Managing Successful Programmes

Project Performance Consulting offers a full range of courses leading to the APMG Foundation, Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner certifications.

MSP represents proven programme management best practice in the successful delivery of transformational change through the application of programme management.

MSP is very flexible and designed to be adapted to meet the needs of local circumstances.

MSP Framework

The MSP framework is based on three core concepts:

• MSP Principles. These are derived from positive and negative lessons learned from programme experiences. They are the common factors that underpin the success of any transformational change
   
• MSP Governance Themes. These define an organisation's approach to programme management. They allow an organisation to put in place the right leadership, delivery team, organisation structures and controls, giving the best chance for success
   
• MSP Transformational Flow. This provides a route through the lifecycle of a programme from its conception through to the delivery of the new capability, outcomes and benefits.

Qualifications

The exam formats are as follows:

Foundation

The purpose of the foundation qualification is to confirm you have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the MSP guidance to interact effectively with those involved in the management of a programme or act as an informed member of a Programme office team, business change team or project delivery team working within an environment supporting MSP. The foundation qualification is also a pre-requisite for the practitioner qualification.

• Multiple choice
• 75 questions per paper with 1 mark available per question
• 5 questions to be trial and not counted in scores
• 35 marks required to pass (out of 70 available) - 50%
• 60 minutes duration
• Closed book.

Practitioner

The purpose of the practitioner qualification is to confirm you have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the MSP guidance to act as an informed member of a programme management team. This level is also required for programme management professionals progressing toward the advanced practitioner qualification, and those aspiring to become programme management professionals in the future.

• Objective testing
• 8 questions per paper
• 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) - 50%
• Two-and-a-half hours duration
• Open-book (only the MSP Guide is allowed).

Advanced Practitioner

The purpose of the advanced practitioner qualification is to confirm you could lead a programme of transformational change.

• Essay based
• up to 3 questions per paper, 75 marks available in total
• 38 marks required to pass (out of 75 available) - 50%
• Three hours duration
• Open-book (other material in the form of course notes, examples, copies of presentations, etc. can be used during this examination but no electronic aids, such as laptops, may be used).

Re-Registration

All MSP Practitioners and/or Advanced Practitioners should be re-registered within 3-5 calendar years of their original certification.