MSP Practitioner Conversion

Overview

Recommended for managers with full-time responsibility within a programme environment. An MSP Foundation pass is a pre-requisite for attendance at this event.

The course will cover the following topics:

• MSP Principles
• Governance Themes
• Organisation
• Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
• Benefits Realisation Management
• Blueprint Design & Delivery
• Programme Planning & Control
• Risk Management and Issue Resolution
• Quality Management
• Transformational Flow & Interrelationships
• MSP Healthcheck
• Adopting MSP

In addition delegates will work through case study based exercises, and will be fully prepared for the MSP Practitioner exam. 

This course takes place over two days. The Practitioner exam is taken during the afternoon of day two. Evening consolidation and preparation work is required in order to gain maximum benefit from the course. Residential attendance is recommended.  

Examination Format

Practitioner

• Objective testing
• Two-and-a-half hours duration
• 8 questions
• 80 marks available
• 40 marks or more are required to pass
• Open-book (only the MSP Guide is allowed).

Course Arrangements and Costs

Included in the cost of the course are:

• Joining instructions and pre-course preparation pack
• Printed course material
• Examination fees
• Daytime refreshments

Joining instructions, including pre-course exercises, are sent to delegates approximately 2 - 3 weeks before the course start date. It is assumed that delegates will have a current copy of the MSP manual; if that is not the case one can be provided at cover price. Typically 3-4 hours will be required for pre-course preparation.