Managing Successful Programmes (MSP™) Foundation & Practitioner — A 5-Day Course
Course Description
All organisations and companies undergo continuous change and improvement as a natural process. Programmes represent major change. They are complex, difficult and carry substantial risk. Programme Management provides a framework for managing such change. It provides a sound basis for managing collections of related projects that deliver change and benefits to the business. Programmes involve many parts of an enterprise and a great deal of valuable resources. The impact of not managing them successfully could be considerable. Programmes require effective management to be successful. This course will give delegates a sound understanding of the principles and practice of effective and successful Programme Management. A realistic Case Study develops throughout the course. The course has been designed to prepare delegates for and comply with the syllabus requirements of the MSP™ 2007 Foundation and Practitioner Examinations.
Course Objectives
This course will provide delegates with a complete and practical understanding of the OGC (Office of Government Commerce) approach to Programme Management (as documented in the book, Managing Successful Programmes 2007 edition) and the opportunity to practise essential aspects. To provide delegates with the opportunity to sit the MSP7™ 2007 Foundation and Practitioner Examinations.
On completion of this Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner training, delegates will be able to:
- Explain the need for programme management
- Explain the role of programmes in delivering business change
- Describe programme management and its environment
- Describe the relationship between the Transformational Flow and the Themes
- Describe the inputs, outputs and purpose together with the correct sequence of processes in the Transformational Flow
- Describe the overall responsibilities of the programme team
- Define the fundamental importance of the Governance Themes
- Explain how programme governance can be tailored to suit different programme and business environments
- Explain how each of the Governance Themes can be tailored to suit a particular programme scenario
- Apply the MSP defined Governance Themes to the activities of the Transformational Flow
- Explain the MSP defined Principles as applied to the Governance Themes and Transformational Flow
- Produce definition, governance and planning documentation as defined in the MSP manual
Suitable For
- Programme Managers
- Programme Directors
- those managers involved in Business Change
- Programme/Project Support staff
- Project Managers who will undertake roles in Programmes
- It can be particularly useful as an advanced Project Management course for senior and very experienced Project Managers and those seeking a professional qualification in Programme Management
Prerequisites
Delegates should have a good appreciation of the principles and sound practical experience of Project Management, ideally utilising a recognised structured methodology. It would be helpful if they have some knowledge and/or experience of strategic or business planning.
Examination and Certification
The course has been designed to prepare delegates for the MSP™ 2007 Foundation, and Practitioners Certificate Examinations, administered by the Association for Project Management Group Ltd (APM Group Ltd). These exams are included in the course. The Foundation exam is a 40 minute, 50 question multiple-choice paper; the Practitioner exam is a 150 minute, Objective Testing format paper.
Residential courses
Residential courses include 4 nights accommodation. Residential dates can be found toward the bottom of this page or click here.
Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices
London — £1695 (+VAT)
- 2–6 Aug 2010
- 9–13 Aug 2010
- 23–27 Aug 2010
- 6–10 Sep 2010
- 4–8 Oct 2010
- 18–22 Oct 2010
- 25–29 Oct 2010
- 1–5 Nov 2010
- 8–12 Nov 2010
- 29 Nov–3 Dec 2010
- 6–10 Dec 2010
- 13–17 Dec 2010
- 10–14 Jan 2011
- 7–11 Feb 2011
- 7–11 Mar 2011
Wokingham — £1695 (+VAT)
- 20–24 Sep 2010
Reading — £1695 (+VAT)
- 29 Nov–3 Dec 2010
- 21–25 Feb 2011
Basildon, Essex — £1695 (+VAT)
- 2–6 Aug 2010
- 11–15 Oct 2010
Swindon — £1695 (+VAT)
- 23–27 Aug 2010
- 21–25 Mar 2011
Oxford — £1695 (+VAT)
- 13–17 Sep 2010
- 4–8 Oct 2010
Milton Keynes — £1695 (+VAT)
- 15–19 Nov 2010
- 7–11 Feb 2011
Cambridge — £1695 (+VAT)
- 6–10 Sep 2010
- 29 Nov–3 Dec 2010
Birmingham — £1695 (+VAT)
- 16–20 Aug 2010
- 20–24 Sep 2010
- 18–22 Oct 2010
- 29 Nov–3 Dec 2010
- 14–18 Feb 2011
Leicester — £1695 (+VAT)
- 27 Sep–1 Oct 2010
- 6–10 Dec 2010
- 14–18 Mar 2011
Nottingham — £1695 (+VAT)
- 6–10 Sep 2010
Liverpool — £1695 (+VAT)
- 9–13 Aug 2010
- 11–15 Oct 2010
Manchester — £1695 (+VAT)
- 2–6 Aug 2010
- 9–13 Aug 2010
- 27 Sep–1 Oct 2010
- 29 Nov–3 Dec 2010
- 17–21 Jan 2011
- 14–18 Mar 2011
Leeds — £1695 (+VAT)
- 2–6 Aug 2010
- 4–8 Oct 2010
- 29 Nov–3 Dec 2010
- 17–21 Jan 2011
Sunderland — £1695 (+VAT)
- 25–29 Oct 2010
- 31 Jan–4 Feb 2011
Edinburgh — £1695 (+VAT)
- 13–17 Sep 2010
- 13–17 Dec 2010
- 7–11 Feb 2011
Glasgow — £1695 (+VAT)
- 15–19 Nov 2010
- 24–28 Jan 2011
- 14–18 Mar 2011
- 28 Mar–1 Apr 2011
MSP Foundation & Practitioner Residential Course
Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices
A schedule of dates for this subject is not currently available. Please call 0800 651 0338 or use our contact form to enquire about places and availability.
