MSP Foundation

Course Highlights

Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) symbolises established practice in programme management in effectively creating transformational change, drawn from the experiences of both public and private sector businesses. MSP principles have been produced to organise and manage the performance of a set of connected projects and programmes in order to deliver results and benefits linked to the organisations objectives. In today’s competitive job market employers are looking to hire business individuals who have professional qualifications. The most sought after qualification in the project and programme field is Managing Successful programmes (MSP). The MSPtraining.com course materials have been accredited and approved by APMG the examining body. The MSP course is based on the NEW 2011 EDITION of the Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Manual. The MSP Foundation is a three day course which includes the opportunity to sit the APMG official examination and receive professional accreditation. Here at MSPtraining.com our trainers use a variety of different teaching methods these include; lectures, case study analysis, question and answer sessions and practice sample questions.

What is included in the course?

The official MSP 2011 OGC manual including shipment charges sent to you in advance of the course.

Pre reading sent in advance of the course to help prepare for the course.

Official APMG exams

Official APMG certificates for successful candidates

Classroom training delivered by an APMG approved MSP trainer with over 10 years real worlds project and programme management experience

Phone and email support

Once you have confirmed to attend the MSP training course below listed are the topics you will learn during the course.

•You will understand the six processes that form the programme lifecycle, taking the work from initial idea to successful business change and realisation of benefits

•You will be able to provide an easy to understand, robust structure for translating strategic objectives into actions, plans and resource needs

•You will learn the seven principles of effective programme management which provide a framework for the behaviour of those managing programmes

•You will learn defines at what points decisions will be need to be taken, by whom and provides an escalation process to higher levels of management for exceptional situations

•You will understand how programme management contrasts with project management, and the different skill set that is required for effective programme management

•You will appreciate the structure, terminology and documents associated with programme management

•You will be able to clearly define roles and responsibilities of everyone involved in the programme including project teams, change teams and those sponsoring the programme and its projects

•Identify the information needed to translate strategic objectives into the programme vision, and how to further define this vision into a detailed map of project deliverables and business changes

•You will know how to identify, measure and realise benefits throughout the programme lifecycle

•You will recognize how to delegate work to the project teams and engage senior management in the championing of the programme

If you have any other questions please contact you learning advisor on 0800 013 1235 alternatively fill out an online booking form.

Course Details

The following principles are covered in the MSP foundation course. These principles must be studied to increase your chances of successfully achieving the MSP Foundation accreditation.

• Governance Themes

• 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

Examinations (Included in Course Fee)

MSP® Foundation Examination

A 50 question multiple choice examination with a pass mark of 30 out of 50. Success in this examination indicates that the candidate would be able to act as an informed member of a programme management team using the MSP method within a programme environment. Please note that success in the Foundation examination is a pre-requisite for that candidate to move forward to the Practitioner examination.