We provide course about MSP® 5th Edition Foundation. Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) is a globally-recognized framework for best practice programme management.
Course description:
MSP certification provides guidance for programme managers, business change managers and the next step for project managers to develop their knowledge and skills to be able to positively respond to the challenges for managing programmes and larger, more strategic or multiple projects. MSP 5th edition emphasizes flexibility, adaptability, and responsiveness by adopting an incremental approach to the programme lifecycle and thus enabling organizational agility.
The MSP Foundation course 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.
Course objectives:
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand key concepts relating to programmes and MSP
• Understand how the MSP principles underpin the MSP framework
• Understand the MSP themes and how they are applied throughout the programme
• Understand the MSP processes and how they are carried out throughout the programme
Agenda:
Program day 1:
• Course Introduction
Key Concepts of MSP:
• Programmes
• Three Lenses of MSP
• Principles
• Themes and Governance
Organization:
• Organization Theme
• Organization Structure
• Individual Roles
• Stakeholder Management
Design:
• Design Theme
• Benefits
• Risk Identification and Prioritization
• Target Operating Model
• Documents and Key Roles
Justification:
• Justification Theme
• Business Case
• Financial Planning
• Documents and Key Roles
Program day 2:
Justification (Contd):
• Justification Theme
• Business Case
• Financial Planning
• Documents and Key Roles
Structure:
• Structure Theme
• Delivery Planning
• Dependencies
• Benefits Realization Plan
• Resourcing
• Documents and Key Roles
Knowledge:
• Knowledge Theme
• Knowledge Management
• Information Management
• Document and Key Roles
Assurance:
• Assurance Theme
• Assurance at Multiple Levels
• Assurance Planning
• Document and Key Roles
Decisions:
• Decisions Theme
• Issue Resolution
• Risk Response
• Data Gathering and Reporting
• Options and Analysis
• Document and Key Role
Program day 3:
• MSP Processes
• Identify the Programme
• Design the Outcomes
• Plan Progressive Delivery
• Deliver the Capabilities
• Embed the Outcomes
• Evaluate New Information
• Close the Programme
• Exam Information
• Mock Exams
Target audience:
• Programme managers and aspiring programme managers
• Project managers / senior project managers
• Business change managers
• Other key staff involved in the design, development and delivery of projects, including project board members (e.g. executive), project assurance, and project support.
• Operational line managers/staff operating within a programme environment
• Service Other key staff involved in the design, development and delivery of programmes, including: programme board members, programme assurance, and programme management office personnel.
• Portfolio management staff
• Specialist programme staff
Prerequisites:
• Delegates should ideally have experience of managing or working in programs prior to attending. There is no prerequisite for the MSP 5th Edition Foundation examination.
Language:
• English material and norwegian speaking trainer
Course material:
All course material will be delivered digital and consist of:
• Course material with slide sett
• Notebook with sample exams
• Official MSP manual
• PodCast which sums up the highlights per day
Certification:
About the exam:
• Multiple choice questions
• 60 questions per paper with one mark available per question
• 36 marks required to pass (out of 60 marks available) - 60%
• 60 minutes’ duration
• Extra time (15 min) for non-natives English speakers
• Closed book