We provide online course about MSP® Foundation. Managing Successful Programmes is a framework for successfully delivering large-scale transformational change through a dossier of related projects and related activities. It is proven best-practice programme management that helps to make change stick.
Whats covered:
1) Course introduction:
• Course objectives
• What is MSP
• The MSP examination requirements
2) Introduction to programme management:
• Changing vs running the business
• Difference between programmes and projects
• The programme environment
• Drivers for change
• Types of programme
• When to use a programme approach
3) Processes and programme information:
• Sequence of processes in the programme lifecycle (‘transformational flow’)
• Key inputs and outputs of each process
• Purpose of each process
• Key activities associated with each process
4) Programme organisation:
• Differences between leadership and management
• Typical programme organisation structures
• Key responsibilities and attributes of the key programme roles
• Functions of a programme office
5) Leadership and stakeholder engagement:
• Stakeholder management vs engagement
• Stakeholder analysis - interests and influence
• Stakeholder engagement strategy
• Programme communications plan
6) Planning and control:
• Development of a programme plan and projects dossier
• Tranches vs workstreams
• Dependency types and priorities
• Controlling projects and transition
• Resource management
• Monitoring and control strategy
7) The business case:
• Programme mandate and the outline business case
• Business case in the transformational flow
• Elements of the business case
• Areas of focus of the key MSP roles
8) Benefits management:
• Importance to programme management
• The benefits management cycle
• Benefits identification and categorisation
• Benefit mapping and profiling
• Benefits management strategy and realisation plan
• Areas of focus
9) Vision:
• Vision statement development
• Characteristics of a good vision statement
• Areas of focus
10) Blueprint design and delivery:
• The POTI model
• Intermediate and final future states
• Areas of focus
11) Risk and issue management:
• Purpose of risk management strategy and issue management strategy
• Risk management cycle
• Programme and project level risk escalation
• Issue management cycle
• Configuration management
• Change control
• Areas of focus
12) Quality and assurance management:
• Quality versus assurance
• Scope of programme quality
• Integrated assurance principles
• Assurance management techniques
13) Mock exam simulator:
• Randomised MSP Foundation level exam questions
Dette inngår i e-læringskurset:
• Fri tilgang til e-læringskurset i 12måneder
• Digital versjon av offisiell kursmanual
• Support fra dyktige instruktører innen 2 arbeidsdager
• En testmodul med spørsmål rettet mot sertifiseringseksamen
• MSP Prosesskart
• All informasjon og hjelp du behøver for å booke tid for sertifisering
• Eksamensvoucher
Target audience:
The course is aimed at anyone who aims wants to achieve the MSP Foundation-level qualification.
• Newly appointed programme managers who may have a background in managing projects but have not previously operated in a transformational change environment.
• Senior managers who will ‘sponsor’ the change, or perhaps be held accountable for its success
• Operational managers charged with embedding the change in their area
• Operational staff undertaking a role in the programme or related projects
• Programme office staff (PMO) wishing to build upon their project management knowledge
• Experienced project managers
• Those seeking a professional qualification in programme management.
Exam:
• Multiple choice
• 75 questions per paper with one mark available per question
• 5 questions to be trial and not counted in scores
• 35 marks required to pass (out of 70 available) - 50%
• 60 minutes duration
• Closed book
• Online proctor