Managing Successful Programmes® (MSP) Foundation

This course is designed to give delegates a broad understanding of the ‘Managing Successful Programmes’ (MSP®) philosophy. This course is delivered using the latest 2007 MSP manual and syllabus.

This course takes place over three days. The Foundation exam is taken during the afternoon of day three. Some evening consolidation and preparation work is required in order to gain maximum benefit from the course.

Course Content

The course will cover the following topics:

• Introduction and Programme Management Principles
• Governance Themes
• Organisation
• Vision
• Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
• Benefits Realisation Management
• Blueprint Design & Delivery
• Programme Planning & Control
• The Business Case
• Risk Management and Issue Resolution
• Quality Management
• Transformational Flow
  • Identifying a Programme
  • Defining a Programme
  • Managing the Tranches
  • Delivering the Capability
  • Realising the Benefits
  • Closing a Programme
• Programme Office

In addition delegates will work through case study based exercises, and will be prepared for the MSP Foundation exam.

This course is delivered in affiliation with AFA.

Who is this course for?

The course is recommended for managers who have recently been given a programme role, for programme support staff, for specialists contributing to a programme, and for senior executives directing a programme.

Included in the course price:

Included in the cost of the course are:

• Joining instructions and pre-course preparation pack
• OGC publication ‘Managing Successful Programmes’
• Printed course material
• The Managing Successful Programmes Foundation Examination
• Lunch and refreshments

Joining instructions, including pre-course exercises and MSP manual, are sent to delegates approximately 2 – 3 weeks before the course start date. Typically pre-course preparation will require a couple of hours of study.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course or the associated examinations, however delegates may find previous experience of working with or within programmes to be advantageous.