MSP™ Advanced Practitioner Course

For: Senior Programme Managers & Programme Board members
With: Responsibility for management of programmes
Duration: Three days

Summary

Delegates will consolidate and add to the knowledge and experience gained in the MSP Practitioner course (attendance at which and a pass in the examination are mandatory pre-requisites) to take you to the level required for the APMG Programme Management (MSP) Advanced Practitioner certificate examination.

Subjects Covered

Document relationships

• Blueprint
• Business Case
• Benefit Realisation Plan
• Projects Dossier
• Programme Plan
  

Compiling a Blueprint

• Expanding the Programme Vision Statement
  
• The required business model
  
• Service levels & Key Performance measures
  
• Support systems
  

Planning a Programme

• Scheduling projects
  
• Resource sharing
  
• Defining tranches
  
• Handling dependencies

Stakeholder Engagement

• Stakeholder Map
• Stakeholder Profiles
• Stakeholder Engagement Strategy

Transformational Flow

• Identifying a Programme
• Defining a Programme
• Managing the Tranches
• Delivering the Capability
• Realising the Benefits
• Closing the Programme

Exam preparation

• Group question practice
  
• Individual practice
  
• Exam feedback
  
• Practitioner Advanced Exam assignments

Prerequisites

Programme Management experience or Programme Board experience is required

The Examination

The Advanced Practitioner examination is an open book essay type written examination based on a given scenario and lasting 150 minutes. There are 75 marks available. The pass mark is 50%.

Managing Successful Programmes describes the framework and strategies of Programme Management. Programme Management is an integral part of OGC's Best Practice portfolio.

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