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MSP® - Managing Successful Programmes F/Practitioner

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Level Advanced
Date/Venue 20/09/10 - Southampton
22/11/10 - Southampton
Duration 4.5 days
Time 09:30 to 16:30
Price Net - £1350.00
VAT - £236.25
Gross - £1586.25

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Introduction
 
Managing Successful Programmes® is unique in its status as a generic best practice framework; generic yet flexible in application. The Registered MSP Practitioner qualification is now established as the premier programme management qualification in many parts of the world. This course is based upon the third edition of Managing Successful Programmes.

The course will provide you with a full and complete understanding of the MSP programme management framework that can be applied to business scenarios in preparation for work on your own programme. By the end of this course you’ll be able to take the MSP Foundation and Practitioner examinations.

Following the standard syllabus issued by the MSP Examinations Board, it focuses on the MSP framework and how this might be applied pragmatically to a variety of real programmes.
 
This course is designed for practising programme managers, programme directors, programme office staff, change managers and auditors, who wish to gain formal recognition of their skills by taking the MSP Foundation and Practitioner examinations.
Aims
 
  • To understand and apply the MSP framework
  • To pass the MSP Foundation and Practitioner exams
Objectives
By the end of this course you will:
 
  • Understand the need for programme management and how the MSP framework helps effective programme management
  • Understand and apply any part of the MSP process model to any programme
  • Analyse programme stakeholders
  • Profile, measure and map benefits
  • Prepare key programme documents
  • Understand and apply techniques for the management of risks and benefits
  • Take the MSP Foundation and Practitioner examination papers
Content
 
The course will cover each part of the MSP Transformational Flow, Governance Themes and documents described in the MSP Guide.

You’ll work through various case studies during the course. You’ll also work with sample examination papers; examination tips and preparation, for the MSP Foundation and Practitioner examinations.

 
You’ll receive:

Pre-course materials
The Managing Successful Programmes book (MSP Guide)
The acclaimed Pearce Mayfield course book, including sample documents, full colour reference diagrams and sample exam answers.

 
THE EXAM
 
Foundation - the first qualification consists of 50 multiple choice questions to be answered in 40 minutes. This is a closed book examination. You are required to gain 30 correct answers or more to pass.
 
Practitioner - this exam has changed to an objective marking style, it is to be answered in 2hrs 30 minutes (including reading time) and is open book - i.e. you can only refer to your MSP manual!
The paper will consist of 9 questions with a total of 180 marks available. You are required to gain 90 marks or more to pass.The Practitioner exam can only be taken when a candidate has passed the foundation exam.
Course Includes
 
Lunch/refreshments and course materials
 
Training Venues for scheduled courses at: Whiteley - Southampton, Salisbury, Basingstoke
 
 
MSP® is a Registered Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and other countries.
 
Training Venues for scheduled courses at: Whiteley - Southampton, Salisbury, Basingstoke
Testimonials

Comment: "Great enthusiasm from the trainer, good pre-course work and well set tasks for the evening work."  Comment: "Good course - nice and intensive without too much pressure. I very much like the Ipso Facto/Pearce Mayfield way of delivery!"


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Comment: Extremely worthwhile course for my current role. Excellent course delivery mechanism and first class hospitality. I would definately recommend this course. Colin H [Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Europe] Comment: An Excellent training environment that couldn't be improved. David the trainer was very good and included plenty of excercises, past papers, quizes and card games that added significant value. Steve J [Paradigm Secure]
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