DURATION: 3 Days
MSP is specifically designed to address the most common challenges that organizations encounter when leading investments in change. It is designed to align programmes and projects to organizational strategy and to provide governance. It focuses on the outcomes of benefits, whilst mitigating risks and actively engaging stakeholders.
MSP 5th edition emphasizes more on flexibility, adaptability, and responsiveness by adopting an incremental approach to the programme lifecycle and thus enabling organizational agility.
MSP 5th edition Foundation is for individuals that are interested in learning how to manage multiple projects and programmes successfully. The course provides the theoretical knowledge of how to plan, manage, and deliver programmes from start to finish.
MSP Foundation Certification is targeted towards the candidates who work in the business change team, or project delivery team working within an environment supporting MSP.
What will I Learn?
The purpose of the Practitioner qualification is to confirm whether the candidate has achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor MSP® in a business scenario. A successful foundation candidate should, with suitable direction, be able to start applying the method to a real project but may not be sufficiently skilled to do this appropriately for all situations. Their individual project management expertise, complexity of the project and the support provided for the use of MSP in their work environment will all be factoring that impact what the Practitioner can achieve.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course, although a basic knowledge of Project Management concepts will be helpful.
- Team Leaders.
- Project Managers.
- Members of Scrum teams such as developers, Scrum Masters, and product owners.
- Managers of Scrum teams.
- Teams transitioning to Scrum.
- Professionals intending to pursue the Scrum Master Certification.
Exam:
The exam is an online proctored closed book with 75 multiple choice questions with one point per question. The pass score is 60% (45 out of 75 questions). The exam duration is 60 minutes. The exam can be taken in online mode.
Overview & Principles:
- The Programme Environment.
- Programme Scaling.
- The Programme Mandate.
- The Vision Statement.
- The Programme Blueprint.
- Programme Processes Flow.
- Programme Management.
Identifying & Programme:
- The Mandate and Programme Brief.
- The Vision Statement.
Stakeholder Management
- Identification and Analysis.
- The Stakeholder Map.
- Communication Strategy.
- The Communication Plan.
- Communication Channels.
Defining a Programme
- Programme Definition.
- Use of the Blueprint.
- Business Strategy Flow.
- The Programme Business Case.
- Quality Management Strategy.
- The Programme and Financial Plan.
Issue Risk & Management
- The Issue Log.
- Programme and Project Issues.
- Programme Risks.
- Risk Management Strategy.
- The Risk Log and Risk Responsibilities.
Benefits Management
- Definition and Process.
- The Vision Statement and Blueprint.
- Direct and Indirect Benefits.
- Benefits Management Strategy.
- The Benefits Plan and Benefits Profiles.
- Programme Benefit Reviews.
Programme Planning
- The Planning Process.
- Tranches and Programme Dependencies.
- The Programme Plan and Planning Activities.
Establishing Programme
- Programme Activities.
- Results, decisions and responsibilities.
Organization
- Programme Management Roles.
- Tailoring and Linked Roles.
- Organisational Structure.
- The Programme Director and Manager.
- The Business Change Manager.
- The Programme Support Office and Programme Assurance.
Quality and Configuration Management
- Quality Management.
- Quality Management Strategy.
- Responsibilities for Quality.
- Configuration Management.
- Change Control and Audit.
Managing the Portfolio
- Purpose.
- The Project Portfolio activities.
Delivering Benefits
- Benefits Management.
- Benefits Management Strategy.
- The Blueprint.
- Benefits Plan and Benefit Profiles.
Closing a Programme
- Blueprint and Benefits Plan and Profiles.
- Benefits Management Strategy.
