Course Overview
The Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®) qualification is aimed at project, programme and business change managers who are delivering change into their organisations by managing a collection of projects and ensuring the benefits are achieved.
If your organisation is going through these then MSP® (Managing Successful Programmes) should be on your radar. It is all about transformation and big change. It is the guidance that provides and maintains a strategic view over the set of projects, aligning and co-ordinating them within a programme of business change in support of specific business strategies.
It is suitable for any organisation or individual seeking the need for a controlled approach to managing its programmes. MSP® has recently been updated to 5th edition.
Please note that if this
course is being delivered face to face the deadline for applications is 10 days
prior to the course start date.
Course Content
This course includes the following learning objectives: -
- MSP framework and concepts
- What is a vision
- Identifying a programme
- Blueprint design and delivery
- Defining a programme
- Planning and control
- Benefits realisation management
- Organisation and the programme office
- The business case
- Leadership and stakeholders
- Managing the tranches
- Delivering the capability and realising the benefits
- Quality Management
- Risk Management
- Closing a programme
Course Benefits
Foundation: The MSP Foundation certification introduces the Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) method and terminology. Foundation certification ensures you understand the MSP guidance well enough to work in a team to deliver or manage a programme. It confirms that you can act as an informed member of a programme office, business change team or project delivery team working within an environment supporting MSP.
Practitioner: The MSP Practitioner certification is aimed at project managers, business change managers (BCMs), and people working within a Programme Office (PO) or in a specialist or governance position. It demonstrates your ability to understand and apply the MSP principles, governance themes, and transformational flow processes when managing a programme. The MSP® Practitioner course explores practical application of the approach with real-world scenarios.
Assessment
Exam Information
The Exams are included in the course price and are to be sat online. You will be given a voucher to book your exams at your convenience after the course.
Foundation level:
Format: Multiple choice
Question numbers: 60
Time: 60 minutes
Pass mark: 36 out of 60 (60%)
Practitioner level:
Format: Multiple choice open book
Question numbers: 58 (total 70 marks)
Time: 2.5 hours
Pass mark: 42 marks out of 70 (60%)
Next Steps
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