Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®) 4th Edition Foundation Training Course

Overview

Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) training course and certification provides delegates with a structured framework (for organizations of all sizes and from all sectors) to improve practices, offer better services and more effectively prepare for the future.

Programme management using Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) creates a framework that enables the organization to align the delivery of programmes and projects to organizational strategy; and to focus on the delivery of outcomes and benefits, while mitigating risks and actively engaging stakeholders at all levels. MSP can be used in conjunction with all the other best-practice products (such as PRINCE2 and MoP) and international or internal organizational standards.

The Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Foundation certification introduces the Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) method and terminology. The purpose of the Foundation certification is to determine whether you know and understand the MSP guidance well enough to be able to work with a team involved in the management of a programme or act as an informed member of a programme office, business change team or project delivery team working within an environment supporting Managing Successful Programmes (MSP).

The Foundation certification is also a prerequisite if you wish to undertake the Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner certifications.

This 3 days Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) 4th Edition Foundation level training course has been carefully designed to equip delegates with the practical understanding of the topics to ensure delegates feel confident in the application of the knowledge acquired. 

Course objectives are to enable delegates to:

1. Distinguish between projects and programmes
2. Identify the MSP® defined types of programme and their characteristics
3. Explain the benefits of applying the MSP® guidance to the management of a programme of transformational change
4. Explain the purpose and areas of focus of the defined roles
5. Explain the purpose
6. Seven MSP principles
7. Nine governance themes
8. Six transformational flow processes
9. Explain the purpose of MSP® programme information (documents)

Prerequisites

There are no formal pre-requisites for this course, however, general understanding of project and programme management principles and/or practical experience in related domains will be very helpful. 

Course Outline

The Course will cover following topics:

Part-1: Introduction and Programme Management Principles

• Introduction
• Programme Management Principles

Part-2: MSP Governance Themes

• Programme Organization
• Vision
• Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement
• Benefits Management
• Blueprint Design and Delivery
• Planning and Control
• The Business Case
• Risk and Issues Management
• Quality and Assurance management

Part-3: Transformational Flow

Who should attend?

Members of a Programme Office (PO), business change team members, project delivery team members, as well as anyone who needs to understand the terminology and concepts underpinning MSP and those wishing to pursue higher level certifications (e.g. programme managers, business change managers (BCMs) and senior responsible owners (SROs).

This instructor lead course includes following:

• 3 Days Training Delivery
• MSP 4th Edition Foundation Exam
• Official Managing Successful Programmes Handbook 4th Edition (Digital Version for Virtual courses)

Refreshments (tea/ coffee) will be provided free at venue for classroom courses.