MSP® Foundation virtual

Learning objectives

You need to show that you understand the key principles and terminology within the MSP guidance. Specifically, successful Foundation candidates should be able to:

• Distinguish between projects and programmes
• Identify the MSP defined types of programme and their characteristics
• Explain the benefits of applying the MSP guidance to the management of a programme of transformational change
• Explain the purpose and areas of focus of the defined roles
• Explain the purpose of the seven MSP principles, the nine governance themes and the six transformational flow processes
• Explain the purpose of MSP programme information (documents)

• All accompanying course material
• The official MSP manual
• The cost of the MSP Foundation examination (must be taken online via remote proctor within 12 months of purchase)
• Online pre-course

What's covered?

This course includes, but is not limited to:

• Programme management principles
• Governance themes
• Determining if a change warrants a programme approach and whether it is worthwhile doing
• Benefits management
• Leadership and stakeholder engagement
• Risk and issue management
• Transformational flow processes
• Identifying and defining a programme
• Managing the tranches
• Delivering the capability and realising the benefits
• Closing a programme

Target audience

This course is aimed at any organisation or individual seeking to understand and adopt a controlled approach to running and controlling its programmes, in particular:

• Programme managers
• Senior Managers who will ‘sponsor’ the change
• Operational Managers charged with embedding the change in their area
• Operational staff undertaking a role in the programme or related projects
• Programme office staff (PMO) wishing to build upon their project management knowledge
• Experienced Project Managers
• Those seeking a professional qualification in programme management

A concentrated course that requires you to complete mandatory online pre-course study, which is designed to take approximately 6–8 hours to complete. Full instructions with a link to the online pre-course will be issued within 48 hours of your confirmed booking. 

Review the technical requirements for the online pre-course learning here.

Exams are taken online via remote proctor. Two weeks prior to course commencement, ILX will arrange for an exam voucher to be issued. You then have a choice, you can either:

• Book a suitable time after your virtual classroom event has finished to undertake your exam,

       Or

• We currently allocate exam time within the virtual classroom event. So that you can book directly, we will advise you of recommended exam timings as part of the candidate guidance — this is issued three weeks prior to course commencement

Note: You are responsible for booking your own exam.

Exam format

• Multiple-choice exam
• 1-hour duration
• 75 questions (including five trial questions)
• 50% pass mark (35/70)
• Closed-book