MSP® Re-Registration
The examination ensures that Registered Practitioners are fully up to date with any revisions to the method and can evidence that their knowledge of the method is current. This workshop is aimed at reviewing, refreshing and updating their knowledge of MSP in line with the current MSP guide.
Course Syllabus
COURSE INTRODUCTION
- Course objectives
- What is MSP?
- The MSP examination requirements
INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
- Changing vs Running the business
- Difference between programme & projects
- The programme environment
- Drivers for change
- Types of programme
- When to use a programme approach
PROCESSES & PROGRAMME INFORMATION
- Sequence of processes in the programme lifecycle (‘transformational flow’)
- Key inputs and outputs of each process
- Purpose of each process
- Key activities associated with each process
PROGRAMME ORGANISATION
- Differences between leadership and management
- Typical programme organisation structures
- Key responsibilities and attributes of the key programme roles
- Functions of a programme office
LEADERSHIP & STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
- Stakeholder management vs Engagement
- Stakeholder analysis – Interests and influence
- Stakeholder engagement strategy
- Programme communications plan
PLANNING & CONTROL
- Development of a programme plan and projects dossier
- Tranches vs Workstreams
- Dependency types and priorities
- Controlling projects and transition
- Resource management
- Monitoring and control strategy
THE BUSINESS CASE
- Programme mandate and the outline business case
- Business case in the transformational flow
- Elements of the business case
- Areas of focus of the key MSP roles
BENEFITS MANAGEMENT
- Importance to programme management
- The benefits management cycle
- Benefits identification and categorisation
- Benefit mapping and profiling
- Benefits management strategy and realisation plan
- Areas of focus
VISION
- Vision statement development
- Characteristics of a good vision statement
- Areas of focus
BLUEPRINT DESIGN & DELIVERY
- The POTI model
- Intermediate and final future states
- Areas of focus
RISK & ISSUE MANAGEMENT
- Purpose of risk management strategy and issue management strategy
- Risk management cycle
- Programme and project level risk escalation
- Issue management cycle
- Configuration management
- Change control
- Areas of focus
QUALITY & ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT
- Quality versus assurance
- Scope of programme quality
- Integrated assurance principles
- Assurance management techniques
MOCK EXAM SIMULATOR
- Randomised MSP Foundation level exam questions
MSP Practitioner
STREAM 1
- Introduction to MSP Practitioner
- MSP process model walkthrough
- Governance & principles
- MSP programme scenario
- Programme organisation simulation
- Business case simulation
- Risk management simulation
- Benefits mapping simulation
- Creating a blueprint simulation
- Quality management simulation
- Planning and control simulation
- Exercises
STREAM 2
- Exam technique
- Marking up the MSP manual
- Exam simulator
- Practice exam papers
What’s Included
- 12 months online access to our accredited MSP course
- Resource book
- Full tutor support via phone and email while you study
- MSP Re-registration exam fee: Valid for 12 months from purchase date. Exam must be taken online
Optional extras
- The Official MSP manual
Target Audience
All MSP Practitioners should be re-registered within 3-5 years of their original certification. All Practitioners who have taken the examination have agreed to this requirement as part of their initial application and so are now designated as Registered Practitioners. By taking the re-registration examination candidates are able to demonstrate to employers and prospective employers their up to date knowledge and commitment to continuing professional development.
Accreditations
The format of the Practitioner re-registration exam is:
- 3 questions, with a single scenario background and appendices
- Each of the 3 questions is worth 10 marks
- An overall score of 15 out of a possible 30 is required to pass
- 1 hour 15 minutes duration
- Open-book examination (MSP guide only)