MSP ® 5th edition Foundation
(course code MSPF3)

Overview

This course provides participants with a solid Foundation in MSP concepts.

Course Objectives

By the end of the Foundation Course delegates will:

Understand MSP's integrated elements and their relationships, building on delegates' own experience and knowledge of large-scale change;
Understand the benefits thread through MSP that ensures that the entire programme is predicated and focussed on realisation of benefits;
Understand how MSP could be applied in real life situations and undertake practical work in a supportive training environment;
Have received careful and detailed preparation for the Foundation Exam.

Who Should Attend

People who must identify, define, govern, manage or act in a programme management framework, including senior executive sponsors, programme managers, programme office staff, business architects, change managers, and operational managers responsible for transition and benefits realisation.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for the course.

Course Content

The Foundation course covers MSP's:

Principles, or good practices underpinning every programme;
Themes, or guidance on critical aspects of programme management, including:
- Programme organisation - covering structures and roles, and stakeholder engagement;
- Design - covering vision, benefits, risk and the target operating model;
- Justification - covering the programme brief and the business case;
- Structure - covering delivery approach, planning, dependencies, resourcing and benefits realisation;
- Knowledge - covering management of information and knowledge, as well as lessons identified;
- Assurance - covering the approach and planning of assurance;
- Decisions - covering options analysis, decision-making and approaches to issues and risks;
Programme lifecycle, which includes the following processes:
- Identify the programme;
- Design the outcomes;
- Plan progressive delivery;
- Deliver the capabilities;
- Embed the outcomes;
- Evaluate new information;
- Close the programme;

Certification Exam

The Foundation Exam is a 1 hour closed book exam. There are 60 multiple choice questions. The candidate must correctly answer 36 (60%) or more of the questions to pass the exam.

The exam is conducted by Peoplecert, and are subject to their terms and conditions.

Delivery Options and Fees

Why we are the best value

Our MSP courses cover the breadth and depth of project management. They are presented in a clear, predictable manner with key concepts reinforced and broken down into manageable sections, making them enjoyable courses.

We recognise that studying and sitting exams can be a stressful time on top of the day-to-day commitments of our lives. Therefore the structure and flow of the course provides predictability and confidence that the learner will be able to plan and manage their own learning experience and to grasp key concepts quickly. This results in being confident in your ability to pass the certification exams and to be able to apply what has been learnt to work practice.

And we are able to offer one-on-one tutor support to those taking our Self Study and eLearning courses, so you won't feel isolated, and can clear up any aspects of the course content or issues in using PRINCE2 in your organisation that may be causing concern.

Our courses are developed by Geoff Rankins, our Lead Trainer and Instructional Designer. He has worked in programme management for more than 30 years, and has been a Practitioner of MSP since 2004 when he ran the first MSP course in Australia, and has been using MSP across many sectors ever since. He contributed to the 2011 refresh of MSP. His systematic approach to courseware and eLearning development is recognised by many Accredited Training Organisations and fellow trainers globally. Our Self Study and eLearning courses are based on our classroom courses; the eLearning format allows us to add content to most sessions that increases the value and clarity of what is being covered.

MSP ® 5th edition Foundation(course code MSPF3)