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MSP® 5th Edition Practitioner

This accredited eLearning course teaches you to apply the MSP® 5th Edition framework in real programme environments. You’ll learn to manage complex change, align programmes with strategy, and deliver measurable benefits. Interactive modules and practical exercises prepare you for the MSP Practitioner exam and real-world success. 

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92 days licence and approx. 24h to complete

Accredited eLearning

Official Certificate from PeopleCert

Provided by ILX

Costs per course (incl. exam voucher)

 526,00

The exam package costs 427€ and includes the exam fee, an original e-book, and digital training materials. According to the accrediation body PeopleCert, the package is mandatory, cannot be cancelled, and will be sent via email after purchase. The eLearning costs 99€. All prices are exclusive of VAT.

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Why this course matters

  • From Knowledge to Confident Leadership 
    Knowing the MSP® framework is only the beginning. The Practitioner eLearning takes you further, showing you how to apply MSP principles, themes, and processes to lead real programmes. You’ll learn to translate theory into action, ensuring every programme phase delivers strategic value and measurable benefits.

  • Solving Real Programme Complexity 
    Large-scale change initiatives are often hampered by shifting priorities, stakeholder conflicts, and unclear governance. This course equips you to manage interdependencies, mitigate risks, and maintain clear oversight even in volatile environments. You’ll gain practical tools to handle ambiguity and drive results across multiple projects. 

  • Aligning Change with Strategy 
    Sustainable change requires more than good intentions. The Practitioner level helps you align programmes and projects with business strategy, ensuring investments deliver the right outcomes. You’ll learn to justify decisions, optimize resource use, and keep benefits realization at the heart of every programme. 

  • Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement
    Successful transformation depends on engaged stakeholders at every level. This training teaches you to communicate, collaborate, and build buy-in with senior leaders and delivery teams alike—turning resistance into support and ensuring lasting change.

The learning journey

With access to our eLearning platform (LMS), you benefit from fully flexible and self-organized learning, supported by scientifically based concepts that efficiently build your knowledge. Our scenario-based MSP® 5th Edition Practitioner training offers:

  • Flexible Learning
    Tailor your education to your individual preferences with diverse formats and media types, ensuring a personalized learning experience. Learn at your own pace, from any device, and access content whenever it fits your schedule.

  • Gamification 
    Enjoy a playful approach with gamification techniques, making learning both effective and enjoyable.

  • Comprehensive Content 
    This eLearning provides a clear and structured path to mastering the application of the MSP® 5th Edition at Practitioner level. Through realistic programme scenarios, simulations, and practical exercises, you’ll learn to apply MSP’s principles, themes, and processes to complex, real-world programme challenges. Special emphasis is placed on decision-making, risk management, and benefits realization, ensuring you can confidently transfer your knowledge to your daily work. 
  • Exam Preparation
    Prepare thoroughly for your MSP Practitioner certification with integrated exam simulators, practice papers, and exam technique guides. Resources such as digital workbooks and quick-reference materials help reinforce your knowledge and boost your confidence for the official exam. Specific training on marking up the MSP manual and understanding exam formats ensures you are fully prepared.

This training not only deepens your understanding of the MSP® 5th Edition framework, but also immerses you in an engaging, interactive learning environment. You’ll be fully equipped to apply MSP confidently in real-world programme scenarios, ensuring you can lead complex change and deliver strategic value as a certified MSP Practitioner. 

Course content

  • Applying MSP Principles in Practice 
    Master the seven core principles that underpin successful programme management at Practitioner level. Learn how to use these principles as guiding commitments for programme governance, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy, value delivery, and the ability to adapt to complex, real-world challenges. 

  • Governance Themes & Practical Application 
    Gain deep understanding of the seven essential governance themes: Organization, Design, Justification, Structure, Knowledge, Assurance, and Decisions. Through interactive simulations - such as programme organisation, business case development, risk management, benefits mapping, blueprint creation, quality management, and planning & controlyou’ll learn how to apply these themes to maintain control and drive programme success from start to finish. 

  • Programme Lifecycle & Processes  
    Navigate the structured MSP lifecycle by applying each process step-by-step: Identify the Programme, Design the Outcomes, Plan Progressive Delivery, Deliver the Capabilities, Embed the Outcomes, Evaluate New Information, and Close the Programme. The training emphasizes the incremental, cyclical nature of programme management, enabling you to adapt to change and ensure sustainable results. 

  • Programme Organization, Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement 
    Develop practical skills for leading and managing programme teams. Understand the responsibilities of key roles such as the Sponsoring Group, Programme Board, Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), Programme Manager, Business Change Manager (BCM), and Programme Office. Learn how to foster collaboration, ensure accountability, and engage stakeholders at all levels for successful transformation. 
  • Strategic Planning, Control & Benefits Realization 
    Build expertise in creating robust programme plans, managing interdependencies, controlling transitions, and optimizing resources. Learn advanced techniques for developing compelling business cases and managing the benefits lifecycle - from identification and mapping, to realization and measurement - ensuring every programm

Who this training is for

The MSP® 5th Edition Practitioner eLearning course is designed for professionals who already have foundational knowledge of MSP and want to deepen their ability to apply the framework in real programme environments. It is ideal for those seeking to lead, manage, or support complex, transformational change, and who want to demonstrate advanced expertise through Practitioner certification. This course is especially valuable for professionals aiming to drive strategic value, manage interdependencies, and ensure benefits realization across large-scale initiatives.

Ideal for Professionals as:

  1. Programme Managers and Team Members  
  2. Senior Managers and Sponsors of Change 
  3. PMO Staff and Leaders 
  4. Business Change Managers and Benefits Managers 
  5. Project Managers transitioning to programme roles 
  6. Operational Managers and Team Leaders 
  7. Consultants, Stakeholders, and Business Analysts 

What to expect in the exam?

The MSP Practitioner Online examination is conducted through an online Proctor exam by PeopleCert, scheduled based on an individual appointment. Your MSP Practitioner Certificate, delivered in electronic format, will be accessible as an E-certificate within 48 hours following the successful examination. It will be in your personal account on the Peoplecert Candidate Portal. The Exam Voucher remains valid for 12 months.

  • Duration: You have 150 minutes to complete the MSP Practitioner exam in English, or 188 minutes if English is not your native language.
  • Number of questions: 58 questions (including 6 matching tasks, each worth 3 points). 
  • Format: Multiple choice and true/false questions, open book, you will deal with question blocks on principles, topics and processes of MSP.
  • Minimum pass rate: 60%
  • Language: English
  • Prerequsities: You will need a valid certificate in either MSP 4th Edition Practitioner or MSP 5th Edition Foundation. 

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