Managing Successful Programmes (MSP™ )
Programme Management has become a key element in delivering
successful organisational change, and at QA-IQ we help
organisations to attain the necessary skills through our
learning services.
Why undertake MSP™ certification ?
MSP™ is the widely accepted best-practice approach from
the Office of Government Commerce (OGC). It supports the
management of multiple projects that typically aim to deliver
strategic organisational benefits in a complex business
environment. It is rapidly being the programme management
approach of choice for large organisations in the UK.
MSP™ focuses on the three core areas
of:
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Working with and changing the culture of an organisation
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Delivering results at an acceptable pace
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Realising benefits
What is involved in MSP™ certification?
The Foundation level qualification is attained by passing a 40
minute closed book examination consisting of 50 multi-choice
questions. The pass mark is currently 50%, but if you wish to
take the Practitioner exam, you will need 60%. The pass mark
will be raised to 60% for all, as of 1st September 2008.
The Practitioner level qualification is attained by passing
both the Foundation examination and the 2½ hour long open book
‘objective test’ Practitioner examination. (The pass mark is
50%)
Delegates wishing to attain the Practitioner level
qualification should book on the QA-IQ Programme Management
Practitioner course - they will take the foundation examination
at the end of the fourth day and the practitioner examination
on the fifth day. Delegates wishing to attain only the
foundation level examination attend only the first four days of
the course and should book our Programme Management Foundation
course.
The Advanced Practitioner qualification is attained by passing
the Practitioner level qualification, and then attending the
Advanced Practitioner course. This prepares delegates by
working on a complex case study (MSPCare) both before and
during the course, for an open book essay style paper. This
lasts 2½ hours, and delegates apply their own experience as
well as MSP principles to the Case Study. (The pass mark is
50%)
Additional Courses and Services
In addition to examination courses, we offer overviews
and briefings for various people involved in programme
management.
All courses are based on the new 2007 version of the MSP
Manual.
MSP™ is a Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce
MSP™ Courses