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MSP® Foundation

Course outline

3 days
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Duration

3 days

Overview

Program management is rising in popularity. Program management is the discipline that helps manage resources and dependencies across multiple projects whilst implementing strategic changes to the organization. This Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®) Foundation training course covers the basics and main principles of the MSP® methodology for managing successful programs. MSP is an internationally recognized methodology. The MSP Foundation course is the entry-level certification course for Best Practices training in MSP.

Course and Learning Objectives

The purpose of the MSP Foundation level is to confirm you have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the MSP guidance to interact effectively with those involved in the management of a programme or act as an informed member of a Programme office team, business change team or project delivery team working within an environment supporting MSP. The foundation qualification is also a pre-requisite for the practitioner certification.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Utilize best practices in programme management to successfully deliver transformational change.
  • Carry out the coordinated organization, direction, and implementation of a dossier of projects and transformation activities to achieve outcomes and realize benefits of strategic importance to the business.
  • Manage the transition of the solutions developed and delivered by projects into the organization’s operations, whilst maintaining performance and effectiveness.
  • Encourage realistic expectations of the organizational capacity and ability to change.
  • Lead business transformation accommodating high levels of complexity, ambiguity, and risk.

Course Approach

The course comprises a mixture of input sessions, group exercises and examination based practical work. All delegates are encouraged to actively participate during the practical sessions to gain the full benefit during the training. During the course, delegates will undertake a number of mock examinations and gain feedback on the progress towards eventual success. To prepare effectively for the MSP® Foundation exam, delegates should be prepared to undertake revision and exam preparation work in the evenings.

Target Audience

MSP Foundation is invaluable for individuals who are interested in learning how to manage multiple projects and programmes successfully. It is designed to support programme or project managers, people working in a programme office, business change managers, and programme and project delivery team members who wish to gain a greater understanding of the MSP guidance to work more effectively in large scale project or programme environments.

About the Examination

  • 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
  • Closed book.

Credential

MSP® Foundation certificate

Credits

Upon successfully achieving the MSP Foundation certificates, the student will be recognized with 21 Professional Development Units (PDU’S).

Outline

  • Introduction & Overview
  • Why invest in programmes
  • MSP definition of a programme
  • Enterprise Agility
  • Common programme challenges
  • Programme environment
  • The MSP integrated framework
  • MSP Principles
  • Lead with purpose
  • Collaborate across boundaries
  • Deal with ambiguity
  • Align with priorities
  • Deploy diverse skills
  • Realize measurable benefits
  • Bring pace and value
  • Themes Organization, Design & Justification
  • Themes in general
  • Definition
  • Organization theme
  • Design theme
  • Justification theme
  • Purpose of each theme
  • Key relationships of each theme with MSP principles
  • Key concepts
  • Documents to support the theme
  • Approach of each theme
  • Focus of the key roles
  • Theme within the lifecycle
  • Themes Structure, Knowledge, Assurance, Decisions
  • Structure theme
  • Knowledge theme
  • Assurance theme
  • Decisions theme
  • Purpose of each theme
  • Key relationships of each theme with MSP principles
  • Key concepts
  • Documents to support the theme
  • Approach of each theme
  • Focus of the key roles
  • Theme within the lifecycle
  • MSP Processes
  • 7 MSP processes
  • Identify the programme
  • Design the outcomes
  • Plan progressive delivery
  • Deliver the capabilities
  • Embed the outcomes
  • Evaluate new information
  • Close the programme
  • Each process has:
  • Purpose, objectives, context
  • Activities, inputs, outputs
  • Mapping of programme roles to the activities (RACI chart)
  • How each theme applies in each process

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.