MSP® Programme Management Practitioner Courseware – English E-Book

Douwe Brolsma

• Herausgeber: Van Haren Publishing
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 81

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019

Beschreibung

Besides the MSP® 2011 Edition Practitioner Courseware - English (ISBN: 978 940 180 409 7) publication you are advised to obtain the corresponding publication Managing Successful Programmes 2011 Edition (ISBN: 978 01 133 1327 3). The MSP Practitioner Certification is suitable for individuals wanting to demonstrate they have achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor the MSP methodology in a given scenario. MSP represents proven programme management good practice in the successful delivery of transformational change through the application of programme management. MSP has been adopted by many organizations within both the public and private sectors. The core publication, ‘Managing Successful Programmes’, has drawn on the experiences of those who have adopted programme management. Key benefits: • MSP leverages off the real-life expertise of the global programme management community, offering practical, relevant, current accessible guidance • The new exams highlight real world applications that equip professionals for success in Programme management This Courseware is suited for the MSP 2011 Edition Practitioner exam and contains two sample practitioner level exams. There are also two sample foundation level exams added in case the participant prefers to refresh its foundation level knowledge.

Leseprobe

MSP® Programme Management Practitioner Courseware – English

Colophon

Title:

MSP® Programme Management Practitioner Courseware – English

Author:

Douwe Brolsma & Mark Kouwenhoven

Publisher:

Van Haren Publishing, ‘s-Hertogenbosch

ISBN Hard Copy:

978 940 180 409 7

Edition:

First edition, first print, May 25th 2019

Design:

Van Haren Publishing, ‘s-Hertogenbosch

Copyright:

© Van Haren Publishing 2019

For further information about Van Haren Publishing please e-mail us at: [email protected] or visit our website: www.vanharen.net

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form by print, photo print, microfilm or any other means without written permission by the publisher.Although this publication has been composed with much care, neither author, nor editor, nor publisher can accept any liability for damage caused by possible errors and/or incompleteness in this publication.

MSP® is a Registered Trademarks of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Ltd. All rights reserved.

The Swirl logo™ is a trade mark of AXELOS Limited.

Publisher about the Courseware

The Courseware was created by experts from the industry who served as the author(s) for this publication. The input for the material is based on existing publications and the experience and expertise of the author(s). The material has been revised by trainers who also have experience working with the material. Close attention was also paid to the key learning points to ensure what needs to be mastered.

The objective of the courseware is to provide maximum support to the trainer and to the student, during his or her training. The material has a modular structure and according to the author(s) has the highest success rate should the student opt for examination. The Courseware is also accredited for this reason, wherever applicable.

In order to satisfy the requirements for accreditation the material must meet certain quality standards. The structure, the use of certain terms, diagrams and references are all part of this accreditation. Additionally, the material must be made available to each student in order to obtain full accreditation. To optimally support the trainer and the participant of the training assignments, practice exams and results are provided with the material.

Direct reference to advised literature is also regularly covered in the sheets so that students can find additional information concerning a particular topic. The decision to leave out notes pages from the Courseware was to encourage students to take notes throughout the material.

Although the courseware is complete, the possibility that the trainer deviates from the structure of the sheets or chooses to not refer to all the sheets or commands does exist. The student always has the possibility to cover these topics and go through them on their own time. It is recommended to follow the structure of the courseware and publications for maximum exam preparation.

The courseware and the recommended literature are the perfect combination to learn and understand the theory.

-- Van Haren Publishing

Other publications by Van Haren Publishing

Van Haren Publishing (VHP) specializes in titles on Best Practices, methods and standards within four domains:

- IT and IT Management

- Architecture (Enterprise and IT)

- Business Management and

- Project Management

Van Haren Publishing is also publishing on behalf of leading organizations and companies: ASLBiSL Foundation, BRMI, CA, Centre Henri Tudor, Gaming Works, IACCM, IAOP, IFDC, Innovation Value Institute, IPMA-NL, ITSqc, NAF, KNVI, PMI-NL, PON, The Open Group, The SOX Institute.

Topics are (per domain):

IT and IT Management

ABC of ICT

ASL®

CATS CM®

CMMI®

COBIT®

e-CF

ISO/IEC 20000

ISO/IEC 27001/27002

ISPL

IT4IT®

IT-CMF™

IT Service CMM

ITIL®

MOF

MSF

SABSA

SAF

SIAM™

TRIM

VeriSM™

Enterprise Architecture

ArchiMate®

GEA®

Novius Architectuur

Methode

TOGAF®

Business Management

BABOK ® Guide

BiSL® and BiSL® Next

BRMBOK™

BTF

EFQM

eSCM

IACCM

ISA-95

ISO 9000/9001

OPBOK

SixSigma

SOX

SqEME®

Project Management

A4-Projectmanagement

DSDM/Atern

ICB / NCB

ISO 21500

MINCE®

M_o_R®

MSP®

P3O®

PMBOK ® Guide

Praxis®

PRINCE2®

For the latest information on VHP publications, visit our website: www.vanharen.net.

Author about this Courseware

We designed the courseware to support the learning work of delegates. The slides offer brief summaries of the different parts of the Best Practice Guidance. The exercises offer the possibility to practice applying the theory to the delegates own real life cases. We do this to help embed the theory into daily practice.

The sample exams then help to test your understanding and prepare for the real thing.

We hope the courseware assists in the learning process and helps delegates in bringing the theory to life and making it work.

Douwe Brolsma and Mark Kouwenhoven

Table of content

Reflection

Agenda the training course

MSP® Practitioner Presentation

(1)

Getting acquainted

(2)

Introduction to Programme management and principles

(6)

The Transformational Flow

(21)

The Governance Themes - Organisation

(37)

Vision

(55)

Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement

(60)

Benefits management

(75)

Blueprint design and delivery

(87)

Planning and Control

(92)

The Business case

(107)

Risk and issue management

(115)

Quality and Assurance management

(131)

Guidance on practitioner exercises

Exercises

Optional assignment ‘Transformational Flow’

Assignment ‘Organization’

Assignment ‘Vision statement’

Assignment ‘Stakeholders’

Assignment ‘Benefits’

Assignment ‘Blueprint’

Assignment ‘Programme planning’

Assignment ‘Risks’

Extra assignment ‘Programme Mandate & Identify’

Sample Foundation Exams

MSP® Foundations exam Sample 1 plus answers

MSP® Foundations exam Sample 2 plus answers

MSP® Practitioner exam Sample 1 plus answers and reasoning

MSP® Practitioner exam Sample 2 plus answers and reasoning

The MSP Syllabus

Self-Reflection of understanding Diagram

‘What you do not measure, you cannot control.” – Tom Peters

Fill in this diagram to self-evaluate your understanding of the material. This is an evaluation of how well you know the material and how well you understand it. In order to pass the exam successfully you should be aiming to reach the higher end of Level 3. If you really want to become a pro, then you should be aiming for Level 4. Your overall level of understanding will naturally follow the learning curve. So, it’s important to keep track of where you are at each point of the training and address any areas of difficulty.

Based on where you are within the Self-Reflection of Understanding diagram you can evaluate the progress of your own training.

Write down the problem areas that you are still having difficulty with so that you can consolidate them yourself, or with your trainer. After you have had a look at these, then you should evaluate to see if you now have a better understanding of where you actually are on the learning curve.

Timetable

Day 1

Part 1

Introduction

Course Introduction

Introduction Programme Management and MSP

Introduction Principles

Lunch

Part 2

Transformational Flow(TF), including

Introduction Governance Themes

Vision

Benefits and Blueprint

Homework: Study Guidance and Practice Sample exam

Day 2

Part 1

Recap

Organisation, PMO

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

Risk and Issue Management and Quality Assurance

Lunch

Part 2

Planning and Control

Business Case

Practice sample Practitioner exam plus analysis and discussion

Purpose and characteristics of Health checks and Maturity models

Homework: Study Guidance and Practice Sample exam

Exam Day 3

9:00

Exam admin and forms

9:20

Exam

11:50

Short evaluation and closure

Exercises during the MSP Practitioner training course

During the training course examples from delegate real life experiences are discussed during the rehearsal of the MSP theory.

Questions from the Practitioner sample exams are attempted and discussed after a theme, process or principle has been dealt with.

To Practice with the theory delegates are encouraged to also practice with the two available Foundation sample exams added to this courseware.

Optional assignment: Transformational Flow

Introduction

The participant is able to explain and discuss the Transformational Flow processes.

Duration

Preparation

5  Minutes

Elaboration:

15  Minutes

Presentation, discussion and evaluation:

100  Minutes

Context

In groups, select a real life example

Imagine you have been assigned as potential programme manager to assist the Board in realizing a strategic objective, using the structure of MSP. Give them an overview of the Transformational Flow.

Task

Create and prepare an interactive presentation (15 min) in which you explain one of the TF processes. The trainer will choose the process

The group results will be discussed

Method

In groups, put the presentation on a flipchart and present to the other participants.

Syllabus area: TF

Managing Successful Programmes: Book Part 3: Transformational Flow

Organization

Introduction

The participant is able to design an optimal organization for managing a programme and to discuss and explain why the different persons have a specific role.

Duration

Preparation

5  Minutes

Elaboration:

15  Minutes

Presentation and evaluation:

20  Minutes

Context

In groups, select a real life example