MSP® 5th Edition Foundation Certification

• The Programme Environment
• Programme Scaling
• The Programme Mandate
• The Vision Statement
• The Programme Blueprint
• Programme Processes Flow
• Programme Management Roles

• The Mandate and Programme Brief
• The Vision Statement

• Identification and Analysis
• The Stakeholder Map
• Communication Strategy
• The Communication Plan
• Communication Channels

• Programme Definition
• Use of the Blueprint
• Business Strategy Flow
• The Programme Business Case
• Quality Management Strategy
• The Programme and Financial Plan

• The Issue Log
• Programme and Project Issues
• Programme Risks
• Risk Management Strategy
• The Risk Log and Risk Responsibilities

• Definition and Process
• The Vision Statement and Blueprint
• Direct and Indirect Benefits
• Benefits Management Strategy
• The Benefits Plan and Benefits Profiles
• Programme Benefit Reviews

• The Planning Process
• Tranches and Programme Dependencies
• The Programme Plan and Planning Activities

• Programme Activities
• Results, decisions and responsibilities

• Programme Management Roles
• Tailoring and Linked Roles
• Organisational Structure
• The Programme Director and Manager
• The Business Change Manager
• The Programme Support Office and Programme Assurance

• Quality Management
• Quality Management Strategy
• Responsibilities for Quality
• Configuration Management
• Change Control and Audit

• Purpose
• The Project Portfolio activities

• Benefits Management
• Benefits Management Strategy
• The Blueprint
• Benefits Plan and Benefit Profiles

• Blueprint and Benefits Plan and Profiles
• Benefits Management Strategy

The purpose of the Practitioner qualification is to confirm whether the candidate has achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor MSP® in a business scenario. A successful foundation candidate should, with suitable direction, be able to start applying the method to a real project but may not be sufficiently skilled to do this appropriately for all situations. Their individual project management expertise, complexity of the project and the support provided for the use of MSP in their work environment will all be factors that impact what the Practitioner can achieve.

By passing the Practitioner exam, candidates will be able to apply and understand how to tailor MSP effectively to a project within an organization environment supporting MSP.

Specifically, you should:

• Understand the relationships between the roles, management products, principles, themes, techniques and processes
• Be able to apply the principles, themes, and processes to a project
• Be able to create and assess management products

MSP Foundation Course is perfect for you if you belong to any of the following fields:

• Project Managers
• Aspiring Project Managers
• Key staff involved in the design, development and delivery of projects

There is no pre-requisites for MSP Foundation as such.

A lot depends on your professional background, experience, the speed at which you understand MSP and the interest you have in IT processes. and also you can go for MSP® Practitioner certification to expertise in Project management