All MSP Practitioners and/or MSP Advanced Practitioners should be re-registered within 3-5 years of their original certification. The course is for anyone who has already attained either the 2003 Practitioner accreditation or the MSP 2007 Advanced Practitioner accreditation and now wishes to achieve re-registration. Re-registration at this level is achieved by either re-sitting the full Advanced Practitioner examination or by submitting a 4,000 word dissertation on a specific subject demonstrating application of MSP. This course is designed for the examination route. Note that the MSP manual has been updated and the examination will be against the 2011 version.
What are the course objectives?
This course, accredited by APM Group Ltd on behalf of the AXELOS provides coaching and guidance to enable you to sit the Advanced Practitioner examination.
What content is covered?
The course covers the practical application of the methodology needed to sit the examination. It is a very intensive two days with the exam taken at the end of the second day.
What are the key topics?
The MSP Advanced Practitioner syllabus is followed, with the following topics:
- Identifying a programme
- Defining a programme
- Governing a programme
- Managing the portfolio
- Managing benefits
- Closing a programme
- Organisation and leadership
- Benefits management
- Stakeholder management
- Risk management
- Planning and control
- Business case management
- Quality management
What is the course format?
The two days comprise a mix of lectures and practical activities designed to:
- Refresh your knowledge of the MSP Principles, Governance Themes and Transformational Flows
- Allow you to practice the learning through exercises designed to demonstrate awareness and application of the method to the MSPCare case study which will be used in the examination
- Give you opportunities to complete mock examination questions
- Develop your in-depth understanding of the examination case study.
Examination details
The exam consists of up to three compulsory questions on different units from the syllabus to be answered within three hours. The examination is based on a scenario (MSPCare) which will be issued as part of the pre-course materials and used during the workshop. Additional material in the form of reports, documents, formats, statements, etc. may also be provided at the time of the exam for analysis as part of an examination question. The examination is ‘open book’ but only your MSP Manual may be used during the examination.
You will be provided with the 2011 MSP Manual, along with a copy of the case study scenario (MSPCare) and some sample exam questions for trial before coming on the course. You will be required to familiarise yourself with the new MSP manual and case study before attending the two-day workshop.
What is the duration and cost of the course?
This is a single module course, comprising of two days.
For further details contact us on 01908 283 600 or
opencourses@citi.co.uk.
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