MSP® Qualification - 2011 Version
APMG-International accredits a network of training organizations including their trainers and course materials, to be able to offer MSP® courses and examinations.
There are currently three qualifications available for MSP; Foundation, Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner.
The exam formats are as follows:
Foundation
- Multiple choice
- 75 questions per paper with 1 mark available per question
- 5 questions to be trial and not counted in scores
- 35 marks required to pass (out of 70 available) - 50%
- 60 minutes duration
- Closed book.
Practitioner
- Objective testing
- 8 questions per paper, 80 marks available in total
- 40 marks required to pass - 50%
- Two-and-a-half hours duration
- Open-book (only the MSP Guide is allowed).
Advanced Practitioner
Previously known as Practitioner:
- Essay based
- 2 questions per paper, 75 marks available in total
- 38 marks required to pass - 50%
- Three hours duration
- Open-book (other material in the form of course notes, examples, copies of presentations, etc. can be used during this examination but no electronic aids, such as laptops, may be used).
Re-Registration
All MSP Practitioners and/or Advanced Practitioners should be re-registered within 3-5 calendar years of their original certification. Find out more about the Re-Registration Examination.
Recommended Reading
All official MSP publications are available from APMG-Business Books.
Managing Successful Programmes 2011 Edition - £45
Combining rigour and flexibility, MSP helps all organisations - public sector and private, large and small - achieve successful outcomes from their programme management time and time again. With change a pressing reality for all organisations, successful programme management has never been more vital to success.
In this section
| MSP - Managing Successful Programmes | |
| What is MSP? | |
| Qualifications | |
| Re-Registration Examination | |
| Training Accreditation | |
| Accredited Training Providers | |
| Successful Candidate Register | |
| MSP Bookshop |
Qualification Scheme Update
The MSP Qualification Scheme has been amended inline with the updated version of the Managing Successful Programmes guide.
Currently, candidates can choose to take exams based on either the 2007 or the updated 2011 version of the manual. From the Friday 2 November 2012, candidates will only be able to sit exams based on the 2011 guide.
Find out more about the structure of the 2007 version of the exams.
