Overview
Learn how to introduce, apply & adapt MSP® within an organisation
MSP Practitioner, 5th Edition
Helping you achieve successful outcomes from transformational change
MSP® (Managing Successful Programmes) consists of a structured framework for organisations of all sizes and from all sectors to improve practices, offer better services and more effectively prepare for the future. It is a proven programme management best practice leading to the successful delivery of transformational change.
MSP® consists of a set principles, governance themes and a transformational flow to provide the route map for the programme lifecycle. It is very flexible and can be to tailored to serve the needs of any circumstances.
MSP is specifically designed to address the most common challenges that organizations encounter when leading investments in change. It is designed to align programmes and projects to organizational strategy and to provide governance.
MSP 5th edition consists of a set of principles, themes, and processes that provide a clear roadmap for the programme lifecycle and ensure successful organizational outcomes:
The 7 principles are the driving requirements that are continually required to achieve value from programme management. The 7 themes help organizations to identify key roles, responsibilities, and give very practical guidance illustrating how MSP can be used according to the reasons for a programme. The 7 processes provide a route through the lifecycle of a programme with an emphasis on the incremental nature of a programme enabling a cyclical progression towards the desired future state.
MSP 5th edition emphasizes more on flexibility, adaptability, and responsiveness by adopting an incremental approach to the programme lifecycle and thus enabling organizational agility.
MSP 5th edition Practitioner is for project, programme, and business change managers that want to build on their knowledge of MSP, in order to practically apply the MSP framework to real life scenarios, providing the skills to lead and manage a programme. It is a must-have certification for both project and programme management professionals to deliver organizational value to their employers and boost their careers.
Who is MSP® for?
MSP® is addressed to:
- Programme managers
- Project managers
- Project delivery managers and team members
- Business change managers and team members
- Anyone who works following the MSP guidance
MSP® benefits for the professional
- Shows you how to manage programmes through programme management best practice and deliver transformational change successfully
- Helps you achieve successful outcomes from transformational change
- Proves your expertise and know how
MSP® benefits for the organisation
- Applies a common framework for all programmes
- Adds value by concentrating on benefits
- Helps the alignment of corporate strategy, delivery mechanisms for change and business-as-usual environment
- Improves productivity through progress monitoring, performance assessment and benefits realisation
- Assists in future strategies refinement by encouraging feedback
- Offers best practice guidance to all organisations of any type or size
MSP® 5th Edition Practitioner Course Outline
The MSP® Practitioner course revisits all the topics taught in the MSP® Foundation course. This is to ensure that delegates have a fresh understanding of the basics of MSP® with which to work with. Following this revision, the MSP® Practitioner course moves on to cover:
Module 1: Justification
- Purpose
- Key Relationships with Principles
- Programme Mandate
- Funding Approach
- Programme Brief
- Business Case
- Measures of Benefit
- Financial Planning
- Programme Costs
- Focus of the Key Roles for the Theme
Module 2: Deliver the Capabilities
- Purpose
- Objectives
- Context
- Activities
- Manage the Tranche
- Responsibilities
- Application of the Themes in This Process
Module 3: Structure
- Purpose
- Key Relationships with Principles
- Delivery Approach
- Establishing the Appropriate Pace
- Delivery Planning
- Multimodal Delivery
- Dependencies
- Benefits Realisation Planning
- Resourcing Approach
- Procurement and Supply Chain
- Focus of Key Roles for the Theme
Module 4: Assurance
- Purpose
- Key Relationships with Principles
- Assurance Approach
- Assurance at Multiple Levels
- Three Lines of Defence
- Assurance Planning
- Drivers for Assurance
- Assurance Success Factors
- Focus of Key Roles for the Theme
Module 5: Embed the Outcomes
- Purpose
- Objectives
- Context
- Activities
- Responsibilities
- Application of the Themes in this Process
Module 6: Knowledge
- Purpose
- Key Relationships with Principles
- Knowledge and Learning Approach
- Knowledge Management
- Ensuring Lessons are Learned
- Information Approach
- Information Management
- Focus of Key Roles for the Theme
Module 7: Evaluate New Information
- Purpose
- Objectives
- Context
- Activities
- Responsibilities
- Application of the Themes in this Process
Module 8: Decisions
- Purpose
- Key Relationships with Principles
- Decision-Making Approach
- Decision Making Hierarchy
- Issue Resolution Approach
- Risk Response Approach
- Risk Response Options
- Data-Gathering and Reporting
- Options Analysis
- Focus of Key Roles for the Theme
Module 9: Close the Programme
- Purpose
- Objectives
- Context
- Activities
- Responsibilities
- Application of the Themes in this Process
The MSP® Practitioner exam is taken online.
We provide comprehensive support during the exam process to make the experience as simple as possible. This exam can be taken at a suitable time, subject to availability; online, anywhere.
Benefits of online exams include:
- Proven higher pass rates
- Quicker Results
- Save Travel Costs
- Flexibility
- Convenience
- Sit your exam at your home, office, or work when you are ready
Prerequisites
For this course, you are required to have obtained your MSP Foundation certificate. Even if your MSP® Foundation certificate is expired, you can still do any higher-level MSP Foundation course from 1 World Training. Every successful pass of an Peoplecert exam that belongs under the same Suite, will renew the previous expired certificates to the renewal date of the most recent Axelos Peoplecert exam.
Example: Even if the MSP® Foundation certificate is expired, has a due renewal date (for instance 1st July 2023), the MSP® Foundation is still considered a valid prerequisite and will be extended to the renewal date of MSP® Practitioner, after successful acquisition of the latter.
Certification: On Passing Exam you become, MSP® Practitioner. View sample MSP Practitioner Certificate
