Managing Successful Programmes - Foundation and Practitioner

Audience

Anyone who has a significant role within a programme environment and who wishes to gain a formal qualification, including:

• Programme Directors
• Senior Responsible Owners
• Programme Managers
• Business Change Managers
• Programme Office Manager
• Programme Office staff
• Project Executives and Managers

Prerequisites

There are no set prerequisites, however, delegates are expected to have at least 3 months experience within a project type role.

Duration

5 days. Lecture and workshops.

Course Objectives

MSP (Managing Successful Programmes) is a framework for managing change and delivering organizational benefits from a set of related projects. It is regarded as best practice in the UK and is used by government departments, local authorities, charities and commercial organizations to coordinate and direct projects of all kinds, regardless of scope, timescale or budget. The course will enable delegates to :

• Understand the benefits and principles underlying a structured approach to programme management
• Recognise the processes required during change programmes which enable organisations realise business benefits
• Apply the main MSP Principles, Governance Themes and Transformational Flow to a realistic programme case study
• Prepare for and take the MSP™ Foundation and Practitioner examinations

Course Content

A realistic case study scenario is used extensively throughout the course to allow delegates to consolidate their knowledge of MSP through hands-on, syndicate work. Extensive use is also made of past papers to prepare delegates for the exams.

Delegates are not required to carry out any significant pre-course preparation as our blend of learning methods provides comprehensive preparation for both examinations which are taken during the course. However, the course is intensive and delegates are advised to undertake some revision work in the evenings to prepare for the examinations. The course fee includes a copy of the latest edition of the official MSP guide and all examination fees.

Module 1: MSP Foundation (3 Days)
• Course introduction
• MSP Overview and Principles
• Transformational Flow
• Governance Themes:
Vision
Organisation
Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership
Benefits Realisation Management
Business Case
Blueprint Design & Delivery
Planning and Control
Risk & issues
Quality Management
• Putting it all into practice
• Examination guidance and delegate preparation
• MSP Foundation Certificate Examination (40 minutes)

Module 2: MSP Practitioner (2 Days)
• Course introduction
• Recap on MSP principles, Governance Themes & Transformational Flow
• Being a Practitioner – Flows and Themes working together
• Examination guidance and delegate preparation
• MSP Practitioner Certificate Examination (2½ hours)