MSP™ Practitioner 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 consolidate and add to the knowledge and experience gained in the MSP Foundation course (attendance at which is a mandatory pre-requisite) to take you to the level required for the APMG Programme Management (MSP) Practitioner certificate exams.
Subjects Covered
Transformational Flow
- Identifying a Programme
- Defining a Programme
- Managing the Tranches
- Delivering the Capability
- Realising the Benefits
- Closing a Programme
Writing Terms of Reference
- Sponsoring group
- Programme Director
- Business Change Manager
- Programme Manager
- Programme Support Office
- Capabilities and characteristics
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
Running a Programme
- Issue management
- Risk management
- Quality management
- Benefits Realisation
- Programme Benefit Reviews
Case Study
- APM Programme Scenario
- Exam based exercises
- Writing Terms of Reference
- Writing a Blueprint
- Creating a Programme Plan
- Risk Management Strategy
Exam preparation
- Group question practice
- Individual practice
- Exam feedback
- Practitioner Advanced Exam assignments
Prerequisites
Project Management experience or Project Board experience is required
The Examination
The Practitioner examination is a closed book objective test examination based on a given scenario and lasting 150 minutes. There are 9 questions each worth 20 marks, making a total of 180 marks. 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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