MSP®

MSP® Foundation & Practitioner

Want to arrange Officially launched in 1999, “Managing Successful Programmes” (MSP®) is a guide that provides
this course for and maintains a strategic view over the set of projects, aligning and co-ordinating them within a
your programme of business change in support of specific business strategies.
organisation?
We can come to Who is it for?
your offices!
Call us on Any organisation or individual seeing the need for a controlled approach to managing its
+44 (0)1202 programmes. The event is suitable for programme managers, experienced project managers,
736373 for more programme support team members and senior managers from any discipline.
information and
prices The OGC Managing Successful Programmes method is flexible and adaptable for any type and
size of programme where a business "vision" is the required outcome.
Also available:
What Are The Benefits?
MSP® 1-Day MSP® provides a framework of best practice principles and concepts drawn from experience and
Overview proven practice which helps practitioners improve their decision making and to become better at
implementing beneficial change resulting in greater business benefits
MSP® Passport
Self-Study
What are the course objectives?
MSP® Advanced The key objectives of this course are:
Practitioner
Provide Delegates with an understanding of the benefits and principles underlying a
Non-examined structured approach to programme management.
MSP® Events Apply the principles of MSP® to programmes within a work environment.
Operate effectively with colleagues and managers within a structured programme and
Public venues: project management environment.
Enable delegates to understand the MSP® framework to be prepared to sit the APM Group/
Bournemouth OGC MSP™ Foundation & Practitioner examinations.
Darlington
London Completion of this course and success at the Foundation & Practitioner Exams provides
Manchester candidates with the pre-requisites to progress to the MSP® Advanced Practitioner qualification.
Nottingham
What Courses Do We Offer?
Prices:
4 day Foundation
£1,195 + VAT MSP® Foundation MSP® Foundation and MSP®Advanced
Duration: 4 days Practitioner Combined Practitioner
5 day Practitioner Duration: 5 days Duration: 2 days
£1,395 + VAT

2 day Advanced The 5 day MSP Practitioner course incorporates the Foundation course and examinations.
£699 + VAT MSP® Advanced Practitioner is available as a stand alone workshop.

Course dates and booking information is available on www.spoce.com.

MSP® is a registered Trade Mark of the Office for Government

Commerce in the UK and other countries. The Best Practice logo is Call us on +44 (0)1202 736373
a Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce
www.spoce.com
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MSP® Foundation & Practitioner

What Content Do the Courses Cover?
Want to arrange
this course for MSP® INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW THE BUSINESS CASE
your What is a programme? What is programme Developing, managing and reviewing the
organisation? management? Terminology? Structure of MSP® programme’s Business Case.
We can come to MSP® FRAMEWORK AND CONCEPTS LEADERSHIP AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
your offices! Principles, governance themes, transformational Leadership as opposed to management. How
Call us on flow, management strategies and plans. ‘leaders’ actively engage stakeholders. Analysing
+44 (0)1202 VISION and engaging with stakeholders. Stakeholder
736373 for more What is a ‘vision’? What makes a good Vision maps and matrices.
information and Statement? MANAGING THE TRANCHES
prices IDENTIFYING A PROGRAMME Implementing governance arrangements.
What is a Programme Mandate? Linking to Policy Establishing tranches. Managing risks and issues.
Also available: and Strategy. Preparing a Programme Brief. DELIVERING THE CAPABILITY AND REALISING THE
Planning to Define the Programme. BENEFITS
MSP® 1-Day BLUEPRINT DESIGN AND DELIVERY Co-ordinating and managing projects on the
Overview What is a Blueprint, and what does it contain? Project Dossier. Starting and closing projects.
Developing a Blueprint from the Vision Statement. Maintaining alignment with the programme.
MSP® Passport DEFINING A PROGRAMME Ensuring that project outputs are fit for purpose
Self-Study Creating a Programme Definition Document and can be integrated into operations, so that
(including the Project Dossier, the Programme benefits can be realised. Pre-transition, transition
MSP® Advanced Plan and the Programme Business Case). and post-transition activities.
Practitioner PLANNING AND CONTROL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
What is a Programme Plan and how is it Critical Success Factors. The scope of programme
Non-examined developed? The Project Dossier. Resourcing and quality management. Quality processes.
MSP® Events scheduling. Configuration Management. Quality Management
BENEFITS REALISATION MANAGEMENT Strategy and Plan. Information Management
The key driver for the programme. How benefits Strategy and Plan.
Public venues: realisation links to achieving strategic objectives. RISK MANAGEMENT AND ISSUE RESOLUTION
Outcome relationship models and Benefit Maps. Principles, approach and strategy for managing
Bournemouth Planning for benefits realisation. risks and resolving issues.
Darlington ORGANISATION AND THE PROGRAMME OFFICE Managing and controlling changes in programmes.
London Organisation and leadership. Organisational CLOSING A PROGRAMME
Manchester structure, the key roles and their responsibilities. Formal confirmation of completion. Finalising
Nottingham What is a Programme Office and what service programme information. Confirming closure.
does it provide.
Prices:
4 day Foundation Examinations
£1,195 + VAT
This course includes the MSP® Foundation and Practitioner exams:
5 day Practitioner Foundation: 40 minutes, closed book exam consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions
£1,395 + VAT Practitioner: 2½ hours, open book (MSP® manual only) consisting of 9 scenario based
objective test questions
2 day Advanced
An MSP® Advanced Practitioner workshop is also as a separate event:
£699 + VAT
Advanced Practitioner: 2½ hours, open book (MSP® manual and other support
information) consisting of up to 3 questions based on a scenario

MSP® is a registered Trade Mark of the Office for Government

Commerce in the UK and other countries. The Best Practice logo is
Call us on +44 (0)1202 736373
a Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce www.spoce.com