Course overview
MSP offers best-practice guidance to all organisations to help them achieve successful outcomes from transformational change. MSP has been developed to help organisations achieve excellence by improving practices, offering better services and preparing more effectively for the future.
BENEFITS OF MSP
- Creates a vision and blueprint for transformational change
- Designs the programme to deliver the blueprint
- Identifies the right outcomes and benefits and plans for their delivery
- Delivers on time, to budget and desired quality
- Breaks down initiatives into clearly defined projects and offers a framework for handling them
- Defines responsibilities and lines of communication
- Involves stakeholders
- Manages risk and ensures the programme responds to change
- Audits and maintains quality.
How it works
MSP creates a structured framework that acknowledges that every programme is unique but at the same time must be universally applicable, delivering quality outcomes and lasting benefits. By creating a framework that encourages organisations to focus on outcomes, mitigate risks and anticipate issues in advance, MSP is proven to work even for the most challenging, multiple programmes.
What you'll learn
The Foundation level introduces the Managing Successful Programmes framework and terminology. The purpose of the Foundation certification is to determine whether you know and understand the MSP® guidance well enough to be able to work with a team involved in the management of a programme or act as an informed member of a programme office, business change team or project delivery team working within an environment supporting MSP®.
The purpose of the MSP® Foundation certification is to confirm you understand the MSP® guidance thoroughly enough to work effectively with those involved in the management of a programme or to act as an informed member of a programme office, business change team or project delivery team working within an environment supporting MSP®.
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class

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Duration study load
- 5 months access, 20 hours of instructor lead content
Entry requirements
There are no prerequisites for taking this course and exam bundle.
Course features
- 20 hours of video learning content
- Practice test questions and exercises
- Mock exams
- Interactive exercises
- Resources
Assessment
Foundation Exam
- Multiple choice 75 questions (5 questions are trial and not counted in scores)
- 35 marks or more required to pass (out of 70 available marks) – 50%
- Closed book exam
- 60 minutes duration
- This exam tests how much of the theory you have retained and understand
- Qualification valid for life
Testimonials
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Derrick GMSP® e-learning with accredited Foundation exam"It was fine - bit technical, but well explained."
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Erika JMSP® e-learning with accredited Foundation exam"Easy to understand course. Enjoyed studying."
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Predrag S"Great and efficient program"
Who's it for?
This course is most suited for:
- Members of the programme office
- Business change team members
- Programme managers/aspiring programme managers
- Project managers
- Business change managers
- Product owners, SROs and project sponsors
- Operational line managers/staff participating in a programme
Many of these roles attract significant salaries of up to £90k.
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About Balance Global
Why choose Balance Global
- Multimedia content catered for all learning styles
- Excellent customer support including tutor and tech support
- Best course available – Balance Global is the one of the fastest-growing ATOs in 2020
- 4/5 star Trustspot/Trustpilot reviews
- Quality provider officially approved by Peoplecert/AXELOS
About Balance Global
Established in 1994, Balance Global was one of the first 3 training companies to be approved in the UK by the UK Cabinet Office to deliver PRINCE2® Accredited Courses. We have since broadened our portfolio to include MSP® (Managing Successful Programmes) and ITIL® (IT Infrastructure Library) qualification courses in addition to leadership, soft skills and designing bespoke training solutions.
We believe that our longevity can be attributed to the following facts:
- Strong attention to quality - In terms of pass rates we are in the top 10% of APMG/AXELOS Approved Training Organisations (ATO’s). We are also Matrix accredited
- We are able to bulk buy exam papers keeping our costs low
Trainer experience – All of our trainers have hands-on project and service management experience, rather than just being experienced trainers. We never use trainers who are not AXELOS/APM Group accredited and approved. - Consultancy assignments - We regularly undertake project and programme management assignments on behalf of our corporate clients, which ensures we are up to date regarding current working practices and techniques.
- Product focus – We keep focused on our areas of expertise and what we do best rather than diversifying too broadly.
One of our values is to provide good ‘takeaway’ value. By this, we mean that we don’t just want to teach theory or chalk up exam passes. We want delegates to be able to go back to their workplace and implement what they have learnt straight away and really make a difference. This is why we offer a range of templates, and after-care service and consultancy to help clients tailor and embed their learnings within their working practices.