The MSP Foundation certification introduces the Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) method and terminology. Foundation certification ensures you understand the MSP guidance well enough to work in a team to deliver or manage a programme. It confirms that you can act as an informed member of a programme office, business change team or project delivery team working within an environment supporting MSP.
The MSP Practitioner certification is aimed at project managers, business change managers (BCMs), and people working within a Programme Office (PO) or in a specialist or governance position. It demonstrates your ability to understand and apply the MSP principles, governance themes, and transformational flow processes when managing a programme.
MSP Foundation: target audience
MSP Foundation is invaluable for individuals who are interested in learning how to manage multiple projects and programmes successfully. It is designed to support programme or project managers, people working in a programme office, business change managers, and programme and project delivery team members who wish to gain a greater understanding of the MSP guidance to work more effectively in large scale project or programme environments.
MSP Foundation: examination format
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.
MSP Practitioner: target audience
MSP Practitioner is designed for project, programme and business change managers who want to apply the MSP framework to real-life scenarios. Practitioner is a must-have certification for both project and programme management professionals who need to deliver organizational value for their employers and to boost their careers.
MSP Practitioner: examination format
Multiple choice questions
58 questions per paper (including 6 matching questions worth 3 marks each), 70 marks available in total
42 marks required to pass – 60%
Two-and-a-half hours’ duration
Open book exam.
Candidates may only use the official printed hard copy of the Managing Successful Programmes 5th Edition Guide. The manual may be annotated and tabulated but no sticky notes or loose-leaf papers containing additional notes will be allowed.
QUESTION 1
Which activity includes addressing the disadvantages of ‘doing nothing’ to those stakeholders that object to the programme?
A. Analyse stakeholders
B. Summarise risks
C. Carry out a health check
D. Conduct a visioning workshop
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 2
Which of the following statements about the core elements of successful communications is true?
1. Stakeholder analysis is required
2. Audit trail is established
A. Only 1 is true
B. Only 2 is true
C. Both 1 and 2 are true
D. Neither 1 or 2 is true
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 3
Which is an assurance management technique?
A. Benefits management
B. Risk management
C. Business analysis
D. Gated review
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 4
Which is the MOST likely source of uncertainties whilst transitioning to new ways of working?
A. Project development
B. Programme level
C. Operational activities
D. Strategic development
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 5
Which is a governance area of focus for the Programme Manager in consultation with other stakeholders?
A. Providing support for governance assurance reviews
B. Initiating assurance reviews of programme viability
C. Providing business intelligence for Stakeholder Profiles
D. Designing the programm’s governance arrangements
Correct Answer: D
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