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    Get to know about key principles used in MSP® Foundation

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    The delegates will be trained by well qualified and highly experienced MSP® certified trainers

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    Pentagon Training offers this course at an affordable price as we value your money

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    Understand how to use gained skills in managing programs for better output than before

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    Enhance earning potential by becoming MSP® Foundation Certified

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    PeopleCert fully accredits MSP® Foundation course of Pentagon Training

The management of organisational programs is the most vital asset of an enterprise. The organisations who understand the importance of Program Management can survive in the modern economy.

Pentagon Training introduces MSP® Foundation course to help delegates in breaking organisational structure into smaller and more manageable sizes for implementing best practices in program management. In this course also learn MSP framework which gives strategic outcomes and helps to realise its significant benefits.

Who should take this course

MSP® Foundation course is best suited for the following audience:

  • Project sponsors
  • Senior managers­­­­
  • Senior executives
  • Programme office team members
  • Project delivery team members
  • Senior project managers
  • Program managers
  • Portfolio and Program Management Office managers
  • Business change managers
  • Change managers
  • Programme sponsors
  • Business change team members
  • Business Change Managers (BCMs)
  • Senior Responsible Owners (SRO's)
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Prerequisites

The delegates who want to attend this course should have some experience in program environment and good knowledge of concepts of project management

MSP® does not demand any particular qualification, but the experience of working in well-structured project environment can be beneficial for the delegates.

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What Will You Learn

  • Identify and make use of MSP® processes, governance themes and principles for managing the program
  • Get to know about various benefits of using a consistent and a well-structured approach to programme management
  • Make sure that the projects align with the concepts of MSP®
  • Improved competence which will allow delegates to deliver programs successfully
  • Attain the strategic objectives of the organisation
  • Get sufficient knowledge or understanding required to clear foundation exam
  • Apply the Key concepts and terminologies learnt to their own organisation or into own program management
  • Determine the major difference between a project and a programme
  • Successfully plan and control programmes
  • Manage strategic programmes for better results
  • Understand when and where to use MSP® programme management framework
  • Identify different ways to use programme management for successful planning as well as delivery of programs
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What's included

  Course Overview

Pentagon Training’s MSP® Foundation course covers entire syllabus of MSP foundation and prepares delegates for foundation exam.

The intent of the course is to make sure that the delegate gets an adequate amount of knowledge and skills required to interact efficiently with other members involved in program management and act as an active member of program office team. Understand the MSP® core principles ad terminology used in MSP®.

Get to know about MSP® principles, governance themes and transformational flow process to plan, direct, manage, support a deliver programs successfully.

MSP® provides a consistent approach to all industry sectors for program management. MSP® also helps to make use of organisational resources in a better way. It also provides a better approach for business. Program management and also regulatory change risk.

MSP® framework is based on following concepts:

MSP® Principles

  • MSP® Principles are based on positive and negative feedback from experienced programme managers

MSP® governance themes

  • It helps program managers to structure the approach to managing organisational programs

MSP® transformational flow

  • It provides clear path from start to conclusion of organisational programs

During the course, attain the required skills and knowledge to manage various projects which will suit senior project managers and programme managers. In this MSP® Foundation course, our trainer will give the delegates real world examples so that the delegates can have a clear picture of the subject. After clearing this MSP® Foundation exam, delegates will be eligible to give MSP® Practitioner exam. PeopleCert accredits MSP® Foundation course.

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  Course Content

Module 1

  • Define Program
  • Scope and Objective
  • Key Principles of Program Management
  • MSP® structure and philosophy

Module 2

  • Governance Themes
  • Blueprint Design and Delivery
  • Programme Planning and Control
  • The Business Case
  • Risk Management and Issue Resolution
  • Quality Management
  • Organisation
  • Vision
  • Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement
  • Benefits Realisation Management

Module 3

  • Transformational Flow
  • Identify Program
  • Define Program
  • Manage the Tranches
  • Deliver the Capability
  • Realise the Benefits
  • Close a Programme
  • Programme Office
  • Communicate and envision for better future

Module 4

  • Prepare for MSP® Foundation Exam
  • MSP® Foundation Exam

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About York

York is a historic walled city at the meeting point of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The municipality is the old county town of Yorkshire to which it gives its name. The city has a rich legacy and has provided the venue for main political events in the UK throughout much of its two millennia of existence. The city offers a number of the wealth of historical attractions, of which York Minster is the most prominent, and diversity in cultural and sporting activities making it a popular tourist destination for millions.

In the 19th century, York became a centre of a confectionery manufacturing centre and the railway network. In recent decades, the York’s economy has risen from being dominated by its confectionery and railway-related industries to one that provides services.

Early history

Archaeological evidence recommends that Mesolithic people settled in the area of York between 8000 and 7000 BC, although it is not recognized whether their settlements were temporary or permanent. By the time of the Roman conquest of Britain, the area was occupied by a tribe known to the Romans as the Brigantes.

Governance

Parliamentary constituencies

From the year 1997 to 2010 the central part of the district was covered by the City of York constituency, while the remaining was divided between the constituencies of Ryedale, Selby, and Vale of York. These constituencies were represented by  John Grogan, Hugh Bayley, John Greenway and Anne McIntosh respectively.

Demography

The population of the York urban area was a 137,505 with 66,142 males and 71,363 females in 2001. The urban population was increased to 153,717 at the time of 2011 UK census. Also at the time of the  UK census in 2001, the City of York had a total population of 181,094 which includes 93,957 were female, and male were 87,137. Of the 76,920 households in York, married couples living together were 36.0%, one-person households were 31.3%, Cohabiting couples were 8.7%, and 8.0% were lone parents.

Economy

York's economy is depended on the service industry, which in 2000 was responsible for 88.7% of employment in the city. The service industries include education, health,  finance, information technology (IT), public sector employment,  and tourism that provides 10.7% of employment.

 

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