Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) creates a structured framework for organizations of all sizes and from all sectors to improve practices, offer better services and more effectively prepare for the future.
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MSP Key Capabilities

  • Support business outcomes
    Support business outcomes
  • Enable business change
    Enable business change
  • Manage risk in line with business needs
    Manage risk in line with business needs
  • Optimize customer experience
    Optimize customer experience
  • Show value for money
    Show value for money
  • Continually improve
    Continually improve

MSP Membership

Become an MSP member and get access to a wide range of content, templates, toolkits, online resources and best practice guidance that enable you to succeed as a project management professional. 

You will benefit from access to:

  • Best practice publications such as ‘Executive Guide to directing projects in a PRINCE2 and MSP environment’
  • Project Management Software – Project in a Box
  • Project Management Templates 
  • MSP Digital Badge.
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Using MSP in Your Organization

"MSP defines programme management as the action of carrying out the coordinated organization, direction and implementation of a dossier of projects and transformation activities (i.e. the programme) to achieve outcomes and realize benefits of strategic importance to the business."
- from Managing Successful Programmes

It provides a framework whereby large, complex change can be broken down into manageable, inter-related projects. For those managing this overall delivery the principles of programme management are key to delivering on time and within budget.

Managing Successful Programmes (MSP®) comprises a set of principles and processes for use when managing a programme. It is founded on best practice although it is not prescriptive. It is very flexible and designed to be adapted to meet the needs of local circumstances.

Download the MSP overview brochure (PDF, 3.0MB).

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How to get Certified in MSP

Core Publication
Managing Successful Programmes Providing clear step-by-step guidance on applying MSP, this manual also supports the MSP certifications.
Accredited Training
Becoming a Training Provider Find out how you and your organization can become a MSP AXELOS Accredited Training Organization and gain a competitive advantage.
MSP Glossaries
Translated Glossaries of Terms Find definitions and translations of the key terms and phrases used in MSP best practice guidance.
Related Training
Management of Portfolios (MoP) Find out about AXELOS' MoP certification which can complement and develop your programme management skills.