MSP™ Foundation Course

For: Programme Managers & members of Programme Management Board
With: Responsibility for management of programmes
Duration: Two days or three if separate exam day

Summary

Delegates will gain sufficient knowledge and experience in the processes and principles of Programme Management (MSP) to act as a Programme Manager for a programme with a coherent project portfolio or to act as a member of a Programme Support Office. You will have an opportunity to sit the APMG MSP Foundation exam and to prepare for the Practitioner & Practitioner Advanced exams.

Educational Objectives

Following the completion of the course participants will be able to:

• Describe and apply all facets of the programme processes, in accordance with the MSP method
• Set up and manage complex programmes
• Identify and control risk
• Monitor the objectives of a programme and the essential adjustments needed to respond to changes in the environment

Subjects Covered

The following subjects will be covered during the course:

• Identifying a Programme
• Defining a Programme
• Programme Planning
• Benefits Management
• Issue and Risk Management
• Establishing a Programme
• Running a Programme
• Closing a Programme
• Case Study
• APM Programme Scenario
• Exam based exercises

Prerequisites

Project Management experience or Project Board experience is required

The Examination

The MSP Foundation examination is a 40 minute 50 multiple choice question paper. Currently the pass mark is 50% but, following a recent decision by the APMG, as from 1 September 2008 this will be raised to 60%.

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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