MSP™

Advanced Practitioner

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 that pearcemayfield helped to author.

This course is designed for managers who have gained the Practitioner qualification and who wish to go on and gain the prestigious Advanced Practitioner qualification.

The course will build on your understanding of MSP and help you to apply and interpret MSP Principles against a realistic programme scenario. The course is ‘beyond application’ into areas of interpretation and judgement that programme directors and managers have to use all the time.

DESIGNED FOR

This course is designed for practising programme managers, programme directors, programme office staff, change managers and auditors, who wish to gain further recognition of their skills after taking the MSP Foundation and Practitioner examinations.

PRE-REQUISITE

This course is for delegates who have taken their MSP Foundation and Practitioner examinations, but may be taken before you know your MSP Practitioner Examination results.

HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT

By the end of this course you will:

• Demonstrate discernment and judgement of critical programme information
• Take a broad integrative view of the health and management of a programme
• Recommend and apply pragmatic solutions to programme scenarios
• Assess quickly the impact of external changes upon the programme
• Take the MSP Advanced Programme Management Examination

"The trainer was great, full of life, energetic and had a real passion for MSP which kept you hooked in."

COURSE SCHEDULE

This is a two day course and can be delivered on client premises. Public course dates available

COURSE OUTLINE

The course follows the standard syllabus issued by the MSP Examinations Board for the Advanced Practitioner qualification. There will be particular emphasis on the interconnections of the Governance Themes and Transformational Flow, and how the Principles of MSP can be expressed in different situations.

You will work through a set Case Study during the course as well as with sample examination papers. You will be given examination tips and full preparation for the MSP Advanced Practitioner examination on the afternoon of the second day.

You’ll receive:

• Pre-course materials
• The set programme scenario as part of your pre-course work
• Supplements to your pearcemayfield course book, including sample documents, full colour reference diagrams and sample exam answers.

THE EXAM

This exam is an essay based, open book paper (i.e. only MSP Manual to refer to!) to be answered in 2hrs 30 minutes (including reading time).  The paper will consist of up to 3 questions with a total of 75 marks available to be completed within 2 hours.  You will need to achieve 38 or more to pass the paper.

ON-SITE REQUIREMENT?

Do you have 6 or more members of staff requiring this training?  We can offer a group discount on our public scheduled courses or deliver the course on your premises.

We can train a large group of staff, tailor this and any of our training courses to your specific needs or create a bespoke course to meet your organisations requirements.  Contact us for further details.