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Program Management and MSP

MSP provides a way of setting up and running a programme, which is made up of a specific set of projects identified by an organisation that together will deliver a defined objective, or set of objectives, for the organisation.

The objectives of the programme are typically at a strategic level such that the organisation can achieve benefits and improvements in its business operation.

A programme should be more than the sum of its parts. In other words, without Programme Management, the projects would probably still deliver outcomes but these would not be coordinated or integrated into the achievement of a strategic goal. 
1. The Principles in Managing Successful Programmes advise how to:  

• Organise people to ensure responsibilities and lines of communication are clear
• Plan the work in a way which achieves results
• Ensure that the organization does benefit from undertaking the programme
• Ensure that all interested parties (the stakeholders) are involved
• Resolve issues which arise
• Identify and manage risks
• Ensure quality and assurance
• Keep up to date information which tracks the continually changing environment
• Audit a programme to ensure standards are being followed

2. The Processes in Managing Successful Programmes describe how to:

• Identify the aim of the programme and envisaged benefits to the organization
• Define the programme, and specify how the organization will be different afterwards
• Establish the programme
• Monitor and co-ordinate the projects within a programme to a successful conclusion
• Manage the transition between the 'old' and 'new' ways of working, ensuring benefit
• Close the programme and ensure the 'end goal' has been achieved

Our Courses

There are three qualifications available for MSP (2011 Manual).

• Foundation: 3.5 day course with a 1 hour multiple choice examination. Candidates must pass the Foundation exam before attempting the Practitioner exam.
• Practitioner: 4.5 days (including Foundation) with a 2.5 hour multiple choice exam to test your knowledge of basic concepts and understanding of MSP.
• Advanced Practitioner: 2 days plus a 3 hour written exam based on a complex case study to test comprehension of the method.

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