Managing Successful Programmes® (MSP) Foundation and Practitioner

The objective of this course is to give delegates a understanding of the ‘Managing Successful Programmes’ (MSP®) philosophy and how it can be applied to programmes. This course is delivered using the latest 2007 MSP manual and syllabus.

This course takes place over five days. Both the Foundation and Practitioner exams are taken during the afternoon of the last day. A Foundation pass is a pre-requisite for sitting the Practitioner examination. 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
• Adopting MSP
• MSP Healthcheck

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

This course is delivered in affiliation with AFA.

Who is this course for?

The course is recommended for managers working towards a role with full-time responsibility within a programme environment.

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
• Managing Successful Programmes Foundation and Practitioner Examinations

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.