Managing Successful Programmes: 5th Edition (MSP®) Practitioner

The Managing Successful Programmes: 5th Edition (MSP®) Practitioner course builds on the knowledge gained at Foundation level, enabling you to apply and tailor the MSP® programme management framework with confidence. You’ll demonstrate the ability to adapt the framework to suit real-world programme scenarios and start applying it effectively within your organisation.

MSP® Practitioner Learning Outcomes

• Programme Management: Develop expertise in programme management best practices, mastering principles, themes, and processes to help organisations manage programmes effectively.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Learn how to effectively manage diverse stakeholders, including executives, sponsors, team members, suppliers, and customers, using advanced communication and relationship-building skills.
• Governance and Control: Gain an in-depth understanding of programme governance, including setting up and maintaining governance structures, accountability mechanisms, and assurance processes to deliver programme success.
• Benefits Realization: Master techniques for identifying, defining, tracking, and realising the full range of benefits a programme is intended to deliver, with a strong focus on benefits measurement and realisation.
• Resource Management: Learn how to allocate and optimise resources, including human, financial, and material resources, even in complex and changing environments, to achieve programme objectives.
• Problem Solving: Develop expertise in addressing complex programme management challenges and resolving issues efficiently and effectively.
• Risk and Issue Management: Acquire advanced knowledge of identifying, assessing, and managing risks and issues that can impact a programme’s success.
• Quality Management: Understand quality assurance and control processes to ensure that programme deliverables and outcomes meet or exceed defined quality standards.
• Tailoring: Learn how to tailor the MSP 5th edition method to suit the specific needs and context of your programme and organisation.

Our MSP Practitioner course is delivered across two intensive days in a live virtual classroom format, making it ideal for working professionals who want direct interaction with expert trainers. You’ll complete pre-coursework before the sessions, take part in group exercises, and tackle sample questions modelled on the real exam.

Throughout your MSP Practitioner training, you’ll explore practical applications of MSP and prepare thoroughly for the exam, supported by the official manual and all required learning resources.

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Exam format - Multiple-choice (Standard Classic & Matching).

• The questions are all in a 'multiple-choice' format. Each question starts with a brief scenario description, followed by a question.
• For the 'Standard Classic' questions worth 1 mark, you'll see a question with four possible answers (A, B, C, D).
• For the 'Matching' questions, worth 3 marks, you'll be given three pieces of information. You'll need to select the correct answer for each piece from a list of five or six options.

Number of questions - 70.

• Every Matching question consists of three items that need to be paired correctly.
• With a total of 18 Matching items and 52 Standard Classic questions, the exam comprises a total of 70 question items.

Duration - 2 hours 30 minutes.

• If you're taking the exam in a language that's not your native or working language, you might be eligible for 25% extra time, giving you a total of 188 minutes.

Pass Mark - 42/70 (60%).

Material allowed - MSP manual.

• This examination is an 'open book.' You are allowed to use the Managing Successful Programmes 5th Edition publication. However, no other materials besides this publication and the examination papers are permitted.

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