MSP® Certification Training Course - Managing Successful Programmes
The MSP® course equips you to manage multiple projects, align them with strategic goals, and lead programs effectively using best practices. Achieve organizational success with MSP certification.
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Why Bakkah?
What Should You Expect From This MSP Course?
MSP - Managing Successful Programmes – in the 5th edition is an established best practice program management framework, designed to align programs and projects to organizational strategy and enable enterprise agility. MSP focuses on the delivery of outcomes of benefits while mitigating risk and actively engaging stakeholders.
MSP consists of principles, themes, and processes that provide a clear roadmap for the program lifecycle, including more prominent, more strategic, complex, or multiple projects.
By the end of this course, you will obtain the below objectives:
- Understanding the relevant definitions related to project management
- Recalling the definition of programs in MSP methodology and enterprise agility.
- Examining the common reasons why program management is crucial
- Describing the program environment and the challenges MSP is about to address
- Understanding key characteristics of a successful program principles
- Utilizing the governance themes to make the right decisions in terms of leadership and organizational structures
- Providing processes of the program lifecycle to employ the right capabilities and deliver the strategic outcomes
MSP Foundation
MSP Foundation: this level tackles the fundamentals of the MSP framework and technicalities. It focuses on giving you a full understanding of MSP methodologies and how to apply them within your day-to-day work.
MSP Practitioner
MSP Practitioner: this level tackles you to a more in-depth stage. You can implement what you understand on MSP Foundation on scenario-based questions.
The practitioner level opens your eyes to more analytical tools and strategic practices as a successful program manager.
Who Should Go For This MSP Course?
- Senior Project Managers
- Executives working in a program office
- Business Change Managers
- Program and project delivery team members who should understand MSP guidance
- Individuals interested to work more effectively in large-scale projects or program environments
What are the Acquired Skills of This MSP Course?
- Building holistic vision when planning for programmes
- Improving the decision-making skills in fast-changing nature organizations
- Enhancing the strategic thinking
- Understanding various program themes
- Responding to social expectations and changes
- Understanding key concepts that fall under enterprise agility
- Utilize scarce resources in each tranche to obtain the utmost benefit across the organization's processes
Online Training Of MSP Certification:
- 5 Days
- Exam Simulation
- Group Activity (Break-out Session) after each lesson
- Practice Test
- Access to additional References – Glossary/ Recommended Reading/ Syllabus
- The material language is English
MSP Project Management Exam Prerequisite
Foundation:
- No specific requirements are needed. Yet, it’s preferable to be aware of the project management key concepts.
Practitioner:
Before sitting the Practitioner exam, you must first pass Foundation.
MSP project management Exam Format
Foundation:
- Multiple choice questions
- 60 questions per paper with one mark available per question
- 36 marks required to pass (out of 60 marks available) - 60%
- 60 minutes duration
- Closed book.
Practitioner:
- Objective testing
- 70 questions per paper, 80 marks available in total
- 42 marks required to pass - 60%
- Two-and-a-half hours’ duration
- Open book exam.
Note: Candidates may use the official printed hard copy of the Managing Successful Programmes 5th Edition. The manual may be annotated and tabulated but no sticky notes or loose-leaf papers containing additional notes will be allowed.
MSP Certifications
There is no expiry for Foundation certification.
Course Inclusions
Introduction
- Definitions
- Key Concepts
- MSP Framework
MSP Principles
- Lead with purpose
- Collaborate across boundaries
- Deal with ambiguity
- Align with priorities
- Deploy diverse skills
- Realize measurable benefits
- Bring pace and value
MSP Themes
- Organization Theme
- Design Theme
- Justification Theme
- Structure Theme
- Knowledge Theme
- Assurance Theme
- Decisions Theme
Processes
- Process Overview
- Identify the Programme
- Design the Outcomes
- Plan Progressive Delivery
- Deliver the Capabilities
- Embed the Outcomes
- Evaluate New Information
- Close the Programme
Documentation
- Appendix: Programme documentation
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FAQs
Through Bakkah, you can easily purchase the exam voucher. However, the registration and examination processes are handled directly between the trainee and the accreditation body. As an accredited partner, we can provide support whenever needed, but are not responsible for issues related to technical problems, scheduling, or your exam readiness.
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Foundation certificate is valid for life time.
Both Paper-Based and Computer-Based.
No.
There are no prerequisites for the course.
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No.
Currently, only online training is available.
Yes
1 Hour 30 Minutes.
MSP exams languages are available in a variety of languages. Please check each module separately to find out the available exams.
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You can purchase it along with the exam.
- If you succeeded, TAKE2 fees is nonrefundable.
- If you failed, you can take another chance using TAKE2.
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- 6-8 weeks - Rest of the world (exc. Europe)
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English.
English.
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Please check the examples listed below:
- If certified before 30 June 2020: your certification will be valid until 1 July 2023 to renew your certificate, regardless of the original acquired date.
- If certified after June 2020: your certification(s) shall be renewed within 3 years of the original acquired date.
From 15 January 2023, you have renewal paths available as listed below:
- Retake the same exam: you can renew your certification by re-taking your original exam before the renewal date.
- Take further courses and certifications: you can renew your certification by attending another course and taking an exam within the same product package before the renewal date.
Please note that candidates who do not renew their certifications will still be included on the Successful Candidates Register (SCR) and the Candidate Verification Service (CVS).
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