MSP Foundation & Practitioner

MSP Combined Foundation & Practitioner Courses (4 or 5 days)


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The MSP Practitioner course will give you a comprehensive understanding of the 'Managing Successful Programmes' methodology, and how it can be applied to live programmes.You will sit the Foundation and Practitioner examinations during the course.

The course fee includes the latest copy of the MSP manual and examination fees for the MSP Foundation and MSP Practitioner exams

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Programme Management and MSP (Managing Successful Programmes)

Programme management is a framework which focuses on delivering business benefits through delivery of new capabilities from project and the transition of business operations to adapt to these new capabilities and deliver the business benefits.

MSP (Managing Successful Programmes) is an internationally recognised best practice method, that can be tailored to suit any size or type of programme.

MSP provides a structured framework for defining and managing complex change, and an approach to managing the needs and expectations of diverse stakeholder groups, by focussing on the benefits that must be achieved.

MSP comprises a set of principles and processes that are used when managing a programme. Although founded on best practice it is not prescriptive. It is a flexible approach to managing the full programme lifecycle and can be adapted to suit the needs of individual programmes, and organisations

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MSP Foundation & Practitioner 4 or 5 days
Weekend MSP Foundation & Practitioner 5 (3+2) days


MSP Combined Foundation & Practitioner Courses

Course Information

Delegates will learn how to:

•    Recognise the ways that MSP addresses the factors which enable successful programmes
•    Apply the main MSP principles
•    Identify the key pieces of programme information
•    Define and apply the governance strategies
•    Tailor MSP to a specific business environment
•    Scale MSP for use with different programmes
•    Undertake programme risk analysis and management
•    Prepare for and take the MSP Foundation and Practitioner Examinations


Prerequisites

Delegates need at least a basic awareness of programmes and project work in the delegate’s own business environment.

Please note that in order to take the MSP Practitioner course a pass on the MSP Foundation of at least 60% is required.

The course is intensive and delegates are advised to undertake some revision work in the evenings to prepare for the MSP Foundation and Practitioner examinations that are taken during the course

Examinations

All delegates will sit the MSP foundation and practitioner examination during the course. The MSP Foundation exam consists of:

  • 75multiple choice questions
  • 1 hour
  • Closed-book
  • Candidates require a minimum of 35 correct answers (50%) to pass.

The MSP Practitioner examination takes place at the end of the course. The MSP Practitioner exam consists of:

  • 8 questions, each worth 10 marks each. Total of 80 marks
  • “Objective Test Examination” format – a style of complex multiple-choice examination.
  • 2½ hours duration
  • Delegates may use their official MSP manual: “Managing Successful Programmes” only
  • Candidates require a minimum of 40 marks (50%) to pass

Please note that candidates must pass the foundation exam before attempting the practitioner exam.
By successfully passing the practitioner exam, delegates attain ‘Registered Practitioner’ status