Overview
The purpose of this practitioner course is to determine whether a delegate has sufficient knowledge and understanding of the MSP guidance to apply the guidance to their own work and, hence, act as an informed member of a programme management team. That is, someone responsible for managing, leading, supporting or advising on work within an MSP environment. Participants should be capable of applying the MSP guidance in a relatively uncomplicated programme within an environment that uses MSP.
Target Audience
MSP Practitioner is suitable for project managers, BCMs, experts and advisers working within a programme office and other specialist/governance roles involved in supporting programmes following the MSP guidance together with those wishing to pursue higher level qualifications (e.g. programme managers). This level is also suitable for SROs.
Once purchased, the Video Based Learning and associated exam are active for a 12-month period only, you are required to have sat your exam within this timeframe.
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Please Note
This online product is based on the MSP 4th Edition which is still a valid version even with the 5th Edition having already been released.
Prerequisites
You are required to have passed MSP Foundation before attempting MSP Practitioner exam.
Objectives
At the end of this course you will be able to:
- Identify additional value as a result of managing the described change as an MSP Programme
- Explain and apply each of the MSP principles, the governance themes and the transformational flow processes and their activities
- Explain the relationship between the MSP principles, governance themes, the transformational flow, programme information (documents) and the MSP defined programme management roles
- Produce and evaluate examples of MSP programme information (documents).
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to each theme
- Understand how each governance theme relates to the Principles
- Understand the approach to the treatment of each governance theme
- Appreciate how each governance theme is applied throughout the Transformational Flow
- Understand the responsibilities involved in each governance theme
- Apply and tailor the relevant aspects of each governance theme to a scenario, when creating or reviewing products or making decisions related to each theme, in any or all of the processes
- Identify, analyse and distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate application of each governance theme throughout a programme scenario
Outline
MSP Philosophy and structure
- What is a programme and how it differs to both business as usual and project work
- Relationship between the MSP Principles, Governance Themes and the Transformational Flow
The 7 MSP Principles
- Remaining aligned with corporate strategy
- Leading change
- Envisioning and communicating a better future
- Focusing on benefits and threats to them
- Adding value
- Designing and delivering a coherent capability
- Learning from experience
The 9 MSP Governance Themes
- Organization
- Vision
- Leadership and stakeholder engagement
- Benefits management
- Blueprint design and delivery
- Planning and control
- Business case
- Risks and issue management
- Quality and assurance management
The 6 MSP Transformational Flow Processes
- Identifying a programme
- Defining a programme
- Managing the tranche
- Delivering the capability
- Realizing the benefits
- Closing a programme
This video based product includes an online ExamShield examination.
ExamShield is PeopleCert’s live online proctoring service for test takers taking exams remotely.
Upon request our QA exam team will email over details of your exam code and instructions on how to book your remote exam through PeopleCert.
- ExamShield exams require government issued Identification Document, with your First/Middle Name(s) and Last Name in English (Latin) characters, including a photograph and date of birth, such as a National ID card, Passport, driving license, military card or social security card, as your online proctor will need to verify your ID as being the same used for registration before you begin your exam.
More information:
We recommend you to read the following available documentation regarding PeopleCert’s online exams procedure:
- Exam Registration instructions: https://www.peoplecert.org/candidate-registration
- Online proctoring guidance (Windows): https://www.peoplecert.org/exams-peoplecert-online-proctoring-windows
- Online proctoring guidance (macOS): https://www.peoplecert.org/exams-peoplecert-online-proctoring-mac
What's included
- Exam included
- Exam preparation aids
Why choose QA
- Our learners have given us an average NPS score of 8.4 out of 10 for our project management training (Jan-Oct 2020)
- We now offer the new Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®): 5th Edition
- We are fully accredited by PeopleCert
MSP® certification paths
= Required
= Certification
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