Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®)

Module 1 - Introduction

This section covers:

• Introduction to MSP: context, history and best practice
• Programme Management: in context, programme principles, types, impacts and many more
• Causes and Effects of Change
• Managing Successful Programmes: philosophy
• Programme management principles
• Adopting MSP

Module 2 - Organization 

This section covers:

• Context and Characteristics
• Organisation Structure Information
• Leadership & Management
• Cumulative conception of Programme Management
• Key Programme Roles
• Programme Struture
• Intergrating Programme Roles
• Scaling the Organisation
• Cross Organisational Programmes
• Transformational flow

Module 3 - Vision

This section covers:

• Role of the Vision Statement
• Developing and Maintaining the Vision Statement
• Transformational Flow
• The Key Roles

Module 4 - Stakeholder Engagement

This section covers:

• Context and Characteristics
• Business Change Model
• Early Engagement
• 6 Steps of Stakeholder Engagement

Module 5 - Identifying a Programme

This section covers:

• Overview of the programme brief
• Roles and Responsibilities in regards to sponsoring the programme, confirming the mandate, producing the brief and many other stages
• The use of RACI to assign responsibility
• Activities involved in the process of identifying a programme, including inputs, outputs, controls and roles

Module 6 - Benefits Management

This section covers:

• Benefits Management Overview
• Benefits Management Context and Characteristics
• Benefits Management  Cycle
• Identifying Benefits
• Planning for Benefits
• Managing Transition and Delivery
• Benefits Reviews 
• The Key Roles involved

Module 7 - Blueprint

This section covers:

• Linkage to Vision
• The use of POTI to design the Blueprint
• Designing the Blueprint
• Delivering the Blueprint
• The Key Roles involved

Module 8 - Planning and Control

This section covers:

• Developing the Programme Plan
• Developing the Programme Controls
• Monitoring and Control Strategy
• Programme Control Inputs
• Resource Management Strategy 
• The Key Roles involved in Planning and Control

Module 9 - Business Case

This section covers:

• MSP Business Case Overview
• Context and Characteristics
• Evolution of the Business Case through the lifecycle
• Business Case Costs
• The Key Roles involved in the Business Case

Module 10 - Defining a Programme

This section covers:

• Main activities in the process of defining a programme: Inputs, Roles, Outputs and Controls 
• Configuration Management
• Responsibilities of the SRO, PGM, BCMs and PGO during the process of defining a programme
• Responsibilities regarding establishing the infrastructure for defining a programme, identifying the stakeholders, developing the blueprints, identifying the tranches and many more

Module 11 - Risk Management

This section covers:

• MSP Risk Management Overview
• Managing Risks in a Programme
• Risk Management Cycle
• Threat Responses
• Issue Management Process
• Programme Risk Management Cycle
• The Key Roles relating to Risk Management

Module 12 - Quality and Assurance

This section covers:

• MSP Quality & Assurance Overview
• Quality Management Process Areas
• Assurance Management Techniques
• Health Check Process and Framework

Module 13 - Managing the Tranches

This section covers:

• Managing the Tranches Overview
• Main activities in the process of managing the tranches relating to inputs, roles, outputs and controls
• Responsibilites regarding establishing the tranche, managing risks and issues, under-taking audits and many more
• Responsibilities of the SRO, Programme Manager, BCMs, Programme Office in the process of managing the tranches

Module 14 - Delivering the Capability 

This section covers:

• The main activities in the process of delivering the capability: inputs, roles, outputs and controls
• Responsibilites in regards to sponsoring the programme, appointing the SRO and programme board, developing the programmme preparation plan and many more
• Responsibilities of the key roles relating to delivering the capability
• MSP® Health Check

Module 15 - Realising the Benefits

This section covers:

• The main activities during the process of realising the benefits: inputs, roles, outputs and controls
• Responsibilites relating to managing pre-transition, transition and post-transition, assessing readiness for change, initiating transition, measuring benefits and many more
• Responsibilities of the SRO, PGM, BCM and PGO relating to the process of realising the benefits

Module 16  - Closing a Programme

This section covers:

• Introduction to closing a programme
• Main activities in the process of closing a programme: inputs, roles, outputs and controls
• Responsibilities of key roles relating to closure of a programme
• MSP® Health Check
• Responsibilites regarding closing the programme, notifying programme of closure, reviewing the programme and many others

Module 17 - Practitioner  Guide

This section covers:

• The Practitioner Qualification: Scenario Booklet and Question & Answer Interface
• Question Types
• Practitioner Questions
• Time Management

Module 18 - Practitioner Module

This section covers:

• Syllabus Areas
• Time Management
• Practice Questions

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