MSP^®:
Achieving Practitioner Certification

Introduction to MSP

• Exploring the programme management environment
• Adhering to MSP Principles
• Defining the Transformational Flow processes and Governance Themes

Transformational Flow Processes

Identifying a programme

• Appointing the Sponsoring Group and Programme Board
• Developing a Programme Brief
• Creating a Programme Preparation Plan
• Gaining approval to proceed

Defining a programme

• Refining the Vision Statement and developing the Blueprint
• Modelling the benefits
• Establishing a Programme Plan
• Designing governance arrangements
• Confirming the Business Case
• Bringing together the Programme Definition Document

Managing the tranche

• Implementing defined governance for the programme
• Undertaking audit and assurance reviews
• Maintaining alignment between programme blueprint and business strategy objectives
• Managing risks and issues

Delivering the capability

• Starting projects
• Engaging stakeholders
• Controlling project delivery
• Closing projects

Realising the benefits

• Preparing for transition
• Undergoing transition
• Measuring the benefits

Closing a programme

• Confirming programme closure
• Reviewing the programme
• Disbanding the programme organisation

Leading the Programme

Programme organisation

• Designing a programme organisational structure
• Identifying purpose and responsibilities of everyone involved in leading and managing the programme

Ensuring stakeholder engagement

• Analysing and identifying stakeholders
• Profiling and mapping stakeholder interests and issues
• Developing a Communications Plan
• Measuring communication effectiveness

Aligning the Vision, Blueprint and Business Case

Creating the Vision and Blueprint

• Envisioning a better future
• Designing and delivering a model of the future organisation
• Modelling processes, organisation, technology and information

The Business Case

• Creating and evolving the Business Case
• Validating against the Vision and Blueprint
• Testing the ongoing viability of the programme

Governing the Programme

Planning and controlling the programme

• Deciding on the structure of the tranches
• Defining the contents of a Programme Plan
• Resourcing the programme
• Identifying how the programme will be controlled with associated responsibilities

Benefits management

• Mapping, profiling and categorising benefits
• Employing the benefits management cycle

Managing risks and issues

• Controlling the aggregated risk profile
• Responding to threats and opportunities
• Resolving issues

Quality and assurance management

• Designing a Quality and Assurance Management Strategy for a programme
• Achieving the right level of quality
• Applying the principles of assurance management

Foundation and Practitioner Exams

Preparing for the exams

• Gaining insight into the exam process
• Applying proven tips for exam success
• Practising with sample exam questions

Foundation Exam: Day 4

• Taking the exam
• Obtaining your Foundation exam results

Practitioner Exam: Day 5

• Taking the exam
• Completing the necessary APMG paperwork

• In order to maintain the pace of this content-rich 5-day course, it is strongly recommended that you complete the pre-course preparation which includes approximately 20 hours of reading. The reading materials (Learning Tree Precourse Study Guide and Managing Successful Programmes 2011 Edition) are shipped to you prior to your training course.
• 2 hours of home study each evening.