MSP Combined Foundation & Practitioner Course
Course Outline
MSPTM Combined runs the MSPTM Foundation and MSPTM Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner courses sequentially within the same week. The combined course will provide you with sufficient knowledge and experience in the principles, governance themes and key programme documents by following through the transformational process flow of the OGC's Programme Management methodology - Managing Successful Programmes (MSPTM). This will enable you to act as a Programme Manager, a Business Change Manager or to act as a member of a Programme Office.
Through the use of assessed nightly homework, group and individual class exercises the course prepares you for the MSPTM Foundation, Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner exams.
The MSPTM Foundation exam is a 40 minute multiple choice exam, consisting of 50 questions. You need to have a pass mark of 60% before you can sit the Practitioner exam.
The 2½ hour open book, objective assessment MSPTM Practitioner exam is taken during the 4th day of the course.
The MSPTM Advanced Practitioner exam is a 2½ hour open book exam based on a complex case study, which you will have studied during the training course. The Advanced Practitioner exam is taken at the close of the course on the 5th day after a morning’s preparation for the examination using the examination case study provided before the course. Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner qualifications require a 50% pass mark.
This course will be accredited by the APMG who are the examining body for MSPTM and responsible for all aspects of the provision of exams including setting, marking, feedback and appeals. Scoll Methods, as an accredited training organisation, acts as its agent in providing administrative facilities.
Course Syllabus
Identifying a Programme
- MSP™, the Big Picture (product flow)
- The Transformational Flow model
- 7 principles of Programme Management
- 9 Governance Themes
- Programme Mandate and Brief Defining a Programme
- The programme Vision
- Programme Blueprint
- Projects Dossier
- Structure of a Programme Business Case
- Programme Definition Document
Programme Organisation Structure
- Key programme roles
- Programme Board
- Programme Manager
- Business Change Teams
- Programme Office Programme Planning
- Monitoring & Control Strategy
- The programme plan
- The dependency network
- Programme schedule and tranches
- Transition Plans
Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Stakeholder analysis
- Stakeholder profiles
- Stakeholder Engagement Strategy
- Programme Communications Plan Benefits Management
- Benefits Management Strategy
- Benefits map
- Benefit profiles
- Benefits realisation plan
Risk Management and Issues
- Risk Management process
- Risk management strategy
- Managing risks
- Issue Management Quality Management
- Quality Management Strategy
- Configuration Management
- Change Control
- Information Management
Managing the Tranches
- Manage people and other resources
- The Programme Office
- Directing work Delivering Capability
- Project governance
- The programme / project interface
- Monitor and control progress
Realising the Benefits
- Pre-transition (assessing readiness for change)
- Manage Transition (supporting change)
- Manage post-transition (measuring benefits) Closing a Programme
- Programme review
- Benefits review
- Disbanding the programme
Programme Principles
- Leading change
- Focusing on Benefits
- Adding Value
- Delivering coherent capability
- Project - Programme information flows Programme Governance Themes
- Designing the Programme Organisation
- Developing the Programme Plan
- Writing a Resource Management Strategy
- Writing a Benefits Management Strategy
- Writing a Quality & Information Management Strategy
- Developing a Risk Management Strategy
Programme – Transformational Flow
- End to end transformational flow model
- Understanding the Programme/Project interface
- Understanding the Programme/Business interface Exam Preparation
- Individual Foundation practice
- Practitioner questions in plenary session
- Practitioner question preparation in pairs
- Individual homework practice
- Exam feedback
- Advanced Practitioner exam advice and guidance
Case Study Exercises
- Classroom – APMG Practitioner scenario
- Developing key documents:-
- Programme Brief: Vision Statement: Blueprint: Projects Dossier: Programme Plan: Benefit Profile: Stakeholder Profile: Risk Register
- Developing key strategies:-
- Programme Preparation Plan: Resource Management: Benefits Management: Quality Management: Risk Management
- Homework – APMG Advanced Practitioner scenario
Course Materials
Course delegates are provided with copies of all the course visuals, case study examples and electronic MSPTM document templates.
The MSPTM manual, which is provided as part of the delegate materials, will be sent to you as soon as payment arrangements have been agreed. Please ensure you have noted on your booking form, the address to which you want your course book sent.
Joining instructions for public courses are sent to you two weeks before the start of the course or when you confirm your booking, along with pre-course reading to aid in your exam preparation.
Pre-Requisites
There are no pre-requisites for delegates to attend the course, but experience of working within a programme and knowledge of PRINCE2® project management are highly beneficial.
Passing the MSPTM Foundation exam is a pre-requisite for sitting the MSPTM Practitioner & MSPTM Advanced Practitioner exams.
Further Information
Public courses take place in our training centre in Watford, North West of London.