MSP® Foundation

Delegates will gain sufficient knowledge and experience in the processes and principles of Programme Management (MSP) to act as a Programme Manager for a programme with a coherent project portfolio or to act as a member of a Programme Support Office. You will have an opportunity to sit the APMG MSP Foundation exam and to prepare for the Practitioner & Practitioner Advanced exams.

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

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

Accreditation

This course leads to the MSP Foundation level certification. Delegates are prepared for the Foundation examination and will normally take this examination on the third day of the course. The Foundation qualification is a pre-requisite for the Practitioner examination.

The MSP Foundation examination is a 40 minute 50 multiple choice question paper.

Pre-Requisites and Pre-Course Preparation

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. In addition, delegates are expected to complete approximately 2 to 3 hours of evening work in order to consolidate the learning provided each day and to practise examination questions to assist in passing the qualifications.

Included in the Course

• Courseware, exercises and handouts
• MSP official manual
• Pre-course preparation resources
• Examination tips, tricks and techniques
• Official sample exam papers from APMG
• Lunch, either buffet, sandwiches or cafe, depending on the venue

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.

Course Content

The following subjects will be covered during the course:

• Identifying a Programme
• Defining a Programme
• Programme Planning
• Benefits Management
• Issue and Risk Management
• Establishing a Programme
• Running a Programme
• Closing a Programme
• Case Study
• APM Programme Scenario
• Exam based exercises

The MSP Courses on this page are offered by Datrix Training