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Managing Successful Programmes

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In Fareham ()

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Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Duration

    5 Days

Understand the need for programme management and how the MSP framework helps effective programme management. Understand and apply any part of the MSP process model to any programme. Analyse programme stakeholders. Profile, measure and map benefits. Prepare key programme documents. Understand and apply techniques for the management of risks and benefits. Take the MSP Foundation and Practitioner examination papers. Suitable for: This course is designed for practising programme managers, programme directors, programme office staff, change managers and auditors, who wish to gain formal recognition of their skills by taking the MSP Foundation and Practitioner examinations

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Introduction
Managing Successful Programmes™ is unique in its status as a generic best practice framework; generic yet flexible in application. The Registered MSP Practitioner qualification is now established as the premier programme management qualification in many parts of the world. This course is based upon the third edition of Managing Successful Programmes.

The course will provide you with a full and complete understanding of the MSP programme management framework that can be applied to business scenarios in preparation for work on your own programme. By the end of this course you’ll be able to take the MSP Foundation and Practitioner examinations.

Following the standard syllabus issued by the MSP Examinations Board, it focuses on the MSP framework and how this might be applied pragmatically to a variety of real programmes. This course is designed for practising programme managers, programme directors, programme office staff, change managers and auditors, who wish to gain formal recognition of their skills by taking the MSP Foundation and Practitioner examinations.

Course Aims

  • To understand and apply the MSP framework
  • To pass the MSP Foundation and Practitioner exams

Course Objectives - By the end of this course you will:

  • Understand the need for programme management and how the MSP framework helps effective programme management
  • Understand and apply any part of the MSP process model to any programme
  • Analyse programme stakeholders
  • Profile, measure and map benefits
  • Prepare key programme documents
  • Understand and apply techniques for the management of risks and benefits
  • Take the MSP Foundation and Practitioner examination papers

Course Content - The course will cover each part of the MSP Transformational Flow, Governance Themes and documents described in the MSP Guide.

You’ll work through various case studies during the course. You’ll also work with sample examination papers; examination tips and preparation, for the MSP Foundation and Practitioner examinations.

You’ll receive:

  • Pre-course materials
  • The Managing Successful Programmes book (MSP Guide)
  • The acclaimed pearcemayfield course book, including sample documents, full colour reference diagrams and sample exam answers.

THE EXAM

Foundation - the first qualification consists of 50 multiple choice questions to be answered in 40 minutes. This is a closed book examination. You are required to gain 30 correct answers or more to pass.

Practitioner - this exam has changed to an objective marking style, it is to be answered in 2hrs 30 minutes (including reading time) and is open book - i.e. you can only refer to your MSP manual!
The paper will consist of 9 questions with a total of 180 marks available. You are required to gain 90 marks or more to pass.The Practitioner exam can only be taken when a candidate has passed the foundation exam.

Course Includes: Lunch/refreshments and course materials.

Managing Successful Programmes

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