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MSP 5th Edition - Programme Management

MSP is the go-to guidance and certification for programme managers, business change managers, and aspiring project managers
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MSP (Managing Successful Programmes), 5th edition is an established best practice programme management framework, designed to align programmes and projects to organizational strategy and enable enterprise agility. MSP focuses on the delivery of outcomes of benefit, while mitigating risk and actively engaging stakeholders.

MSP consists of a set of principles, themes, and processes that provide a clear roadmap for the programme lifecycle, including larger, more strategic, complex, or multiple projects.

  • The principles represent the characteristics of a successful programme.
  • The governance themes allow organizations to put the right leadership, organizational structures, and controls in place.
  • The processes provide a route through the lifecycle of a programme to deliver the new capability and desired outcomes.

How to get Certified in MSP

The MSP certification pathway has two levels, MSP Foundation and MSP Practitioner. They combine to give a thorough understanding of the MSP framework and its application in the real world environment.

MSP Foundation - gives you the fundamentals of the framework, enabling you to embed MSP within your day-to-day work practices.

MSP Practitioner - builds on MSP Foundation. It gives you the analytical tools to think strategically as a successful programme manager.

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Core Publication
Managing Successful Programmes 5th edition The book is fully aligned with the MSP exams and serves as a guide for solving-day-to-day programme management problems.

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Subscribe to My MSP and access content, templates, toolkits and best practice guidance to help you succeed in your profession. You can benefit from resources including:

  • Best practice publications such as the MSP Pocketbook
  • MSP Foundation and Practitioner Exam Guidance Videos
  • MSP Healthcheck
  • MSP Digital Badge.
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My MSP - Benefits for MSP® practitioners
Article
What is programme management? Learn more about the key programme management principles and certifications and how it can help you progress in your career.
MSP Glossaries
Translated Glossaries of Terms Our glossaries define and translate the key terms and phrases used in the MSP best practice core guidance to help support your programme management work.
Blog Post
MSP 5th Edition - What's changed? If you are familiar with previous versions of MSP, you probably wonder how this new version differs from previous ones.