Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®) Foundation & Practitioner 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 purpose of the Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®) Practitioner certification is to confirm whether you understand the MSP guidance well enough to apply it to your own work and are able to act as an informed member of a programme management team. That is, someone who is responsible for managing, leading, supporting or advising on work within an MSP environment. You should also be capable of applying the MSP guidance in a relatively uncomplicated programme within an environment that uses Managing Successful Programmes (MSP).

This level is also a prerequisite for programme management professionals progressing toward the Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Advanced Practitioner certification.

This 2 days Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) 5th Edition Practitioner 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. Understand key concepts relating to programmes and MSP
2. Understand how the MSP principles underpin the MSP framework
3. Understand the MSP themes and how they are applied throughout the programme
4. Understand the MSP processes and how they are carried out throughout the programme
5. Builds on the knowledge gained in the Foundation course and prepares delegates for Practitioner exam

Prerequisites

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

MSP 5th edition Foundation exam must be passed in order to be allowed to sit in the practitioner exam. 

Course Outline

This course will dig deep into following topics, to prepare delegates for Foundation and Practitioner exams:

Part-1: Introduction and Key Concepts

1. Introduction
2. MSP Overview

Part-2: MSP Principles 

1. Lead with Purpose
2. Collaborate Across Boundaries
3. Deal with Ambiguity
4. Align with Priorities
5. Deploy Diverse Skills
6. Realize Measurable Benefits
7. Bring Pace and Value

Part-3: MSP Themes

1. Organization
2. Design
3. Justification
4. Structure
5. Knowledge
6. Assurance
7. Decisions

Part-4: MSP Processes

1. Identify the Programme
2. Design the Outcomes
3. Plan Progressive Delivery
4. Embed the Outcomes
5. Evaluate New Information
6. Close the Programme

Who should attend?

This course is for project, programme and business change managers that want to build on their knowledge of MSP, in order to practically apply the MSP framework to real life scenarios, providing the skills to lead and manage a programme. It is a must-have certification for both project and programme management professionals to deliver organizational value to their employers and boost their careers. 

This instructor lead course includes following:

• 5 Days Training Delivery
• MSP 5th Edition Foundation Exam
• MSP 5th Edition Practitioner Exam
• Official Managing Successful Programmes Handbook 5th Edition (Digital Version for Virtual courses)

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