MSP® Practitioner

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 PEOPLECERT Programme Management (MSP) Practitioner certificate exams

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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


Programme Managers

Management Board

Programme Support

Advanced Practitioner Prep

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. Some pre-course material is provided which should be fully read and understood before the course start. This is an intensive course and some evening work will be required during the course


The Examination

The Practitioner examination is a open book (MSP Manual only) objective test examination based on a given scenario and lasting 150 minutes. There are 8 questions each worth 10 marks, making a total of 80 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.

Please note that PEOPLECERT require every candidate’s identification to be verified by the examination invigilator. You will be required to produce some photographic identification before being allowed to take the exam


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