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Overview
Build on your MSP Foundation knowledge and learn how to apply the framework to real programmes. This course helps you tailor MSP principles, themes, and processes so you can lead successful strategic change across multiple projects.
What you will gain
- Confidence applying MSP to real programmes
- Skills to tailor MSP principles and themes
- Ability to plan and govern complex change
- Techniques to manage stakeholders and benefits
- Preparation to pass the MSP Practitioner exam
Who this course is for
- Programme managers and aspiring programme managers
- Senior project managers moving into programme roles
- Business change managers and transformation leads
- PMO and assurance professionals in programme teams
- Senior managers sponsoring or governing programmes
Benefits
Apply MSP in practice
Turn MSP theory into practical techniques you can use immediately on live programmes.
Lead strategic change
Learn how to align programmes with organisational strategy and deliver measurable benefits.
Boost your career prospects
Practitioner status demonstrates advanced programme management capability to employers.
Expert MSP trainers
Learn from accredited MSP practitioners with real-world programme leadership experience.
Flexible study options
Choose live online classes or self-paced study to fit your schedule and learning style.
All-inclusive training package
Course, exam, digital materials, and tutor support included – with no hidden extras.
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Course
This MSP Practitioner course focuses on applying and tailoring MSP 5th Edition. You will work with realistic programme scenarios so you can use MSP confidently in your own organisation.
Apply MSP principles in context
Practise using the seven MSP principles to guide decisions and behaviours across a programme.
Tailor MSP themes
Learn how to adapt organisation, design, justification, structure, knowledge, assurance, and decisions themes to different environments.
Design effective programme strategies
Develop strategies for governance, stakeholder engagement, benefits, risk, and information that support successful delivery.
Plan and govern progressive delivery
Use MSP approaches for tranches, delivery planning, dependencies, and benefits realisation.
Manage programme-level risks and issues
Apply MSP techniques for decision-making, risk responses, assurance, and issue resolution.
Use MSP processes to run programmes
Practise the MSP lifecycle from identifying and designing the programme through to delivering capabilities and embedding outcomes.
Curriculum
The MSP Practitioner course follows the official syllabus and focuses on applying and tailoring MSP principles, themes, and processes in realistic scenarios.
- Applying MSP principles in programmes
- Applying and tailoring MSP organisation theme
- Applying and tailoring MSP design and justification themes
- Applying and tailoring MSP structure and knowledge themes
- Applying MSP assurance and decisions themes
- Applying MSP processes to define and design the programme
- Applying MSP processes to deliver and embed outcomes
Full curriculum details
Applying MSP principles in programmes
- Analyse how each MSP principle guides programme decisions and behaviours
- Use the principles to align programmes with organisational strategy
- Apply principles such as leading with purpose, dealing with ambiguity, and realizing benefits
Applying and tailoring MSP organisation theme
- Design appropriate programme governance structures and roles
- Develop governance and stakeholder engagement approaches
- Create stakeholder engagement and communications plans
- Tailor organisation structures for different programme environments
Applying and tailoring MSP design and justification themes
- Develop a clear vision statement and target operating model
- Use benefits maps and benefit profiles to plan benefits realisation
- Build and maintain the business case and financial plan
- Assess programme risks and justify investment using financial and non-financial measures
Applying and tailoring MSP structure and knowledge themes
- Plan tranches, landing points, and delivery approaches
- Create delivery and benefits realisation plans with appropriate resourcing
- Apply multimodal delivery and dependency management
- Establish knowledge, learning, and information management approaches
Applying MSP assurance and decisions themes
- Plan assurance activities at programme, project, and business-as-usual levels
- Develop assurance plans and schedules aligned with risk and governance
- Design decision-making, escalation, and issue resolution approaches
- Use options analysis, data-gathering, and reporting to support informed decisions
Applying MSP processes to define and design the programme
- Carry out the “identify the programme” process and produce key outputs
- Use the “design the outcomes” process to define benefits, capabilities, and target operating model
- Ensure processes reflect the principles and relevant MSP themes
Applying MSP processes to deliver and embed outcomes
- Plan progressive delivery using tranches and incremental change
- Use the “deliver the capabilities” process to coordinate projects and suppliers
- Apply the “embed the outcomes” process to realise benefits and sustain change
- Evaluate new information and adapt the programme when needed
- Close the programme in a controlled way, confirming benefits and lessons learned
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Exam & certification
What to expect from the MSP Practitioner exam and how we help you pass.
- Format: Multiple choice (objective test)
- Questions: 70
- Pass mark: 60% (42/70)
- Duration: 150 minutes
- Materials: Open book
- Prerequisites: MSP Foundation
- Results: 3 business days
- Exam access: Online
Your path to success
Learn
Build advanced MSP skills through structured lessons and tutor guidance.
Practice
Rehearse with sample exam questions and scenario-based exercises.
Pass
Enter the exam confident, backed by high pass rates and free-resit support.
83% pass rate
Our students consistently achieve top results - well above the national average.
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