Understand The Core Concepts Of Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®)
Introduction
Our 2-day Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®) Practitioner training course follows on from our 3-day MSP® Foundation course. The purpose of our classroom course is to take you to the next level after MSP® Foundation and give you the knowledge and practical skills to be able to apply the MSP® method in the correct programme environment.
Our MSP® Practitioner course covers the following subjects within Managing Successful Programmes:
Principles of MSP®
Governance Theme
Organisation
Vision Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement
Benefit Realisation Management
Blueprint Design and Delivery
Planning and Control
The Business Case
Risk Management and Issue Resolution
Quality Management
Transformational Flow Overview
Identifying a Programme
Defining a Programme
Managing the Tranches
Delivering the Capability
Realising the Benefits
Closing a Programme
Tailoring MSP® to the Programme Environment
Description
You will gain sufficient knowledge and experience in 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. You will have the opportunity to prepare for and sit the MSP® Practitioner examination at the end of the training course.
About the Course
At the end of our MSP® Practitioner course you will be able to:
Understand the facts, terms and concepts relating to each theme
Understand how each governance theme relates to the principles
Understand the approach to the treatment of each governance theme
Appreciate how each governance theme is applied throughout the transformational flow
Understand the responsibilities involved in each governance theme apply and tailor the relevant aspects of each governance theme to a given scenario
Identify, analyse and distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate application of each governance theme in a given scenario application of MSP® in an exam environment.
Who Should Attend
Programme Managers
Aspiring Programme Managers
Programme Board Members
Programme or Portfolio Support Staff
Senior Project Board Members
Our MSP® Practitioner training course builds on the knowledge gained from our MSP® Foundation course and will prepare you to pass the examination.
Materials Provided
Full Materials Including Comprehensive Course Workbook
Highly Skilled and Knowledgeable Tutors
MSP® Practitioner Examination
Refreshments
Organisational Benefits
Align corporate strategy, delivery mechanisms for change and the business-as-usual environment
Continually monitor progress, assess performance and realise benefits
Apply a common framework of understanding for all programmes
Add value by focusing on benefits
Encourage feedback in order to refine future strategies based on evidence from programmes
Individual Benefits
Utilise Best Practice in Programme Management to successfully deliver transformational change
Carry out the coordinated organisation, direction and implementation of a dossier of projects and transformation activities to achieve outcomes and realise benefits of strategic importance to the business
Manage the transition of the solutions developed and delivered by projects into the organisation’s operations, whilst maintaining performance and effectiveness
Encourage realistic expectations of the organisational capacity and ability to change
Lead business transformation accommodating high levels of complexity, ambiguity and risk
Prerequisites
Experience of working in a Programme environment is essential however Project Management or Project Board experience can be substituted, but it is not recommended that you attempt our MSP® Practitioner course without any experience at all.
Please Note: You must already hold the MSP® Foundation Certificate before you can attend this course.
The MSP® Practitioner course on this page is sourced from our strategic training partner, SPOCE Project Management Ltd.
Prereading
You are expected to complete approximately 2 - 3 hours of evening work to consolidate the learning that has been provided each day. You will also be given practise examination questions in order to prepare you for the examination.
Exam Overview
MSP® Practitioner Examination:
80 Question - Object Test Examination
The pass mark is 40 out of 80 (50% pass mark)
Exam Type
Classroom Exam
Professional Development Units - PDUs
There are no Professional Development Units associated with this course.
Qualifications
MSP® Practitioner Certificate
Next Steps
Please Note: MSP® Practitioner status should be re-registered every 3 to 5 years through the MSP® Practitioner Re-Registration examination.
Conclusion
Congratulations! Once you have successfully passed the examination, it will indicate that you can apply MSP® to the running and managing of non-complex programmes.
