MSP®(Managing Successful Programmes) Practitioner Online Training 60 Days Access

What you will learn

Delegates will gain sufficient knowledge and experience in the processes and principles of Program Management (MSP®) to act as a Program Manager for a program with a coherent project portfolio or to act as a member of a Program Support Office. You will have an opportunity to prepare for, and sit, the MSP® Practitioner exams.

Following the completion of the course participants will be able to:

• Describe and apply all facets of the program processes, in accordance with the MSP method
• Set up and manage complex programs
• Identify and control risk
• Monitor the objectives of a program and the essential adjustments needed to respond to changes in the environment

This course leads to the MSP® Practitioner level certifications. Delegates are prepared for the Practitioner examinations. The Foundation qualification is a pre-requisite for the Practitioner examination.

The MSP® Practitioner examination is an open- book objective test examination based on a given scenario and lasting 150 minutes. There are 8 questions each worth 10 marks, making a total of 80 marks available. The pass mark is 50% (40 marks required to pass out of 80 available).

Managing Successful Program describes the framework and strategies of Program Management. Program Management is an integral part of OGC’s Best Practice portfolio.

Audience Profile

The intended audience for this course consists of programme managers, aspiring programme managers, programme board members, programme or portfolio support staff and senior project board members.

Prerequisites

Experience of working in a Programme environment is essential. However, if this is not present, Project Management experience or Project Board experience can be substituted, but it is not recommended that delegates attempt this course without any experience at all.
Delegates must complete around 6 to 8 hours of pre-course preparation that will be dispatched at the time of booking.

Course Outline

Part 1 Introduction and Programme

 Management Principles

• Introduction
• Programme Management Principles

Part 2 The Governance Themes

• Governance Themes Overview
• Programme Organisation
• Vision
• Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement
• Benefits Management
• Blueprint Design and Delivery
• Planning and Control
• The Business Case
• Risk and Issue Management
• Quality and Assurance Management

Part 3 The Transformational Flow

• Transformational Flow Overview
• Identifying a Programme
• Defining a Programme
• Managing the Tranches
• Delivering the Capability
• Realizing the Benefits
• Closing a Programme
• Case Studies
• Programme Scenario
• Exam based exercises
• Sample Papers

What is Included

• Study guides including Video tutorials: Study as you prefer using PDF files, video tutorials. Explain the goals, objectives, scope and basic concepts of core MSP®processes, and other syllabus areas of MSP.
• Phone App: Download a very effective phone app to study on your mobile.
• Chapter Tests and Evaluation Tests: These tests assess the delegate’s degree of understanding of the respective chapter content.
• Sample Papers: To get a feel of the actual MSP Practitioner exams, take the full length sample papers as part of our online course and assess your responses with the provided answers to the same.
• PDU Certificate: 27 PMI PDUs certificate to help to cater to the needs of continuing education units for PMP certified professionals.

MSP BENEFITS

MSP is a best practice guide that aims to help your organization design, plan and implement programmes for projects that deliver outcomes and benefits to support change driven by corporate strategy. It will help you:

• Create a vision and blueprint for transformational change
• Design the programme to deliver the blueprint
• Identify the right outcomes and benefits and plan for their delivery
• Deliver on time and on budget
• Break down initiatives into clearly defined projects and offer a framework for handling them
• Define responsibilities and lines of communication
• Involve interested stakeholders
• Manage risk and ensure the programme responds to change
• Audit and maintain quality.