AXELOS - MSP® Foundation and Practitioner certification

The goal of this five (5) day MSP® training course is to teach students a base-line for managing programmes with a structure to strengthen the coordinated management of a portfolio of projects and to achieve strategic organisational benefits.

Programme Management provides the framework for implementing business strategies and initiatives, or large-scale change, where there is a "vision" of the programme's outcome - a transformed organisation for example. Programmes Management helps to organise, manage, accommodate and control these changes so that the eventual outcome meets the objectives set by the business strategy.

Our Managing Successful Programmes Certification Program

• Allows you to achieve your certifications in a fraction of the time of 'traditional training' while delivering industry-leading exam passing percentages
• Helps students grasp complex management concepts more easily by identifying and catering to individual student learning styles through a mixed visual, auditory and kinaesthetic-tactual delivery system
• Enhances retention by employing accelerated learning techniques focused on committing information to long-term memory

MSP® is a Registered Trade Mark of AXELOS Limited.

The MSP® Accredited Training Organization logo is a trade mark of AXELOS Limited.

Having proof of your skills and knowledge gives you the edge over other candidates when applying for a job. Here are some additional benefits of earning your MSP® Certification:

• Independent validation of achievement of a level of competency accepted and valued by the industry
• Proven understanding of fundamental MSP® -related practices
• Increased knowledge, leading to increased job satisfaction
• Well-defined career path, leading to higher level certifications
• Proof of transferable skills and a solid credential, which make you more marketable

What Managing Successful Programmes can do for your company Certification provides companies with skilled employees, leading to:

• Maximized efficiencies in recruiting, hiring, training and promoting employees
• Operational improvements and greater efficiencies organization-wide
• Creation of best practices and uniform management processes across all areas in your business
• Increased productivity as certified professionals are able to perform at accepted industry standards

Who should earn a Managing Successful Programmes Certification?

• Senior Responsible Owners and Service Managers considering implementing a Programme Management System
• Mangers who are new to the whole managing projects management in a multi-project environment
• Project Managers who are part of a larger programme and who need to be aware of the wider issues
• Department Managers, whose staff is involved in Programme Management Systems
• Business Change Managers in all areas of the organisation

Career changers

Managing Successful Programmes certification is an excellent way to develop in the management sector of the IT industry. Managing Successful Programmes focuses on the latest management standards.

Business professionals

A MSP® certification demonstrates knowledge of management standards and best practices. Taking the time to learn new IT management concepts shows a commitment to keep pace with today's technology-driven economy, to better understand a customer's business, and to become more self-sufficient by better understanding the technology on which almost every professional relies.

Experienced and certified IT professionals

If an experienced IT professional does not already have a widely recognized certification, he or she should earn a certification to show current or potential employers a measurement of their skills and expertise.

Firebrand Training provides thorough instructor-led training to ensure that you learn the fundamentals, obtain hands-on skills and earn your certification. You will emerge able to immediately apply your new knowledge in your career environment.

Course Materials

Students attending this blended-learning program will receive a robust set of course materials that caters to each of the three primary individual learning-intake styles (auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic-tactual) - critical for a successful accelerated learning experience.

Daily lectures, labs, and review sessions are supplemented by a combination of:

• Proprietary Lab Manual & Program Courseware - developed to address the unique demands of accelerated learners
• Self Test Testing Software

Firebrand Training has an aggressive educational schedule that thoroughly covers all essential elements necessary to attain the Managing Successful Programmes Certification during the program.

Modules

• Introducing the Managing Successful Programm
• Organisation, Leadership, Programme Management Processes
• Stakeholder Management and Communication, Programme Planning and Control
• Business Case -, Risk -, Benefits - and Quality Management
• Foundation exam
• Practitioner exam
• Advanced Practitioner exam

Course program in detail

Introduction to Programme Management

• Programme Definition
• Programmes vs. Projects
• The Programme Management Environment
• Using Programme Management

Organisation and Leadership

• Principles
• Basic Programme Organisation
• Roles

Programme Management Processes and Products

• Identifying a Programme
• Defining a Programme
• Managing Benefits
• Closing a Programme

Stakeholder Management and Communication

• Stakeholders
• Stakeholders Management
• Stakeholder Map
• The Stakeholder Management Strategy

Programme Planning and Control

• The Programme Plan
• Contributions
• Planning Steps

Business Case Management

• The Business Case
• Developing the Business Case
• Reviewing the Business Case
• Programme and Project Business Cases

Benefits Management

• Realising Benefits though Change
• Disbenefits
• Objectives of Benefits Managing
• The Benefits Management Process
• The Benefits Management Strategy
• Identifying and Modelling Benefits

Risk Management and Issue Resolution

• Risks and Issues
• Programme and Project Level Risks and Issues
• Managing Risk at the Programme Level (process as per MSP® manual)
• Risk Management Strategy
• Issue Resolution Strategy
• The Issue Log
• Change Control

Quality Management

• Configuration Management
• Quality Management
• Audit and Assurance

You will be prepared for, and sit the following exams during the course:

Foundation - the examination has not changed in style or format. Multiple choice style, closed book examination consisting of 50 questions to be completed within 40 minutes. Candidates need to achieve a mark of 30+ to pass the paper.

Practitioner (previously known as Intermediate) - Objective marking style, open book paper. 9 questions with a total of 180 marks available to be completed within 2 1/2 hours. Candidates need to achieve a mark of 90+ to pass the paper. A pre-requisite for this exam is a score of 60% at Foundation level for candidates that have taken the Foundation exam on or after 1 March 2008. Candidates that have taken their Foundation exam prior to 1 March 2008 are exempt from this rule.

Advanced Practitioner (previously known as Practitioner) - remains an essay based, open book paper. Up to 3 questions with a total of 75 marks available to be completed within 2 1/2 hours. Candidates need to achieve a mark of 38+ to pass the paper.

Included:

• MSP Accredited Courseware

The following is provided before you attend the course, and must be brought with you.

• Managing Successful Programmes (2011 Edition) ISBN: 9780113313273

Students who are successful in the the Managing Successful Programmes Certification Accelerated Training should possess:

• 6-24 months of experience in project management
• PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner certification is recommended