designing programme outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Our MSP® Foundation & Practitioner training course will teach you:

Key concepts relating to programmes and MSP
How the MSP principles underpin the MSP framework
The MSP themes and how they are applied throughout the programme
The MSP processes and how they are carried out throughout the programme
How to apply the MSP principles in context
How to apply and tailor relevant aspects of the MSP themes in context
How to apply and tailor relevant aspects of the MSP processes in context.

Who Should Attend

Our MSP® Foundation & Practitioner training course is suitable for:

Programme Managers
Aspiring Programme Managers
Project Managers
Senior Project Managers
Business Change Managers
Operational Line Managers
Portfolio Management Staff
Specialist Programme Staff

What's Included

Our MSP® Foundation & Practitioner training course includes the following:

Study Materials
Sample Exams
Detailed Course Materials
MSP® Foundation Examination
MSP® Practitioner Examination
Digital MSP® Manual – Managing Successful Programmes (5th Edition)

Entry-Level Requirements

Experience of working in a programme environment is essential. However, if this is not applicable, Project Management experience or Project Board experience may be appropriate, but it is not recommended that you attempt this course without any experience at all.

Please Note: You must have successfully passed the MSP® Foundation examination before you can attend the MSP® Practitioner section of the training course.

The MSP® Foundation & Practitioner training course on this page is sourced from our strategic training partner, Knowledge Train.

Exam Information

MSP® Foundation Examination:

Style: Multiple-Choice
Questions: 60
Pass Mark: 55% (33/60)
Duration: 60 Minutes
Materials Allowed: Closed-Book
Pre-requisites: None
Timing: Morning Of Day 3
Results: 1 Business Day

MSP® Practitioner Examination:

Style: Multiple-Choice
Questions: 70
Pass Mark: 60% (42/70)
Duration: 150 Minutes
Materials Allowed: Open-Book
Pre-requisites: MSP® Foundation
Timing: Any Time After MSP® Practitioner Training
Results: 3 Business Days

Exam Type

Proctored Exam

Qualifications

MSP® Foundation & Practitioner Certificates

What's Next

Do you want a basic understanding of PRINCE2® Methodology? We currently offer the following public-scheduled courses:

PRINCE2®:

MSP®:

Additional Information

Our MSP® Foundation & Practitioner training course offers the following benefits:

Helps programme managers deliver the required outcomes and benefits, especially those dependent on the coordination of many related, integrated project outputs
Enables you to better envision and communicate desired outcomes
Teaches you to take the initiative, pro-actively identifying and overcoming obstacles to change such as working practices, attitudes, and behaviours
Helps programme managers deliver tangible advantages to stakeholders while mitigating any risks to these advantages
Helps you learn from experience while establishing a management culture that prompts staff to continuously identify new lessons over the life of a programme
MSP® Practitioner training provides a structured framework to help realise the benefits of complex programmes which require the output of many related projects
MSP® Practitioner has been designed to accommodate high levels of complexity, ambiguity, and risk. This makes MSP® highly suitable as a framework for transformational change
MSP® Practitioner training will help you apply the MSP® principles and processes in working contexts.